CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1
Graduate Study
CHAPTER 2
Admission and
Registration
CHAPTER 3
Degree
Requirements
CHAPTER 4
Fields
of Study
CHAPTER 5
Members of
Graduate Studies
Committees
APPENDIX
Course
Abbreviations
Writing
Degree Offered
Master of Fine Arts
Facilities for Graduate Work
The James A. Michener Center for Writers offers a cross-disciplinary Master of Fine Arts program that draws on strong programs in English (fiction and poetry), radio-television-film (screenwriting), and theatre (playwriting). The University's General Libraries, including the Fine Arts Library, provide rich resources for students interested in the creative process. The Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center houses a number of noted book collections as well as manuscripts, edited drafts, and early editions of creative works. The Jesse H. Jones Communication Center has extensive film and video production facilities, and the Performing Arts Center offers outstanding theatrical production facilities.
Students admitted to the program are offered James A. Michener Fellowships to support their study.
Areas of Study
Students seeking the MFA are expected to develop professional skills in at least two of the following fields of creative work: fiction, poetry, screenwriting, and playwriting. The curriculum requires students to work across disciplines; for example, the student might study fiction as a primary field and screenwriting as a secondary field. Each candidate must write a thesis in his or her primary field.
Graduate Studies Committee
The following faculty members served on the Graduate Studies Committee in the spring semester 2000-2001.
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Michael W. Adams
Robert S. Foshko Zulfikar Ghose Elizabeth Harris R. Rolando Hinojosa-Smith Judith Kroll Joseph E. Kruppa Peter N. La Salle Lindy Laub |
James L. Magnuson
Ruth Margraff Khaled A. Mattawa Horace M. Newcomb Charles E. Ramirez-Berg Thomas G. Schatz David Anthony Wevill Thomas Bacon Whitbread Suzan L. Zeder |
Degree Requirements
The student must complete at least fifty-four semester hours of coursework, including nine hours of creative work, six hours in studies courses, and three elective hours in the primary field; six hours of creative work and six hours in studies courses in the secondary field; a six-hour minor outside the primary and secondary fields; and the six-hour thesis course. Reviews conducted each semester determine the student's eligibility to continue in the program. Further information about degree requirements is available from the graduate adviser.
For More Information
Campus address: J. Frank Dobie House (FDH), 702 East Dean Keeton Street, phone (512) 471-1601, fax (512) 471-9997; campus mail code: A3400
Mailing address: MFA in Writing, James A. Michener Center for Writers, 702 East Dean Keeton Street, Austin, Texas 78705
Graduate Catalog
Contents
Chapter 1 - Graduate Study
Chapter 2 - Admission and Registration
Chapter 3 - Degree Requirements
Chapter 4 - Fields of Study
Chapter 5 - Members of Graduate Studies Committees
Appendix - Course Abbreviations
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