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Our selective and academically rigorous 48-credit-hour, three-year program is designed to provide talented writers with the opportunity to work closely with both outstanding faculty and gifted peers to strengthen their craft, develop their literary aesthetics, enrich their understanding of existing traditions as well as compositional possibilities, and to participate actively in the life of the literary community at large. The primary areas of study are poetry and fiction, and admission is highly competitive. In addition to the poetry and fiction workshops, there are courses available that focus on writing drama, nonfiction and screenplays, as well as courses that provide practical experience in editing. Student learning outcomes specific to poetry Demonstrate a skillful use or knowledge of major poetic devices, such as metaphor, imagery, lineation, persona, types of rhythm, rhyme and other sonic effect. Demonstrate the use or knowledge of classic poetic forms, such as the sonnet, the ode and the elegy, as well as other contemporary, experimental or avant-garde forms. In a statement of purpose or aesthetics that is part of their thesis manuscript, as well as in an exit interview/ thesis defense, appraise and locate their own work within literary and cultural contexts
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College of Humanities and Sciences
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The Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program is designed to attract students from diverse undergraduate backgrounds who are writers of promise. Students may select one of the following genres their primary area of study: poetry, fiction or nonfiction; however, they may also pursue a dual genre tract. In addition to the general admission requirements of the VCU Graduate School, the following requirements represent the minimum acceptable standards for admission:A portfolio of promising poetry, fiction or nonfiction, possibly with drama (as a minimum, approximately eight to 10 poems, or 20 or more pages of fiction or nonfiction, or some combination of these; in all cases, applicants should submit only their strongest creative writing samples) to be submitted directly to the M.F.A. programThree recommendations from persons who are qualified to give information concerning the applicants probable success in graduate school, especially in a creative writing programA scholastic record that is indicative of the applicants ability to pursue a graduate degree successfullyA baccalaureate degree or its equivalent from an accredited institution
