Creative Nonfiction Writing MFA Student Learning Outcomes

The MFA in Creative Nonfiction focuses on skills in writing, editing, literary analysis, and group feedback and critique; and on the knowledge of current trends in publishing and teaching. Students will:

• Develop and hone skills in writing, editing, and revision in creative nonfiction
• Recognize and write within literary genres of creative nonfiction including specific emphases on women’s stories, travel and food, and spiritual nourishment
• Demonstrate a good reading knowledge of classic and contemporary nonfiction literature and how the student’s own work fits within that literary tradition.
• Analyze and write with care about literary texts of considerable difficulty
• Recognize critical positions and literary arguments, including the student’s own critical and aesthetic position
• Demonstrate the ability to read and respond thoughtfully and critically to work by other MFA students
• Demonstrate knowledge of how to perform effectively in the online classroom setting
• Demonstrate understanding of the theory and practice of literary publishing, including the practice of submitting work to literary journals and/or publishing houses