English, Ph.D., Creative Writing Concentration at Georgia State University

Programme overview

The Ph.D. program in English, Concentration in Creative Writing, is one of the top 15 in the U.S., as ranked by Poets & Writers. The program offers graduate students the opportunity to work closely with our award-winning faculty while living and writing in Atlanta, an international city with a vibrant literary culture.

Faculty: College of Arts & Sciences | Department: English | Duration: The Ph.D. is designed to be completed in five years. A minimum of 36 hours of coursework is required beyond the M.A. or M.F.A. with focus in Fiction; a minimum of 39 hours of coursework is required beyond the M.A. or M.F.A. with focus in Poetry. | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Fall: February 15 Spring: Does not admit Summer: Does not admit Admissions Deadlines | Location: Atlanta, GA, United States

What you will study

For fiction writers: 12 hours of ENGL 8030 Fiction Writing ENGL 8160 Form and Theory of Literary Craft in Fiction (3) ENGL 8202 Contemporary Fiction Craft (3) Three hours of courses in or strongly related to area of primary specialty ENGL 8160 Form and Theory of Literary Craft in Poetry (3) Six hours of courses in or strongly related to area of secondary specialty Three hours of language study, unless satisfied at M.A. level Three hours of literary theory/critical methodology/cultural studies, unless satisfied at M.A.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A master’s degree in English or a closely related discipline from an accredited college or university; A 10-20 page critical writing sample; A portfolio including a minimum of 10 poems; or two or three works of fiction totaling no fewer than 30 and no more than 50 pages. One of the two or three fiction samples may be an excerpt of a longer work (novel, novella, etc.), and fiction samples may include short-short/flash fiction, but we ask that the applicant send at least one complete, stand-alone example of short fiction of 15 pages or more. The Portfolio should be uploaded to the “Writing Sample” section of the online application. For application and admissions requirements, see the graduate catalog.

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 programmes (degree, certificate, non-degree and transient): $50 non-refundable application fee; Executive Doctorate in Business Administration: $100. Deadlines vary by college and programme.

Apply through the official page: https://graduate.gsu.edu/future/admissions/

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