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Requirement Quarter Course Number / Title / Subtitle Units
History and Theory (8 units)

LTTH 250 Writing and Theory

4

LTTH 255 Modern Art Movements and Aesthetics

4

Graduate Seminars in Literature (4 units or more)

Graduate seminars in Literature outside of
the Writing section or, with prior permission,
upper-division courses or guided independent
study in Literature. At least 4 units must be
from a graduate seminar.

Graduate Seminars in an Art Practice or Theory
(4 units or more)

Graduate level courses or guided independent
study in an art practice or theory offered outside
of Literature, or graduate seminars offered by the
Literature Department in a language other than
English. Students must seek preapproval from the
MFA director for courses used for the art
practice/theory requirement.

Writing Workshop (20 units)

LTWR 215 Cross-Genre Workshop

4

LTWR 215 Cross-Genre Workshop

4

LTWR 215 Cross-Genre Workshop

4

LTWR 215 Cross-Genre Workshop

4

LTWR 215 Cross-Genre Workshop

4

Apprentice Teaching (4 -12 units)

Teaching Assistantships carry 2-4 units
of credit per quarter. Students may petition
to apply up to 24 units of TAship credit to
the degree or to substitute graduate
seminars for teaching apprenticeship.

MFA Thesis (8-12 units)

LTWR 295 courses carry 1-4 units
per quarter (cannot exceed 4 units).

LTWR 295 MFA Thesis

LTWR 295 MFA Thesis

LTWR 295 MFA Thesis

LTWR 295 MFA Thesis

LTWR 295 MFA Thesis

TOTAL UNITS (72 required)