MENG 6950 - Creative Writing Thesis: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry

Credits: (1-6)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
The course is designed as a rigorous academic and professional mentorship for students who intend to produce a MA thesis in creative writing. The thesis will include a manuscript of original writing with a critical foreword, both of which require extensive research and substantial writing on the thesis topic. The manuscript can be a creative response to literary works or original creative poetry, fiction, and/or nonfiction. The critical introduction will situate the creative component within the literary, historical, and/or theoretical context(s) of the creative component. Minimum of 3 hours required, with a possible maximum of 6 hours with approval. Credit/No Credit grading.
Pre-requisite(s): MENG 6730 - Creative Writing Forms and Crafts (3), must complete at least two workshops (6 Credits), MENG 6740 - Creative Nonfiction Writing (3)*, MENG 6750 - Fiction Writing (3)*, MENG 6760 - Poetry Writing (3)*. *Repeated with different titles.
Number of Times this Course May Be Repeated: May be repeated three times for a maximum of six credit hours.