30-33 credits
Creative writing concentration, 33 credits
Foundation, 3 credits from
| ENG 610 | Read and Writ Across Genres | 3 |
Directed electives, 6 credits from
| ENG 605 | Teaching in English Studies | 3 TO 9 |
| ENG 614 | Practicum in Literary Editing | 3 |
| ENG 635 | Spec Topics in Creative Writ | 3 |
| ENG 636 | Reading as Writers | 3 |
| Total Credits: | 6 |
Students will take ENG 605 for 3 credits.
Workshop
Complete 12 credits (4 courses) from this menu of writing workshops. These can be repeated for credit or students can take different workshops in a variety of genres.
| ENG 611 | Workshop Creative Nonfiction | 3 |
| ENG 612 | Workshop in Fiction Writing | 3 |
| ENG 613 | Workshop in Poetry Writing | 3 |
| ENG 615 | Workshop in Screenwriting | 3 |
| Total Credits: | 12 |
Literature
Complete two graduate courses in literature
Electives
Complete one approved elective
(Students may repeat ENG 610 as a directed elective)
Capstone
| CRPR 698 | Creative Project | 3 OR 6 |
| Total Credits: | 3 |
ENG 605 is to be taken as “Creative Writing” to fulfill the directed elective course requirement.
English Studies concentration, 32 credits
Core requirements
| Approved courses in English | 15-29 |
Research requirements
ENG electives (electives outside the department are subject to departmental approval)
Literature concentration, 30 credits
Core requirements
15-21 credits of approved graduate courses in literature including
| American literature | 6 |
| British and World literature Before 1660 | 3 |
| British and World literature After 1660 | 3 |
| Approved literature electives | 3-9 |
Research requirement
Electives
Rhetoric and Composition concentration, 30 credits
Core requirements
Digital Literacies Course
| ENG 604 | Teaching with Technology | 3 |
| or | |
| ENG 692 | Writing Technologies | 3 |
| Total Credits: | 3 |
Professional Development Course
| ENG 609 | Indiana Writing Project | 1 TO 9 |
| or | |
| ENG 688 | Writ Program Admin | 3 |
| or | |
| ENG 689 | Writing Cntr Res and Admin | 3 |
| or | |
| ENG 693 | Writing in the Profession | 3 |
| Total Credits: | 3 |
Approved electives, 9 credits from
Other courses as approved by advisor. Can include either ENG 688 or ENG 689, provided the course has not already been taken to fulfill a core requirement.
Research requirement
| RES 697 | Research Paper | 1 TO 3 |
| Total Credits: | 3 |
ENG 690 can be taken more than once.