Curriculum
Requirements for Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Creative Writing & Writing for the Performing Arts
Requirements consist of 48 units of course work (12 courses) and 8 units of master's thesis project. The core curriculum includes the following:
- Four workshop courses in genre of choice
- Two workshop courses in a cross-genre
In addition, students must complete the following:
- Two graduate-level literature courses from English or Comparative Literature. Requirement can be met with upper-division courses in these areas, along with the appropriate 292 course.
- Three graduate-level seminars from Theatre and/or Creative Writing
- One course in literature in translation (upper-division or graduate level) from Hispanic Studies or Comparative Literature
OR
One additional cross-genre course
- Thesis courses
In the areas of playwriting and screenwriting, the final written project is a full-length play of two or three acts (90-120 pages) or screenplay or teleplay (approximately 120 pages). In the areas of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, the final written project is a poetry collection, novel, short story collection, or essay collection. Each student is paired with one or two faculty members who serve as the thesis advisor(s). Two faculty readers, in addition to the advisor(s), evaluate the thesis work.
Normative Time to Degree Main campus: 6 quarters; PDGC Regular program 6-9 quarters.