MFA in Creative Writing
Southern Connecticut State University The MFA in Creative Writing at Southern Connecticut State University is a flexible full-residency, terminal-degree program that prepares students for careers as publishing writers, teachers, editors, and professionals, in the publishing world. We work with students who attend full-time and students who attend part-time, and we are committed to working with the student’s needs in mind. Our curriculum focuses on the development of the writer through experiences in the writing workshops and the creative thesis, but writers also need to be readers and study literature, so our students study literature from ancient world lit to contemporary lit with experts in each field. Other courses focus on literary theory, competition, and rhetoric, and teaching collegiate-level writing. In some cases, MFA students may also teach their own courses. Our MFA program in Creative Writing is designed for graduate fiction writers and poets who Have the skills and experience to become publishing writers; Having the experience and depth of knowledge to become university instructors of creative and expositor writing; 82
