Overview

Our award-winning MFA faculty at Bay Path University are accomplished memoirists, journalists, food and travel writers, editors, and publishers with a wealth of real-world expertise. Work with a New York Times bestselling memoirist on the memoir you’ve always wanted to write.

Discover your inner journalist with renowned magazine editors and newspaper columnists. Write about the life of the spirit with a recent winner of the Best American Spiritual Writing Award. Explore the world of travel and food writing with an author of numerous travel books. Learn the art of writing family histories with a literary anthology editor.

Creative Nonfiction Writing program at Bay Path University

Classes start every January, May, and August
Convenient schedule, take courses full or part-time (39 credits)

The flexible 100% online format has no residency requirement.
Students learn in a small, intimate, highly dynamic and interactive online community .

Career opportunities

Professional writers are prepared for careers in a variety of fields including journalism, marketing, advertising, and public relations.

Author
Copywriter
Editor
Journalist

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Nature and Environmental Writing

Travel and Food Writing for Publication

Reading as a Writer

Reading and Writing about Culture, Race, and Identity

Womens Spiritual Writing through the Ages
Generational Histories Writing About Family

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-01-01 00:00:00

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Starting 2024-05-01 00:00:00

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Starting 2024-08-01 00:00:00

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Language

English

IELTS

6

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TOEFL^® IBT

80

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Credits

39 SCH

Delivered

Online

Disciplines

Language Studies Creative Writing Liberal Arts View 74 other Masters in Liberal Arts in United States

Academic requirements

GPA

3

English requirements

IELTS

6

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TOEFL^® IBT

80

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Other requirements

General requirements

A completed application -
Undergraduate and graduate transcripts from an accredited institution (a 3.0 GPA or grades at the “B” level or higher in English and/or writing classes)
An original essay of at least 250 words on the topic: “Why I am interested in the MFA in Creative Nonfiction Writing and what I will bring to the program as a learner and writer.” (a personal statement of no more than one page)
One 10-page writing sample or two 5-page writing samples (personal essay, profile, column, or article)
Two recommendations -
An interview with the program director

Tuition Fee

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International

15307 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 785 USD per credit during 24 months.
National

15307 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 785 USD per credit during 24 months.

Funding

Studyportals Student Grant Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and be among one of the 20 students to win €1000.

Studyportals Student Grant Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and be among one of the 20 students to win €1000.

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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