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The Master of Fine Arts in Spanish creative writing is a 48-semester-hour graduate program completed over four semesters at the University of Iowa. Participants must uphold a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 throughout their studies.
Established in 2012 by the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, this Spanish Creative Writing MFA program has nurtured numerous talented authors who achieved publishing success with works developed during their studies. Graduates will develop competencies in:
Graduates will develop competencies in:
practical Spanish creative writing techniques,
comprehensive understanding of the Spanish creative writing profession,
critical analysis of Spanish creative writing within its historical and literary context,
capacity to produce publishable original works in Spanish, and
teaching skills for undergraduate-level courses (1000-1999).
A U.S. bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university, or an equivalent degree from another country as determined by the Office of Admissions with a minimum grade-point average (GPA) of 3.00.
English Language Requirements:
An IELTS (International English Language Testing System) total score of 7.0, with no sub score less than 6.0.
TOEFL score requirements with score of 81 or higher on the Internet-based version of the test (iBT) and newly admitted graduate students who present iBT scores below 100 on the PBT.
TOEFL score requirements with score of 550 on Paper-based test (PBT) and newly admitted graduate students who present TOEFL scores below 600 on the PBT.