Course offerings vary from year to year. If you are free during the day, you may register for daytime courses with the approval of the graduate academic director. Fall Quarter Courses Winter Quarter Courses Spring Quarter Courses Yearly Course Schedule at a Glance Pacing MALS and MALit students generally complete degree requirements in two or three years, and the Graduate School allows up to five years to finish. If you work full-time or have other heavy commitments, we recommend that you enroll in only one course a quarter. The essay presents an opportunity to research and explore a topic thoroughly.
Students often elect to expand on a subject of a seminar paper from a previous course.
The Neglected Novels of Frank London Brown. With the approval of the academic director, projects other than essays may be undertaken as the culminating experience. One recent graduate, for example, wrote an annotated play and presented a staged reading for her final project. SCS holds a number of firesides each year to help students plan and write the master s essay. This is a forum to share ideas, advice, and progress and to support each other through the essay process.