美术创意写作硕士(MFA)

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美术硕士-创意写作

哲学

的low-residency 美术创意写作硕士 at 好的赌博软件推荐 is a 创意写作 program for apprentice writers — both Christians 和 those of other traditions — who not only want to pursue excellence in the craft of writing but also want to place their work within the larger context of the Judeo-Christian tradition of faith.

The spiritual dimension of this program is not intended to produce didactic, 宗派, 或者是感伤文学. MFA也不是为了培养“基督教小说”作家.“远非如此。. 西雅图 Pacific’s program seeks to extend the tradition of Christian writing in which the highest st和ards of art, 一次对人类经验的大胆探索, 以及对超凡神秘的尊重.

At the heart of any low-residency program is the ancient relationship between master 和 apprentice. 写作最终是一种孤独的体验, so your rhythm of sending packets of completed material 和 receiving feedback from mentors is both appropriate 和 effective. The beauty of this type of program is that it allows you to maintain your current job 和 location, while participating in two stimulating 和 intensive residency periods at stunning locations in the American West: the high desert of 新墨西哥和 an isl和 off the coast of the Pacific Northwest.

GRE成绩不需要申请 这个艺术硕士项目, but you must have a bachelor’s degree 和 must submit official transcripts from previous school(s) attended.

派驻

实习是密集的，包括:

研讨会
工艺课程
文学研讨会
讲座和阅读
与教师导师进行长期磋商

Faculty at the 派驻 consists of a group of current mentors along with a number of invited guest speakers, 包括一些美国最著名的作家. You are required to attend a total of five residencies over the course of two academic years.

为期10天的驻留将于3月和8月进行. 2016-17学年的住院时间为 2016年7月28日至8月7日 和 2017年3月16日至26日.

The Summer 派驻 are held alongside the Glen Workshop, a program run by 图像杂志, the leading quarterly of arts 和 religion, based at 好的赌博软件推荐. 格兰，在校园里举行 St. 约翰的大学在圣达菲, 新墨西哥, 特色每日讲座, 阅读, 音乐会, 和 worship services with some of the leading artists 和 writers at work 今天. 作为一名艺术硕士学生, 你将追求你自己的活动, 但你会从格伦工作坊的所有演讲中受益.

The Spring 派驻 are located amid the beautiful waterfront surroundings of Whidbey Isl和 at SPU’s Camp Casey会议中心. 作为一名艺术硕士学生, you will have the opportunity to sample the many cultural 和 recreational possibilities in the area, 包括参观附近历史悠久的库佩维尔和汤森港.

对应季度

The relationship between you 和 your faculty mentor is the heart of the low-residency MFA program. 作为一名艺术硕士学生, you will have two responsibilities: the 创意写作 project in a chosen genre 和 the reading list.

创意项目

在学期期间, you are responsible for generating three packets (at approximately three-week intervals). 每个包将包括以下内容:

求职信， in which you might share thoughts about the creative challenges you are facing.
新的或修改过的片段 创意写作.
简短的注释 在你读过的几本书里.
一些包 包括要交的重要论文.

你的导师会给出详细的评论, pointing out strengths 和 weaknesses 和 suggesting fruitful avenues for further development. While most communication is h和led through email or paper mail, 这个项目 also utilizes Canvas 用于基本文档共享和脸谱网用于讨论线程和社区建设.

The norm for low-residency MFA courses is for you to spend 25 hours writing 和 reading per week.

阅读清单/评论文章

In close consultation with your faculty mentors, you will formulate a course of reading. Readings are chosen from two categories: classic works from the Judeo-Christian literary tradition 和 contemporary works that may serve as models 和 inspiration for your immediate creative needs 和 gifts. Special emphasis is placed on gaining a deeper underst和ing of the classic works 在你选择的类型中. By the end of the two-year program, you will have read a minimum of 62 books.

You will write one short critical paper (approximately seven pages in length) per quarter in preparation for your long critical essay (20 pages), 第五季度末交. Each quarter, all students in 这个项目 study a text from the common reading list. 最近的共同阅读文本包括:

卡拉马佐夫兄弟 通过陀思妥耶夫斯基
等候神 by 西蒙尼·威尔
诗杰拉德·曼利·霍普金斯著
废墟中的爱情 沃克·珀西
Tinker Creek的朝圣者 安妮·迪拉德
《好的赌博软件推荐》 罗伯特·奥尔特
四个四重奏 通过T.S. 艾略特
神秘与礼仪 弗兰纳里·奥康纳著
所有漂亮的马 科马克·麦卡锡
棕色（的） 作者:理查德·罗德里格斯
戏剧莎士比亚的
凭借着 西格丽德·温塞特著
令人惊讶的事物 安娜·卡米恩斯卡著

毕业要求

你将选择一个专业 三种体裁之一，诗歌, 小说, or creative non小说 — 和 you will complete a thesis under the direction of a faculty mentor. 你可以在课程中选择学习两种类型, 但这需要第三年的学习.
你将朝着完成目标努力 of a full-length manuscript in one of the following categories: collection of poems, 短篇小说集, 或者是一本书篇幅的创造性非虚构作品.
你将制定一个阅读课程， 与你的导师密切协商. By the end of the two-year program, you will have read a minimum of 62 books.
你将完成一篇简短的评论论文 on a subject relevant to your chosen course of study during the first four quarters. In the fifth quarter of 这个项目, you will complete a long critical paper.
学位推荐 can be made only after your successful completion of at least six quarters of work 和 five residencies (64 graduate credit hours), 也要得到全体教员的认可.
你将进行一次公开朗读 你最后实习期的工作记录.

入学要求

To qualify for admission consideration, you must turn in an online application packet to the 研究生招生. 请牢记以下几点:

你可以开始了 这个项目 在3月和8月的10天驻留期间.
赌博十大靠谱软件接受滚动付款. 应用 before November 15 to begin at the residency on Whidbey the following March. 应用 before May 15 to begin at the residency 在圣达菲 the following August.
创意手稿 会被特别强调吗. 作为申请者, 你必须提交10页的诗歌或25至30页的散文, 无论是小说还是创造性的非小说, 在你选择的类型中.(以散文为例, you must decide whether to send an excerpt of a longer manuscript or stories or essays that fall within the page limit.)
你还必须提交 a three- to four-page personal essay on your development as a writer 和 a person of faith.
三封推荐信 必须提交. Two should be focused on your abilities as a writer; one should touch on your academic achievements.
申请费50美元，不可退还 是必须的，不能豁免.

*你可以只申请一个流派进入该计划, but may apply for a third year of study in a second genre upon the successful completion of the first year.

虽然GRE成绩不是必需的, you must have a bachelor's degree 和 must submit official transcripts from previous school(s) attended.