MFA Thesis III & IV
LVC Hall (Fine Arts Bldg)
Rooms 2016 / 2019 (Undergraduate Design Lab)

Instructor: Tony McEachern, Associate Professor
E-mail: tony@tonymceachern.com

Course Level & No.: Graduate
Fall: 81041-302-01, 81042-303-01
Spring: 10152-302-01, 18214-303-01,

Courses Days & Time: TBD

Text: Turabian, Kate L. A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. (7th ed.) Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007.

These graduate level writing courses concentrate primarily on the development of the written portion MFA thesis, which accompanies the graduate students’ body of creative work that explores a theoretical or conceptual topic.

Brief Course Structure

Thesis I – Pro Seminar
Thesis II – Proposal
Thesis III – Chapter’s I – III
Thesis IV – Chapter’s IV-V

Assignments Briefs for Thesis III

Assignment I
The Introduction and Statement of the Problem
Sketch a Working Introduction Essay that includes a statement of the problem (750-1000 words)

Reading: Turabian, Kate L. A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. (7th ed.) Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007. (see chapter 6)

Due Date: ____________________________________________

Assignment II
Literature Review, Conceptual Framework, and Research Question
Write your Literature Review and Theoretic / Conceptual Framework (750-1000 words)

Reading: Turabian, Kate L. A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. (7th ed.) Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007. (see chapter 10)

Due Date: ____________________________________________

Assignment III
Methodology
Methodology (500-750 words)
Reading: Turabian, Kate L. A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. (7th ed.) Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007.

Due Date: ____________________________________________