Curriculum & Courses

Graduate Curriculum Overview

WRIT 5001 Writing Workshop	12
WRIT 5500 Topics in Writing Seminar	12
MFA 6009 Graduate Projects (minimum of 12 credits with writing advisors)	24
Electives Courses at the 3000 level or above. Art History courses must be at the 4000 level or above.	12
Participation in four graduate critiques
Inclusion in graduate publication or participation in the Graduate Exhibition or equivalent
Completion of the thesis
Total Credit Hours	60

Students may elect internships to satisfy up to 6 hours of elective credit.

Completion schedule: Students have a maximum of four years to complete the degree (this includes time off for leaves-of-absence).
Transfer credits: A minimum of 45 credit hours must be completed at SAIC. Up to 15 transfer credits may be requested at the time of application for admission and are subject to approval at that time. No transfer credit will be permitted after a student is admitted.
Thesis requirement: During their final semester, students are required to submit a thesis of appropriate length in any genre.
Exhibition requirements: MFAW students planning to participate in the Graduate Thesis Exhibition or Time Arts events are required to complete at least 6 studio credits by the end of the third semester AND to advise with a studio faculty member in their final semester.
Studio space: Individual studio space is not provided automatically to students in the MFA in Writing; however, Writing students with a visual arts practice in addition to their writing may apply for a space through the Administrative Director, Graduate Division, at gradstudio@saic.edu.
Graduate Projects: MFA 6009 Graduate Projects enrollments must be in increments of 3 credit hours. No more than two advisors and a total of 6 credit hours may be scheduled for a given semester. The number of credits earned by the student has no correlation with length or frequency of the advising sessions or to faculty assessment of student work.

Students may elect internships to satisfy up to 6 hours of elective credit.

Title	Catalog	Instructor	Schedule
Gen Sem:Writing & Completing One Act Play	4001 (002)	Richard O'Reilly	Monday through Friday 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM In Person
Description This is a three week class designed to take the writer from a play's beginning to its completion. We will make something brand new, but also look at your one act plays that you have begun but not completed. We will write in each session and read from the published work of significant playwrights, including Suzanne Lori-Parks, Caryl Churchill, Jenny Magnus and Edward Albee. The class will conclude with a stage reading of your work. This course is particularly recommended for poets, film makers, performance artists, playwrights and artists looking for a new direction. Prerequisites Prerequisite: WRIT 1102 or WRIT 2040 or permission of the instructor.	Class Number 1298	Credits 3	Department Writing Location Lakeview - 808

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