New York University - MFA Creative Writing Posted on April 25th
The Master of Fine Arts Degree in Creative Writing is a terminal degree which allows students to concentrate more intensively on their writing by offering a wider course selection to allow for individual development. Like the M.A. program, the M.F.A. requires the completion of four workshops in either fiction or poetry as well as a creative thesis.
M.F.A. students must take the Craft of Poetry or the Craft of Fiction seminar and may take the class more than once if taught by a different instructor. The remaining three courses may be taken at any school or department within the University (with permission from the program and the selected department). The M.F.A. degree is recommended for students interested in teaching creative writing at colleges and universities.
-Satisfactory completion of 32 credits, including four workshops (16 credits) in fiction or poetry, at least one Craft of Fiction or Craft of Poetry course (4 credits), and the remaining 12 credits from any school or department within the University (these may be replaced by additional Craft classes if the course is being taught by a different instructor)
-A creative thesis in either fiction or poetry (to be completed in the student’s final semester and with the approval of the student’s final workshop instructor and the director of the Creative Writing Program)
