Stony Brook,
NY,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
MFA in Creative Writing and Literature in Stony Brook United States | Stony Brook University, SUNY
Stony Brook University, SUNY
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Stony Brook United States
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Qualification
Masters Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
24,490
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
24 months
The Creative Writing and Literature program at Stony Brook Southampton focuses on artistic endeavors across fiction, poetry, and nonfiction while broadening its scope to consider all writing forms as vital for comprehending and excelling in a word-built world. Learners can participate in workshops spanning multiple genres, with the philosophy that exploring diverse styles enhances their core creative pursuits. The 46-credit MFA curriculum includes foundational courses on writing as both craft and career, along with teaching methodologies, specialized workshops across literary forms, intensive seminars examining current writing trends, graduate literature studies, and a thesis project aimed at producing a book-quality manuscript. This program operates during two regular semesters, two intensive summer terms, and includes a credit-granting writers' conference.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.5
Qualification Requirements
Applicants for the MFA program in Writing and Literature must have a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. The program accepts applications from candidates whose undergraduate degrees were taken in areas other than the humanities.
Admission to the program is based on the evaluation of a portfolio of the applicant's writing, made in conjunction with a review of the candidate's entire academic career, and letters of recommendation. The portfolio may include works in any written form including fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, scripting, or other genre. Results from the Graduate Record Examination are encouraged, but not required.
In addition to the Graduate School Admission requirements, the MFA in Writing and Literature requires the following:
Letters of recommendation from three instructors or writing professionals familiar with your written work.
A statement discussing your reasons for graduate study (1-2 pp, submitted with the online application)
A writing sample consisting of up to 10 pages of poetry, single-spaced, or 30 pages of prose, double-spaced (submitted with the online application). Your name should appear on the writing sample.
A single sheet listing your address, phone number, email address, and title(s) of submission(s).
A copy of your re'sume or c.v. (submitted with the online application)
Any deficiencies in these or the Graduate School admission requirements shall not automatically bar admission, but it is understood that inadequacies in undergraduate preparation normally will require the student to take additional work, the amount to be determined by the appropriate graduate advisory committee. Additional work may not be used to fulfill MFA degree requirements.
IELTS: Overall score of 6.5, with no subsection recommended to be below 6
TOEFL: 80 for Master's level
An applicant must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.00 on a 4.00 point scale.
Admission to the program is based on the evaluation of a portfolio of the applicant's writing, made in conjunction with a review of the candidate's entire academic career, and letters of recommendation. The portfolio may include works in any written form including fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, scripting, or other genre. Results from the Graduate Record Examination are encouraged, but not required.
In addition to the Graduate School Admission requirements, the MFA in Writing and Literature requires the following:
Letters of recommendation from three instructors or writing professionals familiar with your written work.
A statement discussing your reasons for graduate study (1-2 pp, submitted with the online application)
A writing sample consisting of up to 10 pages of poetry, single-spaced, or 30 pages of prose, double-spaced (submitted with the online application). Your name should appear on the writing sample.
A single sheet listing your address, phone number, email address, and title(s) of submission(s).
A copy of your re'sume or c.v. (submitted with the online application)
Any deficiencies in these or the Graduate School admission requirements shall not automatically bar admission, but it is understood that inadequacies in undergraduate preparation normally will require the student to take additional work, the amount to be determined by the appropriate graduate advisory committee. Additional work may not be used to fulfill MFA degree requirements.
IELTS: Overall score of 6.5, with no subsection recommended to be below 6
TOEFL: 80 for Master's level
An applicant must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.00 on a 4.00 point scale.
Tuition
USD
24,490