MFA · Kansas City, MO, USA
University of Missouri, Kansas City MFA in Creative Writing
The University of Missouri-Kansas City offers an interdisciplinary Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and Media Arts, with five areas of emphasis, including poetry. The 42-credit-hour, in-person program combines intensive writing workshops, literature and craft courses, and interdisciplinary study involving film, media arts, and theater. Students complete a creative thesis in their chosen genre, with cross-genre work possible subject to committee approval.
- Deadline: Dec 15 each year
- Funding: Partial / need-based
- Application fee: 75 (international graduate applicants)
- 2 years
Graduate teaching assistantships are available to applicants who submit additional teaching-related application materials. The university does not establish that all admitted MFA students receive assistantships or publish a verified annual stipend amount on the program page.
Program site: shss.umkc.edu/areas-of-study/english/mfa-creative-writing-and-media-arts.html. Please confirm the details there before you apply.
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