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Autumn Quarter
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Winter Quarter
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Spring Quarter
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Year One
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BCWRIT 500 Writing Workshop: Between Prose and Poetry
BCWRIT 510 Poetics Seminar: Cultural Change and Writing
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BCWRIT 501 Writing Workshop: Between Fact and Imagination
BCWRIT 511 Poetics Seminar: Writers’ Research
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BCWRIT 502 Writing Workshop: Processes of Thinking and Memory
BCWRIT 512 Poetics Seminar: Art, Technology, Practice
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Year Two
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BCWRIT 700 Creative Writing Thesis
Elective Course*
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BCWRIT 700 Creative Writing Thesis
Elective Course*
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BCWRIT 700 Creative Writing Thesis
Elective Course*
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* In their second year, students will have the opportunity to create an individualized course study through a selection of electives. Course electives will vary depending on whether students elect the program’s residency or non-residency options. Residency students will be able to develop expertise through a broad array of UW graduate courses: education, environmental studies, literature, interdisciplinary arts, cultural studies, global studies, community psychology, computer software, and human rights, among others.
Course Descriptions
Year One
Autumn
BCWRIT 500 Writing Workshop: Between Prose and Poetry
Focuses on the cross over between prose and poetry in multiple genres. Considers the prevalence of narrative and alternatives to narrative.
BCWRIT 510 Poetics Seminar: Cultural Change and Writing
Engages the subject of poetics as writing theory and practice. Focuses on cultural, social, and technological change as these create new challenges and possibilities for creative writing.
Winter
BCWRIT 501 Writing Workshop: Between Fact and Imagination
Examines the relationships between fact and imagination in fiction, non-fiction, and poetry writing.
BCWRIT 511 Poetics Seminar: Writers' Research
Addresses how writers utilize research in their writing and inquires into different kind of research that can be pursued: textual, ethnographic, and performance-based.
Spring
BCWRIT 502 Writing Workshop: Processes of Thinking and Memory
Engages the primary processes of thinking and memory as they are affected by diverse writing practices and media applications.
BCWRIT 512 Poetics Seminar: Art, Technology, Practice
Explores relationships among art, technology, and creative practice. Examines connections among diverse art forms, inquiring into their social, philosophical, and aesthetic dimensions.
Year Two
Autumn
BCWRIT 700 Creative Writing Thesis
(Description TBA)
Elective Course
Winter
BCWRIT 700 Creative Writing Thesis
(Description TBA)
Elective Course
Spring
BCWRIT 700 Creative Writing Thesis
(Description TBA)
Elective Course