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168 2005-2006 California State University, Fresno General Catalog
the departmental graduate committee, the
candidate may submit one additional re-vised
or new writing sample for committee
review. If the second writing sample is not
approved, the candidate will not be admit-ted
to the program.
Approval of the writing sample satisfied the
M.A. program’s Graduate Writing Skills
Requirement — see English Department’s
Advising Booklet for more information.
Consult the graduate adviser every semester
for program planning.
(See also Admission to Graduate Standing,
Advancement to Candidacy, Program Require-ments,
Foreign Language Requirements, and
Criteria for Thesis and Project.)
Master of Arts
Degree Requirements
Literature Option
Under the direction of a graduate adviser,
each student prepares and submits a coher-ent
program individually designed within
the following framework:
Units
ENGL 250T and/or 280T ...................12
Other courses in English
(see specific requirements) ....................4
ENGL 299 (Thesis) ................................2
Approved electives in English
or other fields .....................................12
Total .....................................................30
No more than 8 upper-division units will
count toward the graduate degree.
Specific Requirements. The following ar-eas
must be covered by graduate or under-graduate
courses (may be satisfied in under-graduate
preparation): English literature (2
courses), American literature, world litera-ture,
Shakespeare, and Chaucer (1 course
each).
In addition to the general Graduate Divi-sion
requirements, advancement to candi-dacy
requires a reading knowledge of one
foreign language, to be demonstrated by
examination, and a review by the graduate
committee of the work already completed.
An interdisciplinary major may be con-structed
in consultation with the graduate
adviser in which up to 12 units may be taken
in departments other than English when
such a program demonstrates a coherent
program of study.
Composition Theory Option
Under the direction of a graduate adviser,
each student prepares and submits a coher-ent
program individually designed within
the following framework:
Units
ENGL 250T or 280T ..........................12
ENGL 270 .............................................4
ENGL 281 .............................................4
Approved electives in English
or other fields ................................... 7-8
ENGL 299 (Thesis — writing theory
or pedagogy) .........................................2
ENGL 282 .............................................1
Total ............................................... 30-31
No more than 8 upper-division units will
count toward the graduate degree.
Teaching Requirement. At some period
before the completion of the M.A. degree
composition option, the candidate must be
engaged in teaching or co-teaching a course
with a strong writing component. While
most candidates would be teaching in the
English Department, other teaching assign-ments
will apply with prior approval of the
departmental graduate adviser. Enrollment
in ENGL 282 should take place in the same
semester that the student is fulfilling the
teaching requirement.
In addition to the general Graduate Divi-sion
requirements, advancement to candi-dacy
requires a reading knowledge of one
foreign language, to be demonstrated by
passing an examination, and a review by the
graduate committee of the work already
completed.
Master of Fine Arts
in Creative Writing
The M.F.A. in Creative Writing offers ad-vanced
degree training to talented students
who wish to gain expertise in the writing of
poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction. It
assumes that, as in music or the visual arts,
the best education for the artist includes:
training in the history and traditions associ-ated
with the student’s discipline, training
in theoretical and formal approaches to the
craft, and extensive practice with critique of
student work by peers and faculty writers.
The program combines studio and academic
approaches, providing the student with sub-stantial
critical workshop experience and a
solid background in theory and literature.
Admission Requirements
Admission to the Master of Fine Arts in
Creative Writing program requires: a bacca-laureate
degree from an accredited institu-tion
with a GPA of 3.0 or better in the
undergraduate major; submission of GRE
scores; (foreign students must also score 600
or better on the TOEFL); three letters of
recommendation from teachers, editors, or
others familiar with the applicant’s writing
and academic skills; and a writing sample of
the student’s creative work (up to ten poems
or twenty pages of prose) to be evaluated by
the creative writing admissions committee.
The advanced GRE is not required.
Degree Requirements
In consultation with the M.F.A. adviser,
each student prepares and submits a coher-ent
program individually designed within
the following framework:
Units
ENGL 261 or 263 or 265 ....................16
ENGL 241, 243, or 245 .........................8
(one course in the student’s focus
genre and one in either of the other
two genres)
ENGL 250T or 280T ..........................12
Approved electives (upper-division or
graduate level courses) .................. 12-14
ENGL 299 (Thesis) ............................ 4-6
Total .....................................................54
Note: At least 70% (38 units) of coursework
must be at graduate (200) level.
Specific Requirements
Thesis. The thesis for the M.F.A. in Cre-ative
Writing consists of a single book-length
manuscript of fiction, a collection
of poems, or creative nonfiction that works
together to make a unified body of work.
The thesis committee works closely with
the student on style as well as content; it
adheres to a high standard of publishable
quality work. In lieu of a formal defense,
the graduating student is required to give a
public reading from his or her work.
