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Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing at Florida International University

Florida International University, United States

Programme overview

The Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Creative Writing provides the practicing writer the skills necessary to meet the professional standards and expectations of their chosen genre. The program is intended as the terminal degree for those intending to teach creative writing.

Faculty: College of Arts, Sciences, and Education  |  Duration: 2 years (48 credits)  |  Location: Miami, FL, United States

What you will study

The programme requires 48 credit hours.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admissions Requirements for the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Creative Writing To be admitted to the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Creative Writing, a student must meet the university's graduate admissions requirements and: (1) Hold a baccalaureate degree with a 3.0 GPA; (2) Completed a minimum of nine (9) credits of undergraduate coursework in creative writing; and (3) Submission of a writing sample. Admission is based primarily on the strength of the applicant’s submitted writing sample. Please refer to the Program Website for further details. Financial Support Fellowships, teaching assistantships, and tuition remission scholarships are available on a competitive basis.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate entry terms: Fall (starts in August), Spring (starts in January) and Summer (starts in May); some programmes limit admission to one or two terms a year.

Domestic master's and graduate certificate deadlines: Fall June 1; Spring October 1; Summer March 1. Programme deadlines may be earlier. The graduate application fee is $30, submitted through the online application.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.fiu.edu/

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