The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences - Butler University

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M.F.A. in Creative Writing
Butler’s M.F.A. in Creative Writing is a 30-hour
studio program designed for students seeking
to enhance their creative and professional
proficiency in the literary arts. The program
features eight three-credit courses and six hours
of formal thesis work with an advisor. We offer
workshops in poetry, fiction, nonfiction,
electives in screenwriting, teaching creative
writing, alternative forms, graphic novel, young
adult fiction, poetic craft and literary editing
and publishing. Students can also take upperlevel
courses in English, or in other departments,
as part of their education.
The program features access to a combination
of top-flight, full-time faculty and prominent
visiting faculty, including the Booth Tarkington
Writer-in-Residence. Through the Vivian S.
Delbrook Visiting Writer’s Series, students
attend readings and small question-and-answer
sessions with nationally and internationally
recognized writers. The program also operates
a literary magazine, Booth (www.booth.edu),
which offers students a variety of editorial
and teaching mentorship opportunities, and
sponsors a rich variety of community programs
through the new Efroymson Center for
Creative Writing.
M.F.A. Courses
EN501, Graduate Seminar Special Topic:
(U/G)(3). Fall and spring.
EN502, Graduate Prose Workshop: Graduate
level creative writing workshop in one of the
following prose forms: fiction (novel, short
story or mixed); creative nonfiction; children’s/
young adult; screenwriting; graphic novel;
or open genre. (G)(3). Fall and spring.
EN503, Graduate Poetry Workshop:
Graduate level creative writing workshop
in poetry. (G)(3). Fall and spring.
EN505, Literary Editing and Publishing:
Students will gain practical experience in editing,
layout and production of literary journals, as
well as publicity and promotion. Students will
also examine the broader field of literary publications,
various types of editing, and ethical
questions in contemporary publishing. (U/G)
(3). Every two years.
Butler University
Gender, Women and
Sexuality Studies
Administration
Vivian Deno, Ph.D., director
Assistant Professor
Brooke Beloso, Ph.D.
Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies
provides an interdisciplinary setting in which
students can examine gender—the social meaning
of the distinction between the sexes—and
sexuality—sexual identities, discourses, and
institutions—as they intersect with race, class,
ethnicity, nationality, and transnational
movements.
In required courses, students will analyze
gender and sexuality from a variety of academic
fields, and they will explore the theoretical
and historical basis of such study. Upperdivision
electives are chosen from at least three
disciplines, allowing students to pursue their
inquiries in more depth without narrowing
their focus to a single field. Internships provide
students with the option to apply theoretical
knowledge to work and/or community-based
learning opportunities.
Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies is an
excellent complement to all majors at Butler
University, regardless of whether the student
plans to attend graduate school or seek out
employment immediately after graduation. For
students interested in graduate school, Gender,
Women and Sexuality Studies provides a strong
foundation in women’s and gender studies, as
well as for advanced work in any academic discipline
that lends itself to gender critique. For
students interested in entering the work force,
Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies students
are well equipped to work in a diverse and multicultural
world, an attribute today’s employers
are seeking in a variety of professions and
occupations, including public administration,
social services, business, the arts, law, medicine,
social work, anthropology, journalism, media
and criminology.
Requirements for a major in Gender, Women
and Sexuality Studies:
Required Courses
GWS102 Intersections of Identity: Gender,
Race, Class and Sexuality (3 hrs)
GWS202 Resistance for Social Change (3 hrs)
GWS304 Feminist and Queer Theory (3 hrs)
Transnational Requirement — Select two of the
following (6 hrs)