Language Requirement. In addition to the
general Graduate Division requirements,
advancement to candidacy requires a read-ing
knowledge of one language other than
English. This may be demonstrated either
by passing an examination supervised by the
Department of Foreign Languages, or (with
prior approval) by completing an acceptable
translation of poetry or prose.
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| Full Text Search | English 168 2005-2006 California State University, Fresno General Catalog the departmental graduate committee, the candidate may submit one additional re-vised or new writing sample for committee review. If the second writing sample is not approved, the candidate will not be admit-ted to the program. Approval of the writing sample satisfied the M.A. program’s Graduate Writing Skills Requirement — see English Department’s Advising Booklet for more information. Consult the graduate adviser every semester for program planning. (See also Admission to Graduate Standing, Advancement to Candidacy, Program Require-ments, Foreign Language Requirements, and Criteria for Thesis and Project.) Master of Arts Degree Requirements Literature Option Under the direction of a graduate adviser, each student prepares and submits a coher-ent program individually designed within the following framework: Units ENGL 250T and/or 280T ...................12 Other courses in English (see specific requirements) ....................4 ENGL 299 (Thesis) ................................2 Approved electives in English or other fields .....................................12 Total .....................................................30 No more than 8 upper-division units will count toward the graduate degree. Specific Requirements. The following ar-eas must be covered by graduate or under-graduate courses (may be satisfied in under-graduate preparation): English literature (2 courses), American literature, world litera-ture, Shakespeare, and Chaucer (1 course each). In addition to the general Graduate Divi-sion requirements, advancement to candi-dacy requires a reading knowledge of one foreign language, to be demonstrated by examination, and a review by the graduate committee of the work already completed. An interdisciplinary major may be con-structed in consultation with the graduate adviser in which up to 12 units may be taken in departments other than English when such a program demonstrates a coherent program of study. Composition Theory Option Under the direction of a graduate adviser, each student prepares and submits a coher-ent program individually designed within the following framework: Units ENGL 250T or 280T ..........................12 ENGL 270 .............................................4 ENGL 281 .............................................4 Approved electives in English or other fields ................................... 7-8 ENGL 299 (Thesis — writing theory or pedagogy) .........................................2 ENGL 282 .............................................1 Total ............................................... 30-31 No more than 8 upper-division units will count toward the graduate degree. Teaching Requirement. At some period before the completion of the M.A. degree composition option, the candidate must be engaged in teaching or co-teaching a course with a strong writing component. While most candidates would be teaching in the English Department, other teaching assign-ments will apply with prior approval of the departmental graduate adviser. Enrollment in ENGL 282 should take place in the same semester that the student is fulfilling the teaching requirement. In addition to the general Graduate Divi-sion requirements, advancement to candi-dacy requires a reading knowledge of one foreign language, to be demonstrated by passing an examination, and a review by the graduate committee of the work already completed. Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing The M.F.A. in Creative Writing offers ad-vanced degree training to talented students who wish to gain expertise in the writing of poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction. It assumes that, as in music or the visual arts, the best education for the artist includes: training in the history and traditions associ-ated with the student’s discipline, training in theoretical and formal approaches to the craft, and extensive practice with critique of student work by peers and faculty writers. The program combines studio and academic approaches, providing the student with sub-stantial critical workshop experience and a solid background in theory and literature. Admission Requirements Admission to the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program requires: a bacca-laureate degree from an accredited institu-tion with a GPA of 3.0 or better in the undergraduate major; submission of GRE scores; (foreign students must also score 600 or better on the TOEFL); three letters of recommendation from teachers, editors, or others familiar with the applicant’s writing and academic skills; and a writing sample of the student’s creative work (up to ten poems or twenty pages of prose) to be evaluated by the creative writing admissions committee. The advanced GRE is not required. Degree Requirements In consultation with the M.F.A. adviser, each student prepares and submits a coher-ent program individually designed within the following framework: Units ENGL 261 or 263 or 265 ....................16 ENGL 241, 243, or 245 .........................8 (one course in the student’s focus genre and one in either of the other two genres) ENGL 250T or 280T ..........................12 Approved electives (upper-division or graduate level courses) .................. 12-14 ENGL 299 (Thesis) ............................ 4-6 Total .....................................................54 Note: At least 70% (38 units) of coursework must be at graduate (200) level. Specific Requirements Thesis. The thesis for the M.F.A. in Cre-ative Writing consists of a single book-length manuscript of fiction, a collection of poems, or creative nonfiction that works together to make a unified body of work. The thesis committee works closely with the student on style as well as content; it adheres to a high standard of publishable quality work. In lieu of a formal defense, the graduating student is required to give a public reading from his or her work. Language Requirement. In addition to the general Graduate Division requirements, advancement to candidacy requires a read-ing knowledge of one language other than English. This may be demonstrated either by passing an examination supervised by the Department of Foreign Languages, or (with prior approval) by completing an acceptable translation of poetry or prose. |
