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  Graduate School-Newark 2008-2010 Programs, Faculty, and Courses Creative Writing 200 Program  

Program


The Rutgers-Newark master of fine arts (M.F.A.) in creative writing program is a 48-credit, studio/research program. The program focuses strongly on 20 credits of writing workshops in a declared genre--fiction, poetry, or nonfiction (one workshop, with permission of the department, may be cross-genre)--and requires 7 thesis credits in which students work one-on-one with their mentor professors on a creative thesis to be completed in their final semester. We also require 21 credits of graduate courses in literature, or in electives courses that directly inform or relate to the subject matter of the student's creative thesis. Students may choose seven courses from a diverse and exciting list of graduate courses taught by important scholars. One course (3 credits) will be a crafts course in the student's genre of specialization. Two courses (6 credits) will comprise a chosen electives concentration; students can choose either literature/book arts; cultural, political, ethnic studies; or performance/media studies. Note: Applicants who have completed English M.A. degrees may transfer up to 12 credits (grades of B or above) with permission of the department. The M.F.A. is the terminal degree in creative writing, which allows graduates to teach at the university level, and the Rutgers-Newark M.F.A. offers our students the essential advantage of substantial coursework in literature. Please see www.mfa.newark.rutgers.edu for further information.  See the section on English for information about the M.A. programs in English and American literature.

M.F.A. students are expected to attend the Writers at Newark Reading Series, which brings a full roster of nationally prominent writers to our reading venue at Paul Robeson Gallery.  Readings are on Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30 p.m., approximately once a month.  The series is cosponsored by the M.F.A. program, Paul Robeson Gallery, and the Institute on Ethnicity, Culture, and the Modern Experience.

Students entering the M.F.A. program at Rutgers-Newark may complete the program in four to six semesters, as follows:

20 credits of intensive seminar writing workshops in a specific genre
      (5 credits may be cross-genre, with departmental permission)
7 thesis credits in a specific genre
      (including 4 credits of mentored Thesis in Conference)
21 credits  of literature courses (7 courses, 3 credits each)
     (including 6 credits of a chosen electives concentration)



Configuration
M.F.A. Total Credits
Lit. Credits
Workshop
Thesis Credits
2-yr.
program

48
21
20
7 (4 in Conf.)
Semester 1

6
5

Semester 2

6
5

Semester 3

6 (3 in Elec.
Concen.)
5
3 (Thesis Ind. Study)
Semester 4

3 (Elec. Concen.)
5
4 (Thesis in Conf.)


           
Configuration
M.F.A. Total Credits
Lit. Credits
Workshop
Thesis Credits
3-year program
48
21
20
7 (4 in Conf.)
Semester 1

3
5

Semester 2

3
5

Semester 3

3
5

Semester 4

3
5

Semester 5

6 (3 in Elec. Concen.)

3 (Thesis Ind. Study)
Semester 6

3 (Elec. Concen.)

4 (Thesis in Conf.)
        


 
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