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Master of Creative Writing

Hood College

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

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Hood College 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

  • Bachelor degree from an accredited institution with at least 2.75 GPA (some programmes such as counseling
  • Nutrition and MSN need 3.0)
  • Foreign degrees need a NACES or AICE course-by-course evaluation
  • Programme-specific prerequisites and documents.
  • Minimum cumulative GPA 2.75 on a 4.0 scale (some programmes higher)
  • No GRE/GMAT for most programmes.

Minimum GPA

2.75

Accepted academic background

Bachelor degree from an accredited institution, Foreign degrees need NACES/AICE course-by-course evaluation (emailed to [email protected]), Programme-specific prerequisites.

Language tests

  • IELTS 5.5
  • TOEFL iBT 59
  • Duolingo 95

Other requirements

  • Portfolio required

Documents you’ll need

  • Academic Transcripts.

How to apply

  1. Check the requirements and deadlines: Fall July 15
  2. Spring Dec 1
  3. Summer I April 20
  4. Summer II May 30.Complete the online Graduate School application and pay the 100 USD fee. Upload the programme documents
  5. Have a NACES or AICE course-by-course transcript evaluation emailed to gofurther@hood. Edu
  6. send IELTS
  7. TOEFL or Duolingo scores. Decisions come within about 2 days on a rolling basis. Admitted students receive an electronic acceptance letter and I-20 instructions. Apply for the F-1 visa with financial documents and an affidavit of support.

Other costs

Tuition per year$13,970 USD
Application fee$100 USD
Deposit$350 USD

Program details

CampusFrederick
Faculty or schoolGraduate School
DepartmentEnglish
Teaching languageEnglish
Credit value60
Study paceFlexible
Post-study stay1 year
Scholarship noteScholarship consideration may depend on the specific program, Academic merit, Applicant status and available funding.

Intakes and deadlines

  • Program starts

    August 2027

    Applications closed

    12 Jan 2026

    Closed

  • Program starts

    January 2027

    Applications closed

    12 Jan 2026

    Closed

  • Program starts

    June 2027

    Applications closed

    12 Jan 2026

    Closed

  • Program starts

    May 2027

    Applications closed

    12 Jan 2026

    Closed

Frequently asked questions

  • The program takes 2 years.