Overview

Key facts

This approach seeks to train students in ways that reflect the realities of the writer/artist’s evolving role in the academy. Because writers, when hired to teach, are often asked to handle a variety of courses beyond the creative writing workshop, the academic/studio format requires students to take literature and pedagogy courses in addition to writing workshops.

Thus, the M.F.A. in Creative Writing at West Virginia University is both an academic and a professional degree. As part of WVU’s comprehensive Center for Writing Excellence, this degree allows students to prepare for careers in teaching or professional writing/editing.

Career

Job titles and employers of recent graduates include:

writer/editor, ModCloth

researcher, law firm

editor, University Press

English professor, Northern Kentucky University

English instructor, multiple colleges and universities

Programme Structure

Courses included:

The Writing of Health and Medicine

Rhetoric and Science

Forensic Linguistics

Studies in Composition and Rhetoric

Professional Writing

Topics in Rhetoric

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

90 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Morgantown, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.7

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Letters of Recommendation - Three
Statement of Purpose
Essay/Writing Sample
Résumé /CV
For the writing sample: a substantial writing sample in fiction, nonfiction or poetry
Certain application requirements may be waived based on a preliminary review of an application by program.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

30024 USD / year

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Out-of-State

30024 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

10728 USD / year

≈ 10728 USD / year

Living costs

Morgantown

United States

775 - 1290 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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