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MFA Literary Arts at Brown University

Brown University, United States

Programme overview

The MFA in Literary Arts offers courses in fiction, poetry and digital/cross-disciplinary practices over four semesters of study.

Faculty: The Graduate School  |  Department: Literary Arts  |  Duration: 4 semesters  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Providence, RI, United States

What you will study

Nine courses: two in semesters 1 and 4, two and a half in semesters 2 and 3; a graduate workshop in your track in semesters 1-3, a thesis independent study in semester 4, a half-credit pedagogy training course in semesters 2 and 3, and one elective each semester.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Application: online form with Graduate School fee (or approved waiver), personal statement (Graduate School cap two pages), supplemental essay, writing sample as one PDF (admission is based primarily on its quality), transcripts, and at least three referees submitting through the portal. International applicants submit TOEFL or IELTS scores. GRE is not required and not considered. Applicants with prior graduate creative writing study must add a letter headed 'Work toward a master's degree in a related field'. Deadline December 15, 11:59 pm EST; no late or rolling applications.

Master's and professional master's cohorts start in fall (September), with some programmes starting in summer (June-August); billing is by Summer, Fall and Spring terms.

Professional master's programmes charge a $200 one-time application fee.

Apply through the official page: https://graduateprograms.brown.edu/

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