University of Colorado Boulder - MFA Creative Writing Posted on April 22nd
MFA in Creative Writing :
The MFA in Creative Writing trains students to write in a variety of genres and to study literature from the point of view of a working writer. Recent graduates have become not only published authors of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, plays, and screenplays, but also journalists, editors, publishers, and college-level and secondary-level teachers. The degree program culminates in the submission and oral defense of a thesis consisting of a creative work of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and/or scriptwriting. The MFA in Creative Writing normally takes six semesters to complete. Fellowships and teaching assistantships are available on a competitive basis.
Admission requirements:
A BA degree, with English major or at least 18 semester hours of work in English.
Satisfactory scores on the verbal and analytical writing sections of the GRE General Test (approximately 600/5.0).
Submission of a complete application by January 1 (December 1 for international applicants).
Coursework :
Students must take 45 hours of coursework (15 courses) in the following areas:
4 courses (12 hours) of writing workshops (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, scriptwriting, publishing).
4 courses (12 hours) in Literature.
2 courses (6 hours) in two of the following: Studies in Poetry; Studies in Fiction; Studies in Literary Movements.
2 courses (6 hours) of electives.
9 hours of credit for thesis writing.
Foreign language requirement
Graduate Admissions
Department of English Student Services
Phone: (303) 492-6434
Graduate email: gsengl@colorado.edu
Department Mailing Address
Department of English
University of Colorado at Boulder
Hellems 101
226 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0226
