Overview

Creative Writing students at University of Texas El Paso take classes in writing workshops, literature, and hybrid courses where the assignments can be both creative as well as more traditional scholarly approaches to literature. Students also take supplemental literature classes, at the junior and senior level, in Spanish or English, and each semester we offer bilingual—English, Spanish, Creative Writing classes.

Learning outcomes

Students also have the opportunity to involve themselves in the organization and participation in fiction and poetry readings and performances—and to get academic credit for it. The Buttered Toast Reading Series is a student-run reading series that features the work of undergrads and local talent. Our curriculum emphasizes the writing of fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, and screen plays.

No matter what our students decide to pursue after their degree in Creative Writing—public school teaching, graduate school, law school, business —we graduate some of the region’s best writers, and all employers and graduate schools look for good writers.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Creative Writing

Reading and Writing Fiction

Reading and Writing Poetry

Writing in Society

Narrative Techniques

Poetics

Playwriting

Screenwriting

Non-Fiction

Literary Translation

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-05-01 00:00:00

Language

Partially taught in English, Partially taught in Spanish

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Credits

121 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

El Paso, United States

Disciplines

Creative Writing View 559 other Bachelors in Creative Writing in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

$65.00 application fee

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International applicants must complete the Confirmation of Financial Resources form to determine if you meet the required economic resource requirement.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Applies to you

Non-residents

22000 USD / year

≈ 22000 USD / year
Out-of-State

22000 USD / year

≈ 22000 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

8800 USD / year

≈ 8800 USD / year

Living costs

El Paso

United States

888 - 1646 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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