Overview

MFA students work with nationally and internationally known faculty members to complete intensive literary seminars, small workshops, a first-year portfolio, and a second-year thesis.

Key Features

Students learn not only from permanent faculty but also from visiting speakers. The President’s Reading Series (Literature of Social Import), The Turnbull Lectures in Poetry, and other events allow students to meet world-renowned visiting writers such as Marilynne Robinson, Salman Rushdie, and Tracy K. Smith. Join the Writing Seminars program from Johns Hopkins University.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Poetry Workshop: Divergencies: British and Irish Poetry from 1945 to the Present Day

Readings in Fiction: Politics and the Novel

Fiction Workshop

Poetry Workshop

Readings in Pedagogy: Teaching Fiction and Poetry

Teaching Assistant

The Hopkins Review Managing Editor

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-31 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-15 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Baltimore, 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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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

Three recommendation letters

Writing sample

Statement of purpose (critique of work)

Transcripts

TOEFL or IELTS scores (for those applicants whose native language is not English)

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

64730 USD / year

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Out-of-State

64730 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

64730 USD / year

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Living costs

Baltimore

United States

1240 - 2100 USD / month

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Overview

Key Features

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Baltimore

Financing

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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