Overview

Key Facts

Only one or two writers are admitted each year; our cohort never exceeds five. This allows for individualized and intensive mentorship as well as multiple productions through which MFA writers develop their craft, their voice, and their vision.

Through our unique and extensive production opportunities, our writers collaborate closely with their colleagues in the MFA acting, directing, design, dance, and stage management programs to fully realize theatrical, compelling, and meaningful works of theatre as part of our nationally-renowned Wagner New Play Festival, which occurs every spring.

The core of the playwriting curriculum at University of California, San Diego is the Playwriting Seminar, a course that all MFA playwrights take together. Seminar topics vary each quarter, from readings of contemporary plays to focus on particular styles and artistic movements. The work of the seminar is a combination of reading and discussion of plays, writing exercises, and discussion of various aspects of professional life.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Playwriting Seminar
Playwriting Practicum
Television Writing
Writing for Performance
Screenwriting
Storyboarding

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-01-08 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

60 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

San Diego, United States

Disciplines

Creative Writing View 398 other Masters in Creative Writing in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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General requirements

A test of English language proficiency is required for international applicants whose native language is not English and who have not studied full-time for one uninterrupted academic year at a university-level institution in which English is the language of instruction and in a country where English is a dominant language.
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Statement of Purpose

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Tuition Fee

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International

29118 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 29118 USD per year during 36 months.
National

29118 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 29118 USD per year during 36 months.
In-State

14016 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 14016 USD per year during 36 months.

Living costs for San Diego

1400 - 2455 USD /month

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Scholarships Information

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