Arts & Humanities
Architecture (BEDS)
Dalhousie University, Canada
- Degree
- Bachelor's
- Next intake
- September
Arts & Humanities
Two-year low-residency, course-based professional MFA offered jointly by Dalhousie and the University of King's College; the only MFA in Canada dedicated to creative nonfiction. Students develop a book proposal and manuscript between residencies with one-to-one mentorship and sessions with publishing professionals.
Faculty: King's College | Duration: 2 years | Intake: June | Study mode: full-time | Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Major projects, a book proposal and a manuscript, completed between residencies; residencies include workshops, lectures and sessions with publishing professionals.
Published author, freelance editor, literary agent, publishing industry professional, creative writing instructor or professor.
Four-year undergraduate degree or equivalent (applicants not meeting standard criteria may be considered through Prior Learning Assessment); transcripts from every post-secondary institution attended; writing portfolio of up to 25 double-spaced pages of prose, preferably including a sample from the proposed MFA project; English proficiency as set by the University of King's College. Deadline February 15 for a June start.
Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.
Graduate intakes: September, January and May.
General Faculty of Graduate Studies deadlines: September admission June 1 (Canadian applicants) and April 1 (non-Canadian); January admission October 31 (Canadian) and August 31 (non-Canadian); May admission February 28 (Canadian) and December 31 (non-Canadian). Program deadlines may differ. The application fee is $115, payable online with the application.
Arts & Humanities
Dalhousie University, Canada
Arts & Humanities
Dalhousie University, Canada
Arts & Humanities
Dalhousie University, Canada
Arts & Humanities
Dalhousie University, Canada
Arts & Humanities
Dalhousie University, Canada
Arts & Humanities
Dalhousie University, Canada
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