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Online M.F.A. 48-Hour Graduate Curriculum

Required Form and Theory Courses: 9 hours

CRW 5364 Forms and Techniques of Fiction

CRW 5321 Narrative Theory and Poetics

CRW 5365 Forms and Techniques of Poetry

 

Workshop and/or Variable Topics Courses: 15 Hours

CRW 5363 Writing Children’s Literature

CRW 5366 Advanced Fiction Writing

CRW 5367 Advanced Poetry Writing

CRW 5368 Variable Topics

CRW 5369 Advanced Playwriting

CRW 5371 Writing the Novel

CRW 5372 Advanced Screenwriting

CRW 5373 Advanced Creative Nonfiction

CRW 5374 Ten Problems for the Fiction Writer

 

Literature: 12 hours

CRW 5368 Variable Topics (if run as a Literature rather than a Workshop course)

CRW 5370 Literary Translation

CRW 5371 Writing the Novel

CRW 5374 Ten Problems for the Fiction Writer

CRW 5375 Writing Comics and Visual Cultural

CRW 5376 Writing About Popular Music

CRW 5377 Rewriting America Since the 1960s

CRW 5378 The Politics of Narration

CRW 5379 Kafka and the Art of Fiction

CRW 5380 The Physics of Creative Writing

CRW 5381 Literary Translation

CRW 5382 Studies in Form

CRW 5383 History of the Short Story Form

CRW 5384 Forms in the Prose Poem and the Short Story

CRW 5386 Minding Fiction

CRW 5387 Contemporary Latin American Novel

CRW 5388 Storytelling in Film and Literature

CRW 5389 High Modernism in Latin America

A graduate-level literature course can sometimes be taken from another UTEP department, such as English or Languages and Literature, with an advisor’s approval.

 

Electives: 6 hours 

These courses may be taken from many departments with an advisor’s approval. You can also take an extra workshop or an Independent Study.

 

Thesis: 6 hours

CRW 5398 Thesis I CRW 5399 Thesis II (this course may only be taken in the last semester)

The thesis will consist of a book-length manuscript of original fiction or poetry, accompanied by a critical preface. Each candidate is required to submit a thesis proposal and a sample of the thesis-in progress before starting Thesis I. The thesis will be prepared under the direction of a two-member supervising committee and will be defended orally.

Course Descriptions

5321 Narrative Theory and Poetics

Intensive readings in literary theory and criticism as they relate to aesthetics, form and the creative process. The course will cover a spectrum of critical reflection by philosophers, theorists, fiction writers and poets regarding poetics and the making of fiction. Students will undertake a research paper or research project. Prerequisite: Department approval.

5364 Forms and Techniques of Fiction

A course in directed reading and writing that leads the student to a historical understanding of the creative process through analysis and imitation of important works of fiction. Prerequisite: Department approval.

5365 Forms and Techniques of Poetry

A course in directed reading and writing that leads the student to a historical understanding of the creative process through analysis and imitation of important works of poetry. Prerequisite: Department approval.

5366 Advanced Fiction Writing

Intensive study and practice in the various forms and approaches of fiction writing, including workshop discussion and individual student manuscripts. Prerequisite: Department approval.

5367 Advanced Poetry Writing

Intensive study and practice in the various forms and approaches within the writing of poetry, including workshop discussion of individual student poems. Prerequisite: Department approval.

5368 Variable Topics in Creative Writing 

A genre and/or form not normally covered in the M.F.A. curriculum, e.g., the short novel, libretti, the dramatic monologue. Writing consists of both criticism particular to the course focus, and writing representative of the form or genre itself. May be taken once as a workshop course and once as a literature course.

5369 Advanced Playwriting

An intensive study and practice in the various forms and approaches of playwriting, including workshop discussion of individual student playwriting.

5370 Literary Translation

Theoretical consideration, reading and practice in various forms and approaches to literary translation, including individual projects.

