Overview

Key facts:

The MFA in Creative Writing at Houston Baptist University utilizes an accelerated, low-residency model designed to meet the needs of today’s students, while emphasizing a strong commitment to excellence in craft, analysis, and creativity. Three times per year, students and faculty gather either at HCU’s campus or for a writers’ retreat in cities like Galveston or Austin. Each residency features workshops and extensive interaction with notable professional writers serving as guest instructors, as well as ongoing mentorship from HCU’s exceptional full-time writing faculty.

The accelerated schedule allows students to complete the MFA degree in less than two years. For professional writers, the Master of Fine Arts serves as a terminally qualifying degree, allowing successful graduates to teach at the university level. However, the program’s primary goal is to nurture students’ creative potential, ensuring that their artistic craft is sharpened and developed.

Most importantly, the core of this degree remains HCU’s steadfast commitment to providing a learning experience that instills in students a passion for academic, spiritual and professional excellence as a result of our Christian convictions. Students learn how this faith has guided writers, storytellers, and artists throughout history and will be inspired by this rich heritage as together we seek to craft new works reflecting our Creator’s goodness, truth, and beauty.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Creative Writing Workshop: Poetry,

Creative Writing Workshop: Fiction,

Creative Writing Workshop: Non-Fiction

Memoir & Personal Narrative,

Criticism & Reviews

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Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-01 00:00:00

More details

International student application deadline is at least two months prior to the stated deadlines above.

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

45 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Houston, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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General requirements

Show proof of sufficient English skills
TOEFL, IELTS, SAT and/or ACT scores, OR
Completion of two (2) classes of collegiate English taken in the United States
Certificate of completion from Language Consultants International (ESL program)
A bachelor’s degree or equivalent at an accredited institution of higher education whose instruction is conducted in English.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

17437 USD / year

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Out-of-State

17437 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

17437 USD / year

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Living costs

Houston

United States

1067 - 1950 USD / month

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