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Master of Creative Writing

Southern New Hampshire University

  • Manchester, United States
  • 2 years
  • English
  • Hybrid
  • Master

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Southern New Hampshire University campus

About the program

A one-year masters combining writing workshops with one-to-one mentoring.

Program highlights

  • Internship available: no
  • Placement support: yes
  • Work during study: yes
  • Post-study work rights (1 year): yes
  • PR pathway friendly: no

What you will learn

  • Learners studying Creative Writing can develop the ability to develop creative concepts
  • Use relevant production tools and critique work using professional
  • Audience and ethical considerations
  • And apply advanced analytical or reflective approaches to complex work. These are indicative learning goals
  • Not a confirmed list of the university's assessed course outcomes.

Career outcomes

  • Creative Writing Specialist
  • Creative Writing Associate

Curriculum

  • Compulsory modules in Creative Prose (20 credits combined)
  • Literature
  • Creativity and Society (10) and Individual Project Development across two semesters (20)
  • A 30-credit creative dissertation in the spring and summer
  • 10 credits of optional modules.

Entry requirements

Academic

  • Completed bachelor's degree (US equivalent) with an official NACES/AICE third-party evaluation and minimum GPA 2.75/4.0 (2.0-2.74 may be considered provisionally)
  • plus English test proof
  • Bachelor degree with GPA 2.75/4.0 (US equivalent)

Minimum GPA

2.75

Accepted academic background

Completed bachelor or graduate degree (US equivalent) with official third-party evaluation

Language tests

  • IELTS 6.0
  • TOEFL iBT 71
  • PTE Academic 50
  • Duolingo 105
  • IELTS Academic 6

Documents you’ll need

  • Academic Transcripts
  • Previous Qualification Certificate
  • Passport Copy
  • Language Proficiency Results (where applicable)

How to apply

  1. Review the chosen program's academic and language requirements. Prepare academic transcripts
  2. qualification documents and any course-specific supporting materials. Submit the admission application and pay the application fee if required. Follow the institution's instructions for accepting an offer and meeting any enrollment conditions.

Other costs

Tuition per year$16,722 USD
Application fee$40 USD
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Program details

CampusManchester
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Teaching languageEnglish
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Study paceFixed
Post-study stay1 year
Scholarship noteSelect international student scholarships may be offered for eligible on-campus students; graduate and undergraduate award conditions differ.

Intakes and deadlines

  • Program starts

    January 2027

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    May 2027

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    August 2027

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    January 2028

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Frequently asked questions

  • The program takes 2 years.