5371 Writing the Novel

An intensive workshop designated to guide students through the process of planning, researching, writing and editing the novel.

5372 Advanced Screenwriting

Intensive study and practice in various forms and approaches of screenwriting, including workshop discussion of individual student.

5373 Advanced Creative Nonfiction

Intensive study and practice in the various forms and approaches of creative nonfiction including workshop discussion of individual works.

5374 Ten Problems for the Fiction Writer

An examination of ten of the most common problems fiction writers might find in their work.

5376 Writing About Popular Music

This course looks at the ways in which writers over the past century have engaged popular music as a means to understand a rapidly changing society.

5377 Rewriting America Since the 1960s

An examination of the ways in which American fiction writers of the 1960s (and beyond) began to reimagine the art of fiction in the context of a newly ubiquitous consumer culture.

5378 The Politics of Narration

Through careful study of experiments by twentieth-century fiction writers in Point of View, this course investigates the "politics" of narration--that is, the ways in which narration in fiction models, replicates, and reinforces political systems.

5379 Kafka and the Art of Fiction

The study of Franz Kafka helps us push metaphorical boundaries in our fictional landscapes, because as much of any other writer, he has changed the way we see not only narrative, but reality itself.

5380 The Physics of Creative Writing

This course looks at metaphors in physics –general an special relativity, the particle/wave duality, the uncertainty principle, singularities, black holes, super string theory, parallel universes, time travel, the God particle, etc.–and puts them into practice using them in fiction and poetry.

5382 Studies in Form

Advanced literary and critical focus on a single author, movement, or period within a single major form, e.g. novel, drama, poetry, essay, screenplay.

5386 Minding Fiction

Study of the representation of consciousness in fiction through the study of theory and the discussion of particular works of fiction. Students will undertake a research paper or research project.

5387 Contemporary Latin American Novel

Critical study and discussion of the contemporary Latin American novel with focus on a particular time period, a country or a literary movement. Students will undertake a research paper or research project.

5388 Storytelling in Film and Literature

Comparative study of films and the novels that have inspired them with particular emphasis on the difference between these two media, and a focus on a particular time period, genre or country. Students will undertake a research paper or research project.

5389 High Modernism in Latin America

Critical study of the influences of Anglo-Saxon Modernism in the literary tradition of Latin America, with a particular emphasis on an author, country or time period. Students will undertake a research paper or research project.

5398 Thesis I

Initial work on the thesis.

5399 Thesis II

Thesis completion and defense.

 

Curriculum Maestría en Escritura Creativa EN LÍNEA (48 horas)

Cursos Introductorios:

Cursos en Teoría y Forma: 9 horas

CRW 5364 Forms and Techniques of Fiction

CRW 5321 Narrative Theory and Poetics

CRW 5365 Forms and Techniques of Poetry

 

Talleres: 15 Horas

CRW 5363 Writing Children’s Literature

CRW 5366 Advanced Fiction Writing

CRW 5367 Advanced Poetry Writing

CRW 5368 Variable Topics

CRW 5369 Advanced Playwriting

CRW 5371 Writing the Novel

CRW 5372 Advanced Screenwriting

CRW 5373 Advanced Creative Nonfiction

CRW 5374 Ten Problems for the Fiction Writer

 

Cursos de Literatura: 12 horas

CRW 5368 Variable Topics (if run as a Literature rather than a Workshop course)

CRW 5370 Literary Translation

CRW 5371 Writing the Novel

CRW 5374 Ten Problems for the Fiction Writer

CRW 5375 Writing Comics and Visual Cultural

CRW 5376 Writing About Popular Music

CRW 5377 Rewriting America Since the 1960s

CRW 5378 The Politics of Narration

CRW 5379 Kafka and the Art of Fiction

CRW 5380 The Physics of Creative Writing

CRW 5381 Literary Translation

CRW 5382 Studies in Form

CRW 5383 History of the Short Story Form

CRW 5384 Forms in the Prose Poem and the Short Story

CRW 5386 Minding Fiction

CRW 5387 Contemporary Latin American Novel

CRW 5388 Storytelling in Film and Literature

CRW 5389 High Modernism in Latin America

 

Puedes tomar un curso de literatura (a nivel de graduado) en cualquier otro departamento de UTEP, como el departamento de Inglés o de Español. Requiere aprobación del consejero estudiantil.

