1. Completion
of at least 45 hours of drama and communications and English courses,
18 hours of which must be in residence.
2. Fifteen
hours of 6000-level course work in creative writing workshops,
at least 12 of which will be in the thesis genre area, and 9 hours
of which must be in residence. These required courses are: for
fiction writing, English 6171, or 6191; for poetry writing, English
6172, or 6193; for Nonfiction writing, English 6174 or 6194; for
playwriting, Drama and Communications 6207, or 6209; for screenwriting,
Drama and Communications 6257, or 6259.
Catalog
course descriptions: ENGL;
DRCM
3. Three hours
in Form and Idea, Drama
and Communications 6020; 3 hours in Non-Fiction Writing, English
6174, or 6194. For students whose thesis genre is nonfiction,
a sixth workshop course is required in a genre other than nonfiction.
4. Nine hours
in background courses
a) Fiction
and poetry writing students will be required to take this in
the literature of their genre.
b) Screenwriting
and playwriting students will be required to take six hours
of techniques courses and a three-hour history course in their
genre area.
5. A grade
of B or better in all required course work.
6. Nine hours
of electives, chosen in consultation with the director of creative
writing, these elective hours will be expected to conform to a
cohesive program of study.
7. An overall
GPA of 3.0 in elective courses.
8. A creative
thesis for which the student may receive six hours of preparation
credit. The creative writing thesis will be prepared under the
supervision of a committee approved by the dean of the Graduate
School. This committee will ordinarily consist of three members
of the graduate faculties of the departments of Drama and Communications
and English.
9. A comprehensive
exam in the student’s genre area that will be prepared, administered,
and graded by the thesis committee. It will concern itself with
the literature of the student’s genre area. Students who
hold master’s degrees from other institutions or from other
UNO programs may apply for admission, but upon acceptance they
must meet all requirements for the M.F.A. degree listed above
and must complete 36 hours of resident or non-resident work at
UNO, including all 15 hours in writing workshop courses.
Useful
links on the UNO website
Your
Webstar Account: You can pay fees, view your current schedule,
transcripts or financial aid information, and more with your UNO
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Your Email Address: Use this form to change the email address
we use to notify you of Low Residency MFA program news or other
information.
alt.uno.edu:
The Distance Education site offers support for students and instructors,
course listings, evaluation forms, and more.
Online
Course Descriptions: A listing of course descriptions, including
some complete syllabi.
Online
Course Evaluation Forms: The page where you fill out course
evaluation forms after you have attended a course.
Division
of International Education: Information about all our study-abroad
programs, with application forms and information on fees, financial
aid, ambassador award fellowships, and more.
Graduate
School: Look at the Grad School calendar for information on
deadlines, general requirements, and thesis formatting. Also look
here for info on the new Electronic Thesis submission option,
which allows your thesis to be available for online checkout world-wide.
Blackboard:
Login page for our primary "virtual classroom" interface.
UNO
homepage: You might be surprised what you can find starting
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