English: Creative Writing
Master
In Muncie (USA)
Description
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Type
Master
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Location
Muncie (USA)
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Duration
Flexible
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Start date
Different dates available
Whether your long-term plans involve the pursuit of an MFA, a PhD, or a career in professional writing or editing, Ball State’s master of arts in creative writing is designed to prepare you for the next step in your writing life. You’ll study with a faculty of accomplished, published authors who’ll help you become a better writer, find a path to publish your work, locate teaching and other job opportunities, and hone your application materials for a terminal degree.
The only one of its kind in Indiana, our MA in creative writing is tailored for two essential purposes:
Give students considering a master of fine arts or doctorate of philosophy in creative writing a chance to gain teaching experience and hone the critical thinking abilities, writing skills, and writing samples they’ll need to make themselves competitive when applying to MFA and PhD programs.
Give nontraditional students and those not interested pursing an MFA or PhD the opportunity to develop their writing, critical and creative thinking, and close reading skills in ways they can apply to their current or aspirational careers or their personal goals as writers.
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About this course
What You Will Learn
Creative thinking
Critical thinking and problem solving
How to research
How to write in a variety of genres
The importance of close observation and deep curiosity
How to teach creative writing effectively
How to engage in literary editing and publishing as a professional
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Subjects
- Teaching
- Creative Writing
- English
- Rhetoric
- Writing
- Writ
- Across Genres
- English studies
- Editing
- English Teaching
- English Language
- English Conversation
Course programme
Creative writing concentration, 33 credits
Foundation, 3 credits from
- Read and Writ Across Genres
- Teaching in English Studies
- Practicum in Literary Editing
- Spec Topics in Creative Writ
- Reading as Writers
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.
- Workshop Creative Nonfiction
- Workshop in Fiction Writing
- Workshop in Poetry Writing
- Workshop in Screenwriting
- Complete two graduate courses in literature
- Complete one approved elective
Capstone
- Creative Project
English Studies concentration, 32 credits
Core requirements
- Approved courses in English
- Research in English Studies
- Research Paper
- Thesis
Literature concentration, 30 credits
Core requirements
- Research in English Studies
- Literary Theory
- American literature
- British and World literature Before 1660
- British and World literature After 1660
- Approved literature electives
- Research Paper
- Thesis
- Electives
Core requirements
- Research in English Studies
- Teaching in English Studies
- Classical Rhetoric
- Contemporary Theories Comp
- Teaching with Technology
- Writing Technologies
- Indiana Writing Project
- Writ Program Admin
- Writing Cntr Res and Admin
- Writing in the Profession
- Teaching with Technology
- Writing Technologies
- Writ Program Admin
- Writing Cntr Res and Admin
- Seminar in Composition
- Writing in the Profession
- Medieval and Early Mod Rhet
- 19th Century Rhetoric
- Contemporary Rhetoric
- Tchng Pract in Hi Ed
Research requirement
- Research Paper
English: Creative Writing