Graduate Certificate in Creative Writing
Graduate Certificate in Creative Writing
Dean of the School of Arts and Letters: Dr. Mary Wearn
Associate Dean of the School of Arts and Letters: Dr. Amy Berke
Chair of the Department of English: Dr. Benita Muth
Coordinator of Graduate Technical Writing Programs: Dr. Monica Miller
(478) 471-5799, office
(478) 471-5794, FAX Email: monica.miller@mga.edu
School of Arts and Letters
English Department
100 University Parkway Macon, Georgia 31206
Program Description (Graduate Certificate in Creative Writing)
The Graduate Certificate in Creative Writing is a fully online 15-hour credential that prepares writers to use their talents in the professional world. The certificate supports writers already working in a creative field, students honing their craft before navigating the publishing world or film industry, and those pursuing a personally enriching goal in parallel to their current career. Taught by published authors and master teachers, the program is designed to develop skills in multiple genres—fiction, poetry, screenwriting, and narrative journalism—as well as to introduce writers to practical aspects of publishing.
Program Format (Graduate Certificate in Creative Writing)
The Graduate Certificate in Creative Writing is a fully online program taught in 8-week session classes. Students can complete the program in a calendar year. The program is a stand-alone degree, but students in MGA’s Master of Arts in Technical and Professional Writing (or who wish to pursue that degree) can count up to two elective classes for the master’s degree.
Graduate Certificate in Creative Writing
The Graduate Certificate in Creative Writing is a 15-hour fully online credential that prepares writers to use their talents in the professional world. It provides high-level instruction to students already working in a creative industry, those honing their craft before navigating the publishing world or Georgia's film industry, or those pursuing a personally enriching goal.
It provides either a stand-alone credential or is stackable with MGA's Masters in Technical and Professional Writing.
Admission Requirements:
Students must meet the General Admissions Requirements for Graduate Study of the Office of Graduate Studies:
· A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university
· Evidence of aptitude for success in graduate-level studies
· Completion of all program admission requirements
· For residents of Georgia, Documentation of Lawful Residence
Students must meet the requirements of the Graduate Certificate in Creative Writing program:
· 2.5 GPA
· Letter of Interest
Required Courses (15 hours)
Students will take the following five classes: