Graduate Program in Creative Writing
Admission & Degree Requirements
- Degree
- MFA (poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, drama)
- Type of Program
- Studio / Research
Required Course of Study
- Thesis: 15hrs
- Writing workshops: 12hrs
- Other courses: 9hrs
- Literature courses: 12hrs
- Total: 48hrs
Foreign-language proficiency, defense of thesis.
MFA candidates will present appropriate, original work in fiction, poetry, drama, literary nonfiction, or some combination of these, as a thesis.
Application Deadline
- December 31
For application information please see English Graduate Application.
Graduate students have the opportunity to gain valuable editorial experience working with Beecher's Magazine, the graduate student-run literary journal at the University of Kansas.
Graduate Teaching Assistantships are available, with opportunities to teach creative writing workshops. If you are applying for a teaching assistantship, please have your letter writers indicate your qualifications and/or potential for teaching. Graduate students have the opportunity to gain valuable editorial experience working with Beecher's Magazine, the graduate student-run literary journal at the University of Kansas. A number of annual prizes and awards recognize outstanding achievements in teaching and creative writing.
For more information, please contact William J. Harris, Creative Writing Program Director, via email at wjh8@ku.edu or call him at 785.864.2534.
For more information on GTA positions, please contact Amy Devitt, First and Second Year English Program Director, via email devitt@ku.edu or call her at 785.864.2567.
- Degree
- PhD (poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, drama)
- Type of Program
- Creative Writing and Literary Studies
Required Course of Study
- Formal graduate coursework (24 hrs)
- English 800: Introduction to Graduate Study in English
- Two Seminar Courses
- English 999: Dissertation (at least 12 hrs)
Foreign-language proficiency, successful completion of oral comprehensive examination, defense of dissertation.
The creative dissertation allows PhD students in Creative Writing to present a book-length original work of fiction, poetry, drama, literary nonfiction, or some combination of these, in addition to a scholarly research component.
Application Deadline
- December 31
For application information please see English Graduate Application.
Graduate students have the opportunity to gain valuable editorial experience working with Beecher's Magazine, the graduate student-run literary journal at the University of Kansas.
Graduate Teaching Assistantships are available, with opportunities to teach creative writing workshops. If you are applying for a teaching assistantship, please have your letter writers indicate your qualifications and/or potential for teaching. Graduate students have the opportunity to gain valuable editorial experience working with Beecher's Magazine, the graduate student-run literary journal at the University of Kansas. A number of annual prizes and awards recognize outstanding achievements in teaching and creative writing.
For more information, please contact William J. Harris, Creative Writing Program Director, via email at wjh8@ku.edu or call him at 785.864.2534.
For more information on GTA positions, please contact Amy Devitt, First and Second Year English Program Director, via email devitt@ku.edu or call her at 785.864.2567.
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