The Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing offered by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, is a three-year, intensive studio arts terminal degree with a strong international emphasis and requires the writing of a book-length thesis in either fiction, literary nonfiction, or poetry.
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Duration
3 years
Starting Date
August
TuitionFee
$23,411 per year
Location
Las Vegas, United States
About the program
The objectives of the Creative Writing degree offered by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, are to enable the student to master the craft of writing in the chosen genre to a publishable level; to train the student in traditional literary studies and in writing pedagogy; and to provide the student with some practical knowledge of literary translation and literary publishing.
The goal of the three- year course of studies is to prepare the student for a teaching career at the university, college, or community college level; for writing as a profession outside of the academy; and to provide the student with an international perspective on the creation of, publication of, and teaching of the literary arts, specifically fiction, literary nonfiction, and poetry; to encourage an appreciation of literature and writing in all its forms in a global context; and to inspire literary activism of the public intellectual and person of letters.
Career Possibilities
Persons with the M.F.A. in Creative Writing can go on to careers in:
Teaching
A person with an M.F.A. in Creative Writing may, usually with the publication of a book, teach at the university or college level; or, usually with some significant publications, at the community college level. Persons with the M.F.A. in Creative Writing may also teach high school English (in some cases, additional credits in Education courses will be required); or may teach many disciplines of English at schools and institutes abroad. Because of the teaching experience available from the M.F.A. at UNLV as a Graduate Assistant instructor in the English Department, common fields in which persons holding the M.F.A. degree are qualified to teach in are: composition, literature, world literature, creative writing, or business writing.
Writing/Publishing/Editing/Literary Translation
The M.F.A. degree in Creative Writing provides the student with optimum preparation to pursue professional writing as a career in the chosen genre of specialization by selling original writing to magazines, book publishers, and websites. Also, the Creative Writing International program, in partnership with the Beverly Rogers, Carol C. Harter Black Mountain Institute, offers opportunities to work with three literary magazines: Interim, Witness, and The Believer. Practical experience in literary publishing combined with writing skills attained in pursuit of the M.F.A. degree provide an optimum work history to pursue a career in magazine editing, book editing, website editing, or free-lance, as copy editors or copy writers. Training in literary translation for the M.F.A. degree prepares students who also possess significant foreign language skills to pursue careers in literary and other fields of written translation.
Public Relations, Media, Communications, and Advertising
P-R and advertising agencies hire candidates with strong writing, communications, and publishing skills, all which are acquired in pursuit of the M.F.A. in Creative Writing.
Business, Non-profits, Management, and Beyond
In the most global sense possible, Creative Writing M.F.A. graduates can do anything. In survey after survey, business employers rank writing and communications skills as the most important qualification. M.F.A. graduates are also highly qualified to work for non-profits, especially in arts and education. Also, graduates go on to careers in finance, management, human resources, sales, marketing, civil service, and institutional analysis―the possibilities are endless.
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