Current Schedule and Upcoming Classes
This schedule gives you an idea of how the curriculum is structured and what you can anticipate. Faculty may modify this schedule as they see fit. Each semester, we can schedule directed reading courses that count toward your electives. Please contact the program director for more information. You must also petition the director for permission to take more than nine credit hours in any semester.
- Class times: 5:30 p.m. - 8:10 p.m. unless noted otherwise
- Check Cat Tracks for course requirements
- Classes are three credit hours each
Fall 2026
In-Person Classes
MONDAY
Introduction to Graduate Studies (MENG 6010)
- Taught by Dr. David Hartwig
Verse Forms and Craft (MENG 6731)
- Taught by Abraham Smith
TUESDAY
Studies in Literary Theory and Criticism (MENG 6030)
- Taught by Dr. Rebekah Cumpsty
WEDNESDAY
Young Adult Literature (MENG 6120)
- Taught by Dr. Megan Van Deventer
Creative Nonfiction Writing (MENG 6740)
- Taught by Dr. Courtney Craggett
THURSDAY
Teaching College Writing and Practicum (MENG 6822/23), 2:30-5:10pm
- Taught by Dr. Marisa Yerace
Seminar in Eminent Authors - James Baldwin and Toni Morrison (MENG 6510)
- Taught by Dr. Christy Call
Online Classes
Journal Editing and Publishing (MENG 6810)
- Taught by Dr. Ukamaka Olisakwe and Sunni Wilkinson
Spring 2027
In-Person Classes
MONDAY
Introduction to Graduate Studies (MENG 6010)
- Taught by Dr. David Hartwig
Seminar in American Literature - Environmental Humanities (MENG 6240)
- Taught by Dr. Hal Crimmel
TUESDAY
Theories of Rhetoric and Writing (MENG 6130)
- Taught by Dr. Marisa Yerace
Fiction Writing (MENG 6750)
- Taught by Ryan Ridge
Seminar in British Literature - Sherlock Holmes: From Colonial Figure to Anti-Colonial Power (MENG 6250)
- Taught by Dr. Ashley Caranto Morford
WEDNESDAY
Seminar in Eminent Writers - Booker Prize Winners (MENG 6510)
- Taught by Dr. Rebekah Cumpsty
Literary Curriculum Design (MENG 6100)
- Taught by Dr. Megan Van Deventer
THURSDAY
Variable Topics - Genre Writing (Science Fiction/Fantasy) (MENG 6710)
- Taught by Dr. Dan Paul
Summer 2027
First Block
TUESDAY & THURSDAY
Fiction Writing - Novels (MENG 6750)
- Taught by Dr. Siân Griffiths
SPECIAL WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
Wasatch Range Writing Experience/Writing for Teachers (MENG 6110 and 6230)
- Taught by William Pollett
- Schedule TBD
ONLINE
Young Adult Literature (MENG 6120)
- Taught by Dr. Jace Brown
Second Block
ONLINE
Advanced Studies in Genre - Persona Poetry (MENG 6610)
- Taught by Sunni Wilkinson
Variable Topics - The Hunger for Meaning: the Politics and Poetics of Food in Literature, Media, and Film (MENG 6710)
- Taught by Dr. Ukamaka Olisakwe
Full-Term
WEDNESDAYS
Seminar in Eminent Authors - the Theatre of Sean O'Casey (MENG 6510)
- Taught by Ryan Evans
Fall 2027
In-Person Classes
MONDAY
Introduction to Graduate Studies (MENG 6010)
- Taught by TBD
Seminar in American Literature - Contemporary (MENG 6240)
- Taught by Dr. Ashley Caranto Morford
TUESDAY
Prose Forms and Crafts (MENG 6730)
- Taught by Dr. Dan Paul
Teaching Literature, Literacy, and Language (MENG 6210)
- Taught by Dr. Jace Brown
WEDNESDAY
Theories of Rhetoric and Writing (MENG 6130)
- Taught by Dr. Emily January
- 4:30-5:10pm
Advanced Studies in Genre - Poetry in Translation (MENG 6610)
- Taught by Laura Stott
THURSDAY
Teaching College Writing and Practicum (MENG 6822/23), 2:30-5:10pm
- Taught by Dr. Marisa Yerace
Seminar in Eminent Authors - Shakespeare (MENG 6510)
- Taught by Dr. David Hartwig
Online Classes
Journal Editing and Publishing (MENG 6780)
- Taught by Dr. Ukamaka Olisakwe and Sunni Wilkinson
Screenwriting (MENG 6770)
- Taught by Dr. Ukamaka Olisakwe
Spring 2028
In-Person Classes
MONDAY
Introduction to Graduate Studies (MENG 6010)
- Taught by TBD
TUESDAY
Seminar in World Literature (MENG 6260)
- Taught by Dr. Rebekah Cumpsty
Young Adult Literature (MENG 6120)
- Taught by Dr. Megan Van Deventer
WEDNESDAY
Variable Topics - American Fantasy Literature (MENG 6710)
- Taught by Ryan Evans
THURSDAY
Seminar in American Literature - Literature of the American West (MENG 6240)
- Taught by Dr. Christy Call
Fiction Writing (MENG 6750)
- Taught by Dr. Siân Griffiths
Online Classes
Foundations of Professional and Technical Writing (MENG 6140)
- Taught by Dr. Emily January
Seminar in British Literature (MENG 6250)
- Taught by Dr. Scott Rogers
Summer 2028
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TBD
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