Under the guidance of a faculty mentor in the genre, each student researches and completes a substantive critical project (25-30 pages, including bibliography) with a general focus on Environmental Writing and Literature. The areas of emphasis: craft of Environmental writing, literary theory/criticism in the genre, or creative writing pedagogy. Mentor may require a field experience component.
Prerequisites
Admission into the MFA program and the Emphasis in Environmental Writing, and Craft Topics I and II courses in the students selected genre (fiction, poetry, nonfiction).