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Seton Hill University
Graduate Admissions
Bill Byerly, M.L.A.
Graduate Programs Advisor
1 Seton Hill Drive
Box 991
Greensburg, PA 15601
(724) 838-4209 (phone)
(800) 826-6234 (toll free)
(724) 830-1294 (fax)
wbyerly@setonhill.edu
For more information about the field of writing and the Seton Hill University graduate Writing Popular Fiction program contact:
Writing Popular Fiction
Program Director
Dr. Albert Wendland
Seton Hill University
1 Seton Hill Drive
Box 468F
Greensburg, PA 15601
(724) 830-1019 (phone)
wendland@setonhill.edu
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Writing Popular Fiction, Master of Fine Arts
For each Writers' Residency, students participate in writing workshops and choose required and elective modules based on their writing goals. For each Term Writing Project, students contract with a faculty mentor to complete a certain portion of the novel-length project that will serve as their master's thesis.
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M.F.A. WRITING POPULAR FICTION
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COURSE |
CREDITS |
| EL 600 |
Readings in the Genre
This course allows students in the Writing Popular Fiction program to do extensive reading in their genre of choice. By taking three sections of the course in their first three terms, students will read classic works, contemporary works, and historical/critical surveys from within the same genre. The three sections can be taken in any order and are not dependent on each other. The genres covered are science fiction/fantasy, horror, romance, mystery, and young adult/children's. Corequistite: EL615, EL625, or EL635. Spring and fall semesters. Pass/Fail only. Repeatable for credit. 2 credits.
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| EL 610 |
Writers' Residency 1
Intensive writing workshops, lectures, and interactive modules on the craft of writing popular fiction. See list of genre modules following EL course descriptions for sample topics. Spring and fall semesters. Pass/Fail only. 3 credits.
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| EL 615 |
Term Writing Project 1
Individualized writing projects with a faculty mentor, culminating in a publishable, book-length manuscript. Prerequisite: EL610. Spring and fall semesters. Pass/Fail only. 5 credits.
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| EL 620 |
Writers' Residency 2
Intensive writing workshops, lectures, and interactive modules on the craft of writing popular fiction. See list of genre modules following EL course descriptions for sample topics. Prerequisite: EL615. Spring and fall semesters. Pass/Fail only. 3 credits.
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| EL 625 |
Term Writing Project 2
Individualized writing projects with a faculty mentor, culminating in a publishable, book-length manuscript. Prerequisite: EL620. Spring and fall semesters. Pass/Fail only. 5 credits.
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| EL 630 |
Writers' Residency 3
Intensive writing workshops, lectures, and interactive modules on the craft of writing popular fiction. See list of genre modules following EL course descriptions for sample topics. Prerequisite: EL625. Spring and fall semesters. Pass/Fail only. 3 credits.
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| EL 635 |
Term Writing Project 3
Individualized writing projects with a faculty mentor,culminating in a publishable, book-length manuscript. Prerequisite: EL630. Spring and fall semesters. Pass/Fail only. 5 credits. Fee.
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| EL 640 |
Writers' Residency 4
Intensive writing workshops, lectures, and interactive modules on the craft of writing popular fiction. See list of genre modules following EL course descriptions for sample topics. Prerequisite: EL635. Spring and fall semesters. Pass/Fail only. 3 credits.
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| EL 641 |
Teach Popular Fiction and Writing
This course is designed to prepare students for the teaching module they must present in their last residency, and to provide instruction in the teaching of creative writing in general and in the kinds of teaching experiences students might be asked to perform as professional writers (workshops, lectures, handling writing courses) and as holders of a terminal degree in creative writing, the MFA. Corequisite: EL645. Spring and fall semesters. Pass/Fail only. 2 credits.
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| EL 645 |
Term Writing Project 4
Individualized writing projects with a faculty mentor,culminating in a publishable, book-length manuscript. Prerequisite: EL640. Spring and fall semesters. Pass/Fail only. 5 credits.
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| EL 650 |
Writers' Residency 5
Intensive writing workshops, lectures, and interactive modules on the craft of writing popular fiction. See list of genre modules following EL course descriptions for sample topics. Prerequisite: EL645. Spring and fall semesters. Pass/Fail only. 3 credits.
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| EL 651 |
Writing About Popular Fiction
In this course students will prepare and write their senior genre essay, will write the introduction for their final manuscript, and will practice and prepare for their public reading of that manuscript. They also will study more general issues of popular fiction and popular culture, and will research markets for the non-fiction writing about such topics. Corequisite: EL655. Spring and fall semesters. Pass/Fail only. 2 credits.
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| EL 655 |
Term Writing Project 5
Individualized writing projects with a faculty mentor, culminating in a publishable,book-length manuscript. Prerequisite: EL650. Spring and fall semesters. Pass/Fail only. 5 credits.
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| EL 690 |
Writers' Residency 6
Intensive writing workshops, lectures, and interactive modules on the craft of writing popular fiction. See list of genre modules following EL course descriptions for sample topics. Prerequisite: EL655. Spring and fall semesters. Pass/Fail only. 3 credits.
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| EL 930 |
Capstone Writing Project
Summation,presentation,and evaluation of Term Writing Projects, completed during the final residency. Students teach one hour in the Writers’Workshop or assist with an Afternoon Module, and present a public reading from their manuscript. Prerequisite: EL645. Spring and fall semesters. Pass/Fail only. 1 credit.
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| Total Credits |
54 |
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Writers' Workshops
During each Writers' Residency, students participate in a
daily Writers' Workshop. They also attend four afternoon modules
and a Guest Writers' Workshop and Presentation.
In the intervening months, students complete Term Writing
Projects under the guidance of a faculty mentor and with online
support from a peer writing group.
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Required Modules
Critiquing and Clarity
Character and Dialogue (“Writing the Novel I”)
Conflict, Plot, and Scene Building (“Writing the Novel I”)
Structure and Synopsis Writing (“Writing the Novel I”)
Point of View (“Writing the Novel II”)
Setting and Research (“Writing the Novel II”)
Revision (“Writing the Novel II”)
Marketing the Genre and Recent Trends
Style in the Genre
Sample Elective Modules
Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror
World Building
Hard and Soft Science for SF
Horror and Fantasy
Romance
Topics in Romance Writing
Sex, Style, and Plot in Romantic Fiction
Romance Characters: Stereotypes with a Difference
Mystery
Getting It Right: Accuracy in Mystery and Suspense Fiction
Forensics: How to Kill Your Character
Creating a Mystery World
Young Adult and Children’s Literature
Writing for Children: Rules that Rule
Writing the Picture Book
The Modern Young Adult Novel
Other Genres
Historical Fiction
The Techno-Thriller
Writing Short |
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