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Master of Arts [M.A] [Professional Writing] From Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, GeorgiaLocation
UniversitySchool type
Estd1963established year
35846enrollment
Public
Partner [2 Courses]
6.7/10

Master of Arts [M.A] (Professional Writing)

2 years
Full Time
On Campus

Field of Study

$38,376/Yr

$38,376 /Yr
  • The Master of Arts in Professional Writing (MAPW) will prepare students for a writing career in television, film, education, publishing, business, and the literary arts.
  • This graduate degree addresses creative writing, screenwriting, scriptwriting, novels, poetry, technical writing, web writing, social media messaging, and much more. Hone your craft as students gain valuable writing and publishing experience and knowledge.
  • Students choose two from three concentrations to align with their career goals:
    • Applied Writing: public service writing, grant & proposal writing, technical writing, feature writing, social media writing, multimodal editing, web design
    • Composition & Rhetoric: teaching writing, rhetoric studies, workplace writing, multimodal writing, computers & writing
    • Creative Writing: fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, and TV & screenwriting
  • By selecting student's concentration and support areas and their capstone topic and format, they can target their classes, writings, and projects to address their professional and creative goals. As students become experienced in producing and analyzing business, technical, journalistic, and creative texts, students will develop a sophisticated understanding of style, structure, and audience.
  • As a graduate, students will have the skills in writing that can move in many directions during their career; they will become a flexible writer who can tune in to the writing conventions of a given genre, adapting their writing style to the requirements of various rhetorical contexts in today’s print, electronic and multimodal environments.

Tuition Fees

Year1st Year Fees
Tuition Fees$38376 (USD 38376)

Other Expenses

HeadAvg Cost Per Year
Health Insurance$1836 (USD 1836)
Total Cost$1836 (USD 1836)

Previous Year Tuition Fees

Year1st Year Fees
2021$25584 (USD 25584)

Eligibility & Entry Requirement

Academic Eligibility:

  • Have earned or been in the process of completing a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with a minimum 3.0-grade point average on a 4.0 scale;
  • The General Test of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is optional.
  • Applicants who opt not to take the GRE must show evidence in the “Statement of Purpose” of one of the following:
    • having substantially published or produced with an established professional or non-profit venue; or having substantially participated in writing a significant document with an established business, non-profit, or government agency; or
    • having had entry-level experiences in the professional fields as a writer, editor, script coordinator, writing teacher, or the like; or
    • having received a recommendation after either a face to face, telephone, or teleconference interview with a panel of three outside reviewers who are MAPW alumni or MAPW Community Board members or a combination of these selected by the program director;
  • Official Evaluation of all foreign transcripts is required.
  • International students hailing from non-English speaking countries need to prove English proficiency through IELTS/TOEFL/any equivalent test to get admission to this program.

Scores Required

80 / 120

Avg. Score in

TOEFL

6.5 / 9

Avg. Score in

IELTS

298 / 340

Avg. Score in

GRE updated

Scholarship Grants & Financial Aids

NameScholarship Per StudentLevel of StudyType
National Overseas ScholarshipScholarship per student$ 15,400/Yr$15,400Level Of StudyDoctorateTypeNeed-Based
FormSwift Scholarship ProgramScholarship per student$ 1,000/Yr$1,000Level Of StudyBachelorTypeCompany-Sponsored
BrokerFish International student scholarshipScholarship per student$ 1,000/Yr$1,000Level Of StudyBachelorTypeMerit-Based
Debesh Kamal ScholarshipScholarship per student$ 1,385/Yr$1,385Level Of StudyBachelorTypeMerit-Based
Hani Zeini ScholarshipScholarship per student$ 1,000/Yr$1,000Level Of StudyBachelorTypeMerit-Based
Ritchie-Jennings Memorial Scholarship ProgramScholarship per studentVariable AmountLevel Of StudyBachelorTypeMerit-Based


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