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Twin Cities campus
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Twin Cities Campus
Creative Writing M.F.A.English Language & Literature
College of Liberal Arts
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Department of English, 222 Lind Hall, 207 Church Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-625-6366; fax: 612-624-8228)
Email:
creawrit@umn.edu
Website: http://creativewriting.umn.edu
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the
General Information section of
this
website for requirements that apply to all major fields.
The Creative Writing Program in the Department of English offers the master of fine arts degree for students committed to pursuing the writing life. This three-year degree provides advanced, graduate-level coursework in writing, language, and literature, as well as study in a related field. The third year of the program focuses on the final development of a book-length manuscript suitable for publication. At the heart of the program are writing workshops in poetry, fiction, and literary nonfiction, and courses in the Reading as Writers and Topics in Advanced Writing series, which 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. Students also have the opportunity to work editorially on dislocate, the graduate literary magazine.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
The preferred undergraduate GPA for admittance to the program
is 3.00.
The program does not require a graduate degree for admission.
Special Application Requirements:
The M.F.A. in creative writing does not require undergraduate work in English literature or an undergraduate degree in literature. Students come from a variety of educational backgrounds and life experiences. Applicants should be aware, however, that graduate coursework in literature and language is required once admitted to the program.
International applicants must submit score(s) from one of the following tests:
Key to test
abbreviations
(TOEFL, IELTS, MELAB).
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Plan C: Plan C requires
45
major credits and
12
credits outside the
major.
There is no final exam.
A capstone project is required.
Capstone Project: The capstone project is a publishable thesis manuscript of poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction. The final exam is an oral defense of the thesis manuscript and literary essay.
This program may be completed with a minor.
Use of 4xxx courses toward program requirements is permitted under certain conditions with adviser approval.
A minimum GPA of 3.00
is required for students to remain in good standing.
At least 2 semesters must be completed
before filing a Degree Program Form.
The M.F.A. requires 45 credits distributed over a three-year period, culminating in a book-length manuscript, M.F.A. literary essay, and an M.F.A. defense.
Required coursework includes ENGW 8101, ENGW 8140/50/60 (4 cr); four writing workshops (16 cr), three of which must be in the student's genre of choice and include one 8xxx course, and one of which must be outside the student's primary genre; language and literature courses (7 cr); coursework in a related field (6 cr); and a creative project in the form of a book-length manuscript suitable for publication (12 cr, 8 of which are for thesis seminar and 4 for thesis credit registration).
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