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Creative Writing,
MA
Temple University in Philadelphia offers a 30 credit Master of Arts Degree in English: Creative Writing. This program is intended to provide fiction writers and poets with an opportunity to develop their crafts and extend the horizons of their thinking about the genre in which they work.
Campus
Location:
Main Campus
Students are required to complete the degree program through classes offered before and after 4:30 p.m.
Department
Information
1114 West Berks Street
Anderson Hall 10th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19122
creatwrt@blue.temple.edu
215-204-1796
Ranking:
Accreditation:
False
Areas
of Specialization:
The program provides a combination of small, intensive workshops in poetry, fiction, translation and non-fiction with one-on-on tutorials. We have an excellent faculty of writers in both genres, ranging from mainstream to experimental styles.
Job
Placement:
Students go on to careers as publishing writers, as editorial workers in the field of publishing, and as academics in the curricula of English and Creative Writing.
Affiliation(s):
Interdisciplinary
Study :
Study
Abroad:
During the summer there is a an optional seminar in Art and Culture that takes place in Rome. It is intended to serve as a foundation for advanced study in the human sciences and to reflect the most current trends of thought in post-modern culture. The seminar entails an intensive program of classwork, field trips, and guest lectures. The city of Rome is used extensively as a resource.
Licensure:
False
Non-degree
Student Policy:
Non-matriculated students are not permitted to take any courses within the degree program.
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