kennesaw state university creative writing

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Website: https://radow.kennesaw.edu/english/programs/gccw.php Phone: (470) 578-3335

Program Description

A Graduate Certificate in Creative Writing is offered through the Master of Arts in Professional Writing Program in the English Department, Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences, at Kennesaw State University. A unique four-course, non-degree program, its mission is to provide instruction and membership in a community of writers to qualified writing students in metro Atlanta and North Georgia who seek intensive creative writing practice but who do not want to matriculate in a graduate degree program.

This Graduate Certificate program allows qualified writers to study in graduate-level writing workshops taught by professional writers on the Kennesaw State University faculty.

Admissions Requirements

Candidates apply through the online KSU Graduate College application portal and must meet the same requirements as degree candidates. No GRE score or support area are required. For more information about admissions, go to https://radow.kennesaw.edu/english/programs/mapw.php

APPLY at https://graduate.kennesaw.edu/admissions/apply/online-application.php .

Application Deadlines

For SPRING Semester: October 1

For FALL Semester: February 1 (Priority); June 1

Program of Study

Creative writing course options, workshop-based courses.

PRWR 6400:Writing the Biography
PRWR 6410:Feature Writing
PRWR 6455:The Genres of Creative Writing
PRWR 6460:Fiction Writing I
PRWR 7460:Fiction Writing II
PRWR 6470:Poetry Writing I
PRWR 7470:Poetry Writing II
PRWR 6480:Playwriting I
PRWR 7480:Playwriting II
PRWR 6520:Creative Nonfiction Writing I
PRWR 7520:Creative Nonfiction Writing II
STVW 6490:Screenwriting I
STVW 7490:Screenwriting II
STVW 6495:TV Writing: Half-Hour
STVW 6496:TV Writing: One-Hour
STVW 7495:TV Writing II
STVW 7496:TV Writers Room

Non Workshop-Based Courses

PRWR 6100:Readings for Writers
PRWR 6440:Professional and Academic Editing
PRWR 6760:World Englishes
PRWR 6800:Careers in Professional Writing
PRWR 7600:MAPW Practical Internship
PRWR 7810:Research Methods for Writers
PRWR 7900:Special Topics

Program Total (12 Credit Hours)

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Master of Arts in Professional Writing

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Georgia’s Premier Professional Writing Degree

The Master of Arts in Professional Writing (MAPW) will prepare you for a writing career in television, film, education, publishing, business, and the literary arts.

This graduate degree addresses creative writing, screenwriting, scriptwriting, novels, poetry, technical writing, web writing, social media messaging, and much more. Hone your craft as you gain valuable writing and publishing experience and knowledge.

Choose two from three concentrations to align with your career goals:

Applied Writing: public service writing, grant & proposal writing, technical writing, feature writing, social media writing, multi-modal editing, web design
Composition & Rhetoric : teaching writing, rhetoric studies, workplace writing, multi-modal writing, computers & writing
Creative Writing: fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, and TV & screenwriting

By selecting your concentration and support areas and your capstone topic and format, you can target your classes, writings, and projects to address your professional and creative goals. As you become experienced in producing and analyzing business, technical, journalistic, and creative texts, you’ll develop a sophisticated understanding of style, structure, and audience.

As a graduate, you’ll have the skills in writing that can move in many directions during your career; you will become a flexible writer who can tune in to the writing conventions of a given genre, adapting your writing style to the requirements of various rhetorical contexts in today’s print, electronic and multi-modal environments.

Additional resources of particular importance to the program faculty and students are the Kennesaw State University Writing Center, the Kennesaw Mountain National Writing Project, and the Georgia Writers Association.

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Program Snapshot

Program Format : Face-to-Face

Number of Credit Hours: 36 Total Hours

Entry Terms: Fall, Spring

Time to Complete: Two-year Program

Application Deadlines:

Fall, July 1 st
Spring, November 1 st

Admissions Requirements

To be considered for MAPW admission, applicants must submit the following credentials to the KSU Admission Office in addition to the general Graduate Admissions requirements:

Online Graduate Application - There is a non-refundable $60 application fee.
Transcripts - Official transcripts from EACH college and/or university you have attended.
Bachelor’s degree with a minimum GPA of 2.75 from a regionally accredited college or university

Additional Program Requirements:

Minimum GPA 3.0
GRE (Optional)
Three letters of recommendation (Optional)
having substantially published or produced with an established professional or non-profit venue; or having substantially participated in writing a significant document with an established business, non-profit or government agency; or
having had entry-level experiences in the professional fields as a writer, editor, script coordinator, writing teacher, or the like; or
having received a recommendation after either a face-to-face, telephone, or tele-conference interview with a panel of three outside reviewers who are MAPW alumni or MAPW community board members or a combination of these selected by the program director
Two writing samples from the concentration and support area. Twenty-five pages maximum, each.

Professional Writing Degree Benefits at Kennesaw State

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Expertise - Your professors are prize-winning authors and credited screenwriters who will share their knowledge and mentor you. You'll also benefit from their research and community connections.

Creativity - The small, supportive classes, often 20 students or less, lively foster discussion.

Convenience - You can choose to enroll full-time or part-time. Most courses face and meet one night per week, though a few are online or hybrid.

Focus - Address your specific interests and career goals as you choose your concentration - Creative Writing, Applied Writing, or Composition and Rhetoric - and your capstone topic and format.

Experience - You can apply to be a graduate assistant, receive a tuition waiver and annual stipend, and gain experience in teaching or research.

What can you do with a Professional Writing degree?

With the KSU professional writing degree, you can choose from a range of careers, including:

Technical Writer/Editor
Communications Coordinator/Manager/Director
Professor/Academic
Public Relations Professional
Grants Specialist

Professional Writing Salary and Career Information

A career in professional writing offers many paths that can easily align with your current and future goals. Below are just a few jobs achievable with a master’s degree in professional writing from KSU.

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The master of arts in professional writing (mapw) will prepare you for a writing career in television, film, education, publishing, business and the literary arts. since the graduate program’s founding in 1995, its students and alumni have found success in numerous writing-intensive fields., mapw student spotlight, 2024 decatur book festival.

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Kennesaw Campus 1000 Chastain Road Kennesaw, GA 30144

Marietta Campus 1100 South Marietta Pkwy Marietta, GA 30060

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Program Total (12 Credit Hours)

Master of Arts in Professional Writing

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Professional Writing Degree Benefits at Kennesaw State

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Professional Writing Salary and Career Information

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