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ENGL-5734: Form and Theory of Fiction

Description: A graduate course for writers of fiction in which students are taught to analyze the forms and theories which underlie the development of the genre. Students will be asked to critique the theoretical assumptions which have been applied to the genre and study the history and conventions that have shaped the writing of fiction. They will be required to interrogate the forms and prevailing theories which have shaped major novelists and short story writers, and apply what they discover to the crafting of their own fiction. Pre: Graduate Standing

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 5

Average GPA: 3.98 (rounds to A)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 98.34%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

Smith Evan Lavender201991.7%8.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.921
James M Vollmer2023100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.002
Khadijah Queen2022100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.001
Edward C Falco2024100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.001

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Spring 2019Spring 2020Spring 2022Spring 2023Spring 2024Term050% W