Overview
About English: Creative Writing at University of Missouri - Kansas City
Our program is based on the belief that successful writers grow from the study of writing and the study of literature, which enables students to learn the traditions and adapt them to their own art. Students complete a capstone project in their final year.
To graduate with a major in English: Creative Writing at University of Missouri - Kansas City, students must achieve a grade-point average of at least 2.0 in the 36-hour program described below, but no credit will be given for courses in which the grade is below C-. No course may fulfill more than one requirement. At least 18 hours must be taken in the English Department at UMKC. Students complete a capstone project in their final year. Courses may be offered on a rotation basis.
Students graduating from this program will:
- Demonstrate a thorough understanding of poetics or storytelling craft through the production of creative works that are structurally sound, polished, and complete.
- Demonstrate effective problem-solving and revision strategies in the composition of poems or stories.
- Demonstrate a strong, deliberate command of style, grammar, and mechanics.
- Demonstrate a general knowledge of literary history, especially the literary traditions of their chosen genre.
- Demonstrate the ability to analyze texts critically and the ability to recognize how a text displays a writer's artistic decisions.
- Demonstrate a working vocabulary with which to discuss the technical and aesthetic aspects of their craft.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Myth and Literature
- Foundations Of Ancient World Literature
- Journalism
- Literary Monstrosities
- Popular Literature
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 48 months
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Credits
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Disciplines
Language Studies Creative Writing View 598 other Bachelors in Creative Writing in United StatesWhat students do after studying
Academic requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Academic Records
- English Proficiency
- Personal Statement
- Passport
- Statement of Finances
- Affidavit of Support
- Supplemental Materials
- Immigration Documents
Tuition Fee
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30660 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1022 USD per credit during 48 months. -
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30660 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1022 USD per credit during 48 months. -
In-State
11760 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 392 USD per credit during 48 months.
Living costs for Kansas City
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Scholarships Information
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