1. Programme Core Courses: (45 credits) |
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units | Remarks |
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| EN6301 | Summer Writing Workshop I | 3 | | | EN6302 | Summer Writing Workshop II | 3 | | | EN6303 | Reading Like A Writer I | 3 | | | EN6304 | Reading Like A Writer II | 3 | | | EN6306 | Distance Mentoring Creative Writing I | 3 | | | EN6307 | Distance Mentoring Creative Writing II | 3 | | | EN6308 | Distance Mentoring Creative Writing III | 3 | Alternative Course: This requirement may be met by taking Distance Mentoring Cross-Genre Creative Writing EN 6318A | | EN6309 | Directed Reading & Critical Writing I | 3 | Simultaneous with EN6306 Distance Mentoring Creative Writing I | | EN6310 | Directed Reading & Critical Writing II | 3 | Simultaneous with EN6307 Distance Mentoring Creative Writing II | | EN6311 | Critical Thesis | 3 | - Simultaneous with EN 6308 Distance Mentoring Creative Writing III
- Alternative Course: This requirement may be met by taking The Writing Life Internship (EN 6321) or Critical Writing Focused Topics (EN 6322A)*
| | EN6312 | Creative Thesis | 6 | | | EN6305 | Generative Writing Workshop I | 3 | | | EN6314 | Generative Writing Workshop II | 3 | Alternative Course: This requirement may be met by taking Distance Mentoring Creative Writing IVA (EN 6317A)* | | EN6315 | Generative Writing Workshop III | 3 | Alternative Courses: This requirement may be met by taking Graduate Creative Writing Workshop (EN 6313) or Summer Writing Workshop IIIA (EN6316A) or Creative Writing IV (EN 6317A&B) or The Writing Life Internship (EN 6321)* | | | Required credits for MFA | 45 | |
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2. Programme Electives: (Optional) |
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units | Remarks |
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| EN6313 | Graduate Creative Writing Workshop | 3 | Alternative Course: EN 6315 Generative Writing Workshop III. | | EN6319 | Distance Mentoring Advanced Creative Writing | 6 | MFA degree pre-requisite – visiting student status only | | EN6320 | Distance Mentoring Book Project Creative Writing | 9 | MFA degree pre-requisite – visiting student status only | | EN6316A & EN6316B | Summer Writing Workshop III A & B | 3 | - Two additional courses that may be taken after completing EN 6301 & 6302, that do not necessarily count towards required credits for the MFA. Optional genre for scriptwriting offered.
- Alternative Course: EN 6316A only for EN 6315 Generative Writing Workshop III.
- May also be taken by visiting students who have achieved a MFA (or equivalent) from an accredited university.
| | EN6317A & EN6317B | Distance Mentoring Creative Writing IV A & B | 3 | - Taught by regular and visiting MFA faculty – additional course offered in any genre that may be taken after completing EN 6306 and 6307 that does not necessarily count towards required credits for the MFA. May be taken together with EN 6308 or EN6312 under the same faculty mentor. Students must take this course in the genre for which they were accepted for study.
- Alternative Course: EN 6317A only may be used to replace EN 6314 Generative Writing Workshop II & EN6317A&B may be used to replace EN6315 Generative Writing Workshop III.
- May also be taken by visiting students who have achieved a MFA (or equivalent) from an accredited university.
| | EN6318A & EN6318B | Distance Mentoring Cross-Genre Creative Writing A & B | 3 | - Taught by regular and visiting MFA faculty that may be taken as an additional course that does not count towards required credits for the MFA. Optional genre of scriptwriting offered.
- Alternative Course: EN 6318A only may be used to replace EN 6308 Distance Mentoring Creative Writing III.
- May also be taken by visiting students who have achieved a MFA (or equivalent) from an accredited university.
| | EN6321 | Writing Life Internship | 6 | - An independent study course that may be taken as an additional course that does not count towards required credits for the MFA.
- Alternative Course: May be used to fulfil any ONE of the following. EN 6311 Critical Thesis or EN 6315 Generative Writing Workshop III.
- May also be taken by visiting students who have achieved a MFA (or equivalent) from an accredited university.
| | EN6322A & EN6322B | Critical Writing Focused Topics A & B | 3 | - A combined residency & distance small group course that may be taken as an additional course that does not count towards required credits for the MFA.
- Alternative Course: EN 6322A only may be used to replace any ONE of the following: EN 6311 Critical Thesis OR EN 6314 OR 6315 Generative Writing Workshops II or III
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* MFA students wishing to use these courses as an alternative course to fulfil a degree requirement must seek and be granted permission by the Department of English. |
3. Additional Notes:
In order to complete the normal program of study, students are expected to complete four semesters of distance mentoring comprising 6 credits each of creative writing and directed reading/critical writing in sequence (except for the final semester of the 6-credit creative thesis which is only creative writing) and attend at least two summer and three mini residencies (EN 6301, 6302, 6303 6304, 6305, 6314 and 6315), unless permission is sought and granted by the Department of English for an alternative mode of study to fulfil the residency attendance requirement. |
