
Overview
This Professional Writing graduate degree from Kennesaw State University addresses creative writing, screenwriting, scriptwriting, novels, poetry, technical writing, web writing, social media messaging, and much more. Hone your craft as you gain valuable writing and publishing experience and knowledge.
Concentrations
Choose two from three concentrations to align with your career goals:
- Applied Writing: public service writing, grant & proposal writing, technical writing, feature writing, social media writing, multi-modal editing, web design
- Composition & Rhetoric: teaching writing, rhetoric studies, workplace writing, multi-modal writing, computers & writing
- Creative Writing: fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, and TV & screenwriting
By selecting your concentration and support areas and your capstone topic and format, you can target your classes, writings, and projects to address your professional and creative goals. As you become experienced in producing and analyzing business, technical, journalistic, and creative texts, you’ll develop a sophisticated understanding of style, structure, and audience.
What can you do with a Professional Writing degree?
With the KSU professional writing degree, you can choose from a range of careers, including:
- Technical Writer/Editor
- Playwright
- Communications Coordinator/Manager/Director
- Podcaster
- Professor/Academic
- Editor
- Public Relations Professional
- Journalist
- Columnist
- Grants Specialist
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Visit programme websiteProgramme Structure
Courses include:- Readings for Writers
- Technical Writing
- Grant & Proposal Writing
- Managing Writing in Organizations
- Business and Technical Editing
- Writing the Biography
- Feature Writing
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Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
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Credits
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Campus Location
- Kennesaw, United States
Disciplines
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Academic requirements
English requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Online Graduate Application - There is a non-refundable $60 application fee.
- Transcripts - Official transcripts from EACH college and/or university you have attended.
- Bachelor’s degree with a minimum GPA of 2.75 from a regionally accredited college or university
- Minimum GPA 3.0
- Resume or CV
- Statement of purpose addressing preparation for and goals for the MAPW program
- Writing samples (up to 25 pages)
- GRE (Optional)
- Letters of recommendation (up to 3 recommendations) (Optional)
Student insurance
Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:
- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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International
20142 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 20142 USD per year during 24 months. -
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20142 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 20142 USD per year during 24 months. -
In-State
5454 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 5454 USD per year during 24 months.
Living costs for Kennesaw
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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Scholarships Information
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