Overview
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley offers a master's degree in Creative Writing. It is a studio/research program providing the support and challenge of a workshop environment, as well as scholarly training in literary structures and techniques.
Key Features:
- The objective of this degree program is to prepare students for careers as writers, teachers at the college or university level, editors, literary translators, and other related professional careers.
- The program provides further training in the art of contemporary literary writing and publishing, the artistic inspiration of other writers as peers and mentors, and a deepened understanding and appreciation of literary traditions, including those of the Rio Grande Valley and elsewhere.
- The program's small workshop sizes concentrate student energies, promote success, and encourage a sense of community.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Teaching Creative Writing
- Studies in Composition Techniques
- Literary Translation Workshop
- Special Topics in Writing Literary Genres
- Fiction Workshop
- Creative Nonfiction Workshop
- Poetry Workshop
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Rolling admission for national students.
Language
Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Creative Writing Literature View 834 other Masters in Literature in United StatesAcademic requirements
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution in the United States or a recognized international equivalent in a similar or related field.
- Undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0.
- Official transcripts from each institution attended (must be submitted directly to UTRGV).
- Personal statement detailing professional goals and reasons for pursuing the graduate degree.
- Three letters of recommendation from professional or academic sources.
- Portfolio of creative work (8 -10 pages of poetry or around 20 pages of fiction, creative nonfiction, or scriptwriting. Combinations of genres and common-sense equivalent creative work of graphic stories or mixed genre work will be given due consideration, as well as work in Spanish or Tex-Mex).
Tuition Fee
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International
15676 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 7838 USD per semester during 12 months. -
National
15676 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 7838 USD per semester during 12 months. -
In-State
8332 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4166 USD per semester during 12 months.
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The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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