Earn your master's degree in Creative Writing & Publishing Arts.
Degree Requirements
These requirements apply to students entering this program in fall 2024 and thereafter. Students who enrolled earlier should consult the catalog in effect at the time they
enrolled.
Choose four electives from among many in writing, design, literature, publishing, multimedia
and technology.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
ASSURANCE OF LEARNING: MFA IN CREATIVE WRITING & PUBLISHING ARTS
Mission Statement
The MFA in Creative Writing & Publishing Arts is recognized nationally for its distinctive
integration of creative writing and publishing arts, as well as for the unique way
it focuses on both creativity and craft. The curriculum is designed to foster creativity,
to help students develop work of publishable quality, to enable them to become proficient
in graphic design and bookmaking, and to provide opportunities to gain experience
in publishing, teaching, and the arts. The program culminates with a seminar in which
each student writes, edits, designs and publishes a book of poems, short stories,
or nonfiction. The program aims to prepare students for careers as creative writers,
editors, publishers, book designers, and teachers.
Program-Level Student Learning Outcomes
Upon graduating from the MFA in Creative Writing & Publishing Arts program, students
will be able to:
write a manuscript of original poetry, fiction, or nonfiction of publishable quality
design and produce a print and/or electronic publication that enhances and supports
the writing
critique examples of creative writing, with respect to matters of style and structure
develop a plan of action for publication of their own work that includes a researching
and evaluating literary agents and presses, writing inquiries, and submitting a manuscript
give a public reading of their work
analyze a piece of literature, with an emphasis on the ways in which it reflects or
departs from a particular literary tradition.
