The Department of Creative Writing at the University of Texas at El Paso offers a 48-hour bilingual online Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program. The goal of this unique bilingual program is to prepare writers for the publishing marketplace and for teaching and editing careers, both in the United States and Latin America.
The degree plan consists of 42 hours of coursework (14 courses) followed by 6 hours of thesis during which the student completes a culminating project. Students in the program, the only one of its kind in the U.S., are trained at a professional level in the reading and writing of the genres of fiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting, essay, and literary translation.
Read more about this program in an article dated Jan. 25, 2007 from InsideHigherEd.com: Going Borderless and Bilingual.
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The MFA in Creative Writing is a bilingual program intended for students who have some mastery of both English and Spanish; however, English only or Spanish only students can complete the program. Some support services and processes may vary for Spanish only. These students should contact the Creative Writing department at UTEP prior to applying for the program in order to understand these variances. |
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La Maestría en Bellas Artes con énfasis en Creación Literaria es un programa bilingüe dirigido a estudiantes que tienen algún dominio tanto del idioma inglés como del español. Los estudiantes monolingües, sin embargo, podrán completar el programa. Algunos de los servicios y procesos de apoyo pueden variar para el idioma español. Estos estudiantes deberán PARTICIPATING INSTITUTION AND ADVISOR
Online MFA Director:
Prof. Lex Williford
lex@utep.edu
The University of Texas at El Paso
Department of Creative Writing
Liberal Arts Rm 415
500 West University Ave.
El Paso, TX 79968
After closely reviewing our webpage and FAQs, if you have additional questions about our online MFA, please contact:
Questions in English:
Monica Reyes: mdreyes3@miners.utep.edu
Preguntas en español:
Daniel Rios: danielrios400@hotmail.comIf your questions are answered in the FAQs webpage, you will be redirected back to the FAQs webpage.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
An extensive list of frequently asked questions and answers about the program, including the most current tuition prices, is found on the UTEP Department of Creative Writing’s website. Link to the UTEP site for financial aid information as well.
GETTING STARTED
Please apply for the Online MFA through the University of Texas at El Paso's graduate school. Minimum requirements for admission include:
- A Bachelor’s degree or Licenciatura in any field of study
- A writing sample: 8-10 poems or 20 pages of fiction, play, screenplay, or essay
- An official transcript of undergraduate studies
- Three letters of recommendation
- PLEASE SPECIFY that you are applying for the online MFA program
- All students must fill out a graduate school application, which is sent directly to the Graduate School, and must pay an application fee.
Please contact the Advisor listed above for more information about admission to the program. For information on registration and course access, please link to Enrollment Services.