Degree Requirements and Curriculum
| The MA in Writing Studies requires 30 credits of graduate work. Six credits will come from a thesis project (either an analytical study or a collection of original creative material, 700 level). The remaining credits involve courses at the 500 and 600 level. The program includes provisions for internships and directed individual projects of various kinds.
All students in the program will take one core course: ENG 550 - The Practice of Writing. This course provides breadth of perspective on all of the general issues and circumstances faced by writers in the process of engaging an audience and making a living through the craft of language. Other courses in the program are listed below. NOTE: Courses in red are to be added/offered starting in 2026. CORE COURSE ELECTIVES - CREATIVE & PROFESSIONAL WRITING COURSES |
ENG 646 Multimedia Storytelling ENG 665 Memoir ENG 668 Creative Nonfiction Workshop ENG 669 Poetry-Writing Workshop ENG 670 Fiction-Writing Workshop I ENG 671 Fiction-Writing Workshop II ENG 673 Screenwriting Workshop ENG 674 Scientific and Medical Writing ENG 675 Special Topic Writing Workshop ENG 676 Writing for Publication ENG 677 Case Study: Public Relations ENG 678 Case Study: Magazine Publishing ENG 679 Special Topics in Journalism ENG 680 Writing for Nonprofits ENG 681 Writers at Work ENG 682 New Media ENG 683 Editing Practicum ENG 684 Health Writing ENG 686 Literature and Medicine THESIS INTERNSHIPS/INDEPENDENT |
Degree Time Limitation
After the establishing of degree candidacy, a maximum of five years will be allowed for the completion of the degree requirements. Under extenuating circumstances, a student may request an extension of this time frame.