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Creative writing graduate major (mfa).
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The School of Writing, Literature, and Film offers the Master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing (fiction, poetry, nonfiction writing) at the Corvallis campus.
The MFA Program in Creative Writing on the OSU Corvallis campus is a two-year, high residency, studio/research program that interweaves literary artistic practice and literary scholarship. Tracks in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry are supported by writing workshops led by nationally known writers, as well as by courses in form, craft, and theory. Intensive mentoring during the thesis year, training in creative writing pedagogy, professional internships, and opportunities for outreach and community engagement produce graduates who are both accomplished creative writers and advocates for the role of literary arts in American culture and society.
Major Code: 8920
Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:
- Conduct research or produce some other form of creative work.
- Demonstrate mastery of subject material.
- Conduct scholarly or professional activities in an ethical manner.
- Develop and employ methods of intensive revision.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the contemporary creative writing profession.
- Develop proficiency in teaching introductory creative writing courses.
GTAs are required to take two practicum courses: one to prepare them for teaching composition, and another should they wish to teach creative writing in their second year.
For more detailed information on the program requirements and expectations, refer to the Corvallis MFA Handbook .
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Oregon State University's high residency MFA program in Corvallis has a long tradition of excellence in producing and teaching creative writing, going all the way back to the 1950s when the future distinguished novelist William Kittredge was a student here, and Bernard Malamud won a National Book Award while teaching in the English Department ...
Oregon State University has a long tradition of excellence in producing and teaching creative writing, going all the way back to the 1950s when the future distinguished novelist William Kittredge was a student here, and Bernard Malamud won a National Book Award while teaching in the English Department. This is a distinguished past, but our present is even more remarkable.
The School of Writing, Literature, and Film offers the Master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing (fiction, poetry, nonfiction writing) at the Corvallis campus. ... Oregon State University B102 Kerr Administration Building. Corvallis, OR 97331-2130. Phone: 541-737-4331.
Upon completion of the MFA, students will be able to: 1) Demonstrate mastery of the discipline by engaging in extensive study of genre and literary analysis. 2) Produce original work in a specified genre, culminating in a thesis of publishable quality and of high literary merit. The student and thesis advisor confer to determine length, form, and content, but typically a thesis will be 75 ...
Application Guide for the MFA Program in Creative Writing. The deadline to submit applications for Fall 2025 is Dec. 15, 2024. ... (please have institutions mail transcripts directly to Graduate School/Oregon State University/300 Kerr Administration Building/Corvallis, OR 97331-2106).
Welcome to the School of Writing, Literature and Film! The School of Writing, Literature and Film is the privileged place at Oregon State University for students, scholars, creative writers, and rhetoricians to gather together to discuss, critique, love, and celebrate the English language in all its diverse forms. We offer a number of degree programs, including undergraduate majors in English ...
Current students can find the most current full MFA handbook on the MFA Program Canvas Site The MFA Program in Creative Writing is a two-year Studio/Research program combining writing with studies in craft and literature. Seeking a balance between literary artistic practice and literary scholarship, the course of study emphasizes the importance of reading to one's development as a writer. In ...
A Low Residency Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, based in central Oregon, with emphases in. Fiction writing; Poetry writing; Creative non-fiction; MAIS. A Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies. Areas of concentration in literature and culture and rhetoric, writing, and culture are readily combined with a third area such as in ...
MA A Master of Arts in English with three areas of concentration Literature and Culture Rhetoric, Writing, and Culture Film and Visual Studies MFA A Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing with emphases in Fiction writing Poetry writing Creative non-fiction Low Residency MFA A Low Residency Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, based in central Oregon, with emphases in Fiction writing ...
Creative Writing Requirements - 53 credits total. Lower Division: 17 credits. Students must take all 3 200-level creative writing courses (9 credits) WR 224: Introduction to Fiction Writing; WR 240: Introduction to Nonfiction Writing; WR 241: Introduction to Poetry Writing; Pick any 2 200-level ENG courses (8 credits) Upper Division: 36 credits