 

Optativas: 6 horas

Estos cursos pueden ser tomados en distintos departamentos bajo la aprobación del consejero estudiantil. También puede tomar un taller extra o un estudio independiente.

 

Tesis: 6 horas

CRW 5398 Thesis I CRW 5399 Thesis II (este curso solo puede tomarse en el último semestre).

La Tesis consiste en un libro original, escrito en los géneros de ficción o poesía. El manuscrito debe ir acompañado de un prefacio crítico. Cada candidato debe presentar una propuesta de tesis y una muestra de tesis en progreso antes de empezar a tomar Tesis I. La Tesis se preparará bajo la dirección de un comité supervisor constituido por dos miembros y será defendida de forma oral.

Descripción de Cursos

5321 Narrative Theory and Poetics

Lectura intensiva sobre teoría literaria y crítica, relacionada con la estética, forma y proceso creativo. Este curso abarca un amplio espectro de reflexiones críticas de filósofos, teóricos, escritores de ficción y poetas, concernientes a las poéticas y cómo se hace ficción. Los estudiantes deben realizar un artículo de investigación o un proyecto de investigación. Requisito previo: aprobación del departamento.

5364 Forms and Techniques of Fiction

A través del análisis y la imitación de importantes obras de ficción, este curso de lectura y escritura guiada conduce al estudiante a una comprensión histórica del proceso creativo. Requisito previo: aprobación del departamento.

5365 Forms and Techniques of Poetry

A través del análisis y la imitación de importantes obras de poesía, este curso de lectura y escritura guiada conduce al estudiante a una comprensión histórica del proceso creativo. Requisito previo: aprobación del departamento.

5366 Advanced Fiction Writing

Estudio y práctica intensivos de la escritura de ficción desde diversas formas y enfoques. Este curso contempla discusión durante los talleres y la preparación de un manuscrito por parte de los estudiantes. Requisito previo: aprobación del departamento.

5367 Advanced Poetry Writing

Estudio y práctica intensivos de la escritura de poesía desde diversas formas y enfoques. Este curso contempla la discusión de los poemas de cada uno de los estudiantes durante los talleres. Requisito previo: aprobación del departamento.

5368 Variable Topics in Creative Writing

Este curso aborda un género y/o forma que generalmente no es parte de nuestro currículo, por ejemplo, novela corta, libreto o monólogo dramático. Consiste tanto en la escritura crítica como en la escritura representativa de la forma o género en sí mismo. Se puede tomar una sola vez como taller y una sola vez como curso de literatura.

5369 Advanced Playwriting

Estudio y práctica intensivos de la dramaturgia desde varias formas y enfoques. Este curso incluye discusión de cada uno de los trabajos del estudiante durante los talleres.

5372 Advanced Screenwriting

Estudio y práctica intensivos del guion desde varias formas y enfoques. Este curso incluye discusión de cada guion presentado por el estudiante durante los talleres.

5373 Advanced Creative Nonfiction

Estudio y práctica intensivos de la escritura de no ficción desde varias formas y enfoques. Este curso incluye discusión de cada uno de los trabajos del estudiante durante los talleres.

5382 Studies in Form

Este curso permite un enfoque literario y crítico avanzado sobre un único autor, movimiento o período y dentro de un solo género, por ejemplo, novela, drama, poesía, ensayo o guion.

5398 Thesis I

Trabajo inicial de tesis

5399 Thesis II

Finalización y defensa de tesis.