Internships may be taken for 1 or 4 credits. Students may do more than one internship, but internship credit cannot cumulatively total more than 4 credits.
A Senior Project is an independent study representing a Major Capstone Project that needs to be registered using the Senior Project registration form.
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At the end of the course work students have the option of completing a thesis or Internship. Additional paperwork available in the office of the Registrar is MANDATORY for registration of the thesis.
Internships are commonly pursued in organizations with sustainable business management, corporate social responsibility, or cross-cultural management initiatives. They are subject to the Program Director’s approval and can be completed in a variety of institutions depending on students’ interests and initiative. The University cannot guarantee placement in an internship but will provide assistance with the internship search. Students must have completed their first semester of MA studies and should contact the Internship Office early for registration purposes.
Internships may be taken for 1 or 4 credits. Students may do more than one internship, but internship credit cannot cumulatively total more than 4 credits.
Through writing poetry and analyzing examples, students become familiar with poetic forms and techniques. This workshop, led by a publishing writer, includes weekly peer critique of poems written for the course. Students explore what makes a poem moving, evocative, and imbued with a sense of music, no matter what the approach: lyric, narrative, surreal, or experimental.
| Day | Start Time | End Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
Monday | 14:30 | 18:00 | G-207 |
Tuesday | 14:30 | 18:00 | G-207 |
Wednesday | 14:30 | 18:00 | G-207 |
Thursday | 14:30 | 18:00 | G-207 |
Whether a story is an imaginative transformation of life experience or an invention, the writing must be well crafted and convincing, driven not only by plot and theme but also through characterization, conflict, point of view, and sensitivity to language. Students produce and critique short stories and novel chapters while studying fiction techniques and style through examples.
| Day | Start Time | End Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
Monday | 14:30 | 18:00 | G-L21 |
Tuesday | 14:30 | 18:00 | G-L21 |
Wednesday | 14:30 | 18:00 | G-L21 |
Thursday | 14:30 | 18:00 | G-L21 |
This workshop gives students the opportunity to explore through reading, research and writing assignments an array of creative nonfiction forms, including memoir, travel writing, food and nature writing, and social essays. Assignments help students strengthen their ability to create the self as character, a first-person narrator who leads the reader into the world of personal experiences and research. The course explores narrative structure, description, characterization, dialogue, and tension, all key elements in making writing spirited and appealing. The workshop also includes guest speakers and field exercises in Paris.
| Day | Start Time | End Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
Monday | 14:30 | 18:00 | G-113 |
Tuesday | 14:30 | 18:00 | G-113 |
Wednesday | 14:30 | 18:00 | G-113 |
Thursday | 14:30 | 18:00 | G-113 |