Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in Writing, Interdisciplinary Studies at Northwestern University

Programme overview

Students build their own course of study from part-time graduate workshops, seminars and electives with guidance from an adviser, focusing on fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction plus writing and publishing industry topics. Courses are small-group, taught by published faculty, in evenings and weekends on the Chicago and Evanston campuses, online and hybrid.

Faculty: School of Professional Studies | Department: Writing Interdisciplinary Studies | Intake: Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer terms (application deadlines July 15, October 15, January 15, April 15) | Study mode: part-time | Location: Evanston, IL, United States

What you will study

Four units of writing courses, drawn from Writing Workshops, at most one independent study, Publishing and Professional Development courses, MCW 575, 579, 580, graduate literature courses, MCW 490 electives or other approved related courses.

Career pathways

Prepares students to build strong applications for jobs in teaching, publishing and editing.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants hold a U.S. master's degree from a regionally accredited institution or foreign equivalent. Application: online application, 300-550 word statement of purpose, resume, one letter of recommendation, official transcripts; some certificates require a writing sample. Applications are accepted each quarter (deadlines July 15, October 15, January 15, April 15).

Intake: Fall, winter, spring and summer quarters

Apply through the official page: https://sps.northwestern.edu/graduate-certificates/admission.html

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