The Master of Fine Arts in Spanish Creative Writing will allow graduate students to develop their talent as writers in Spanish while working with established writers from the Spanish-speaking world.
Forty eight (48) semester hours (4 courses per semester); participation in several Outreach workshops in the community, public reading during the spring semester of the second year and a thesis are needed for graduation.
All courses taken toward the 48 s.h. requirement must be taken on a graded basis as a graduate student; no graduate credit is awarded for a grade lower than C-. To remain in good standing in the Graduate College, M.F.A students must maintain a cumulative grade-point average of 2.50.
Mandatory courses:
3 s.h. Introductory Workshop: Short Story (SPAN 310/ SPAN 6210)
3 s.h. Introductory Workshop: Writing Poetry (SPAN 318/ SPAN 6220)
3 s.h. Workshop Detective Narration (SPAN 311/ SPAN 6260)
3 s.h. Workshops Graphic Novel/Comic Script alternating with Film Script/Theater (SPAN 312 alternating 317/ SPAN 6230 alternating 6235)
3 s.h. Workshop Advance Narrative (SPAN 313/SPAN 6240)
3 s.h. Workshop Advance Poetry (SPAN 314/ SPAN 6250)
3 s.h. Workshops Non-Fiction alternating with Workshop Children/Youth Literature (SPAN 315 alternating 316/ SPAN 6280 alternating 6270)
3 s.h. Thesis Creative Writing (SPAN 399/ SPAN 6299)
At least four (4) courses (12 s.h.) of any graduate course in Literature Studies or Literary Theory at the Department of Spanish and Portuguese.
A limit of four (4) courses (12 s.h.) from a related extra departmental unit such as Center for the Book, MFA in Literary Translation, IWP and WW at graduate level.
Timeline [MFA Spanish Creative Writing]
Year 1
Fall 4 courses
Spring 4 courses
Year 2
Fall 4 courses
Spring 4 courses (one Thesis Creative Writing course)
April: Public Reading
May: Thesis Creative Writing Defense.
Thesis Committee: At least 2 Spanish Creative Writing faculty members and 1 from the rest of the involved faculty from the Department of Spanish and Portuguese or from related outside units.
For more information, please contact Professor Ana Merino at 319-335-2232 or ana-merino@uiowa.edu
