Lincoln,
NE,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
MA in English - Creative Writing in Omaha United States | University of Nebraska-Lincoln
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
|
Omaha United States
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Qualification
Masters Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
19,788
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
18 months
Our graduate programs cover all specified fields of study, with options to specialize in ethnic studies, Great Plains studies, human rights and humanitarian affairs, 19th-century studies, and women's and gender studies. Additionally, we provide certification programs in Digital Humanities and the Teaching of Writing.
Students can pursue various professional growth opportunities, such as building scholarly and teaching portfolios, joining critical/literary discussion groups, attending fiction and poetry readings, and working alongside faculty on research, teaching, and creative projects.
The department is home to several renowned journals and initiatives, such as Prairie Schooner—a nationally acclaimed literary publication—The Western American Literature Journal, and the Quarterly Review of Film and Video. Other notable projects include the Walt Whitman Archive, the Cather Project, the Nebraska Writing Project, the Nebraska Literacy Project, the Corvey Collection of 19th Century British Literature, and the Studies in Writing and Rhetoric Monograph Series. Graduate students frequently enhance their academic journey by contributing to these significant departmental endeavors.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.5
Qualification Requirements
One set of transcripts.
If International: upload copies of all college- or university-level transcripts or mark sheets (records of courses and marks earned), with certicates, diplomas, and degrees plus certied English translations.* Official documents are required from all students who are admitted and enroll. Photocopies of certied records are not acceptable. International students enrolled in other U.S. institutions may have certied copies of all foreign records sent directly to the Office of Graduate Studies by their current school's registrar office. Minimum English proficiency: Paper TOEFL 600, Internet TOEFL100, IELTS 6.5 If you are applying for the Creative Writing program, you should also submit a creative writing sample in the genre in which you are applying. Depending on whether you apply as a Creative Writing Poetry student or as a Creative Writing Fiction/Nonfiction student (see note at the top of the page), the sample should include 12 poems, or no more than 30 pages of fiction (a short work or part of a novel) or creative non-fiction.
You do not need to submit GRE or any other entrance exam scores with your application.
Writing Sample: Provide 15-20 pages of a critical paper in English Studies.
Resume/CV
Personal Statement: This statement should be 1-3 pages and include why you want a degree from Nebraska.
Teaching experience or evidence of teaching potential
Three recommendation letters
Other Upload: A summary of your teaching experience or a discussion of your teaching potential, no more than 2 pages.
If International: upload copies of all college- or university-level transcripts or mark sheets (records of courses and marks earned), with certicates, diplomas, and degrees plus certied English translations.* Official documents are required from all students who are admitted and enroll. Photocopies of certied records are not acceptable. International students enrolled in other U.S. institutions may have certied copies of all foreign records sent directly to the Office of Graduate Studies by their current school's registrar office. Minimum English proficiency: Paper TOEFL 600, Internet TOEFL100, IELTS 6.5 If you are applying for the Creative Writing program, you should also submit a creative writing sample in the genre in which you are applying. Depending on whether you apply as a Creative Writing Poetry student or as a Creative Writing Fiction/Nonfiction student (see note at the top of the page), the sample should include 12 poems, or no more than 30 pages of fiction (a short work or part of a novel) or creative non-fiction.
You do not need to submit GRE or any other entrance exam scores with your application.
Writing Sample: Provide 15-20 pages of a critical paper in English Studies.
Resume/CV
Personal Statement: This statement should be 1-3 pages and include why you want a degree from Nebraska.
Teaching experience or evidence of teaching potential
Three recommendation letters
Other Upload: A summary of your teaching experience or a discussion of your teaching potential, no more than 2 pages.
Tuition
USD
19,788