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Creative Writing M.F.A.

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College of Liberal Arts (TCLA)308 - Master of Fine Arts

Program learning outcomes

The Department of English Master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing prepares students committed to pursuing the writing life. This three-year degree provides advanced graduate-level coursework in writing, language, literature, as well as studies in a related field.

Workshops in poetry, fiction, and literary nonfiction are at the heart of the creative writing program, while courses in the Reading as Writers and Topics in Advanced Writing series enable writers to explore a variety of issues relating to contemporary themes in American and world literature. The program encourages experimentation across genres, fostering the discovery of new and varied forms for a developing voice.

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