Master of Fine Arts in Dramatic Writing at University of New Mexico

Programme overview

For the student preparing to enter the profession of writing for the stage and media the department offers the Master of Fine Arts in Dramatic Writing (M.F.A.). The focus of the program is the creation of new work for the stage, the media and the classroom.

Faculty: College of Fine Arts | Department: Theatre & Dance | Duration: 60 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Albuquerque, NM, United States

What you will study

To graduate with The Master of Fine Arts degree, the candidate must complete the Dramatic Writing course sequence in the prescribed order. The course sequence requires a minimum of 60 credit hours of course work, no more that 24 of which can be transferred from other programs. The candidate must complete no fewer than 42 graduate credit hours in residency at the University of New Mexico. They must complete 9 credit...

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Application information

Entry requirements

Students applying for admission can apply online at http://admissions.unm.edu/ . Other application materials required by the department: 1. Letter of Intent clearly expressing your ability to undertake graduate studies and explaining why you are seeking a graduate degree in this point in your professional development 2. Three letters of recommendation from colleagues familiar with your academic and/or professional creative work 3. Official transcripts. The application portal for the MFA in Dance and the MFA in Dramatic writing rotates every other year. We accept applications to those degrees in academic years with odd numbered fall terms and even numbered spring terms. Graduate students who are accepted in either of the MFA degrees begin in fall terms with even numbers. The application portal is closed in academic years with even numbered fall terms and odd numbered spring terms.

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.

Each graduate and professional programme has its own admission requirements and deadlines; applicants apply through the Graduate Studies application.

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