Degrees Offered
MFA, PhD
Genres
Fiction, Poetry, Drama
Residency type
Full
Program length
3 years (MFA), 5 years (PhD)
Financial Aid
Funding is available for the majority of graduate students via teaching and research assistantships, and there are additional student work options on campus. As Graduate Teaching Assistants, students also have the opportunity to teach creative writing. Students receive funding from the Graduate School, the English Department, and the Student Association of Graduates in English (SAGE) to present at and to attend conferences.
Teaching opportunities
TAships are available
Editorial opportunities
Graduate students have the opportunity to gain valuable editorial experience working with Beecher's magazine, the graduate student-run national literary journal housed at the University of Kansas.
Graduates
- Jameelah Lang MFA (Fiction) 2010
- Joe Miller MFA (CNF) 2011
- Caitlin Thornbrugh MFA 2013
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