Degrees and Certificates
Graduate
MFA in Creative Writing
Founded in 1980, Mason's MFA program boasts a national reputation with internationally recognized faculty who you will work with to develop your literary art. In addition to being regularly published, our faculty are active members in organizations like PEN/Faulkner, the Academy of American Poets, and the Association of Writers & Writing Programs, which are exactly the associations you need to sustain a vibrant writerly life. This 48-credit-hour, residential program offers concentrations in three genres--fiction, nonfiction, and poetry--and is typically completed in three years. The curriculum is designed to deliver a balance of scholarship and production with a generous amount of electives so that students can chart a path through the program that both adheres to our tradition and is unique to them. Mason Creative Writing, coupled with Watershed Lit: Center for Literary Engagement and Publishing Practice, is a center of literary arts and publishing practice, and its graduates emerge as exceptional artists who are prepared for a variety of professional directions.
Graduate Certificate in Publishing Practice
Undergraduate
Creative Writing concentration in the BA in English
The Creative Writing concentration is designed for students who wish to devote a considerable portion of their work in English to the writing of poetry or fiction (or both). Students fulfill the requirements for this concentration by taking four writing courses, ideally including either the Advanced Fiction Writing workshop and/or the Advanced Poetry Writing workshop.