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Overview
About this Degree
Typically, students in the program take course work for the first two years of the program and then take the third year to write their thesis. Students may take up to 15 credit hours to complete the thesis, and by the time they graduate they will have produced a book-length manuscript of poetry or prose. University of Kansas's Creative Writing MFA program is distinguished by its emphasis on both creative and analytical work. All MFA students are required to take graduate-level literature and/or composition/rhetoric courses along with creative writing workshops. Students think and write critically as well as creatively, and are expected to read scholarly texts as well as fiction, poetry, drama, and creative non-fiction.
The creative writing faculty at KU has been widely published and anthologized, winning both critical and popular acclaim. Faculty awards include such distinctions as the Nebula Award, Hugo Award, Osborn Award, Shelley Memorial Award, Gertrude Stein Award, the Kenyon Review Prize, the Kentucky Center Gold Medallion, and the Pushcart Prize.
Programme Structure
- In the first year, GTA appointees teach English 101 (first year composition) and English 102 (a required reading and writing course).
- MFA students have the opportunity to teach and course in creative writing in their third year, and opportunities are available for a limited number of advanced GTAs to teach in the summer.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
English
IELTS 6.5
TOEFL® IBT 80
Credits
30 alternative credits
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Language Studies Creative Writing General Studies & Classics View 226 other Masters in General Studies & Classics in United StatesAcademic requirements
GPA 3.25
GRE® Required
English requirements
IELTS 6.5
TOEFL® IBT 80
Other requirements
General requirements
- A resumé or curriculum vitae.
- A statement of approximately 500 words describing your interests, training, experience (including teaching experience), academic ability, and goals.
- Letters of recommendation from three professors.
- Copies of G.R.E. scores in the General Aptitude Test, taken within five years of application date. These tests should be taken well in advance of the application deadline of December 31.
- One official transcript from each university previously attended.
- M.A. and PhD literature track applicants must submit two examples of academic writing.
Tuition Fee
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International
18473 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 18473 USD per year during 36 months. -
National
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In-State
8002 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 8002 USD per year during 36 months.
Living costs for Lawrence
900 - 1400 USD /month
Living costs
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Financing
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