EN - 505 Thesis Semester

Credits: 4 credits

In consultation with a mentor, students will have produced a book-length, bound collection of poetry, short fiction or long fiction. This semester will focus heavily on revision, assembly and order for the thesis manuscript. Once the mentor deems the thesis ready for defense, the mentor will submit it to the Director of the MFA Program. The Director will assemble a committee to review the manuscript over a ten-day period. If it is not accepted by all committee members, it will be returned to the student for revision. Once the manuscript has been accepted, the defense is scheduled. All members of the committee and the student’s mentor will attend the defense, during which the student will present the work, discussing its intent, its appropriateness within the student’s chosen literary tradition, and the process that went into the creation of the work The student will then present a public reading to an invited audience, followed by a question and answer session. Defense will be conducted privately by the thesis committee. The reading from the manuscript will immediately follow the defense and will be open to the public

Prerequisite: EN 501, EN 510, EN 502, EN 520, EN 503, EN 530, EN 504, EN 540