Graduate Programs

International Emphasis in the MFA Program

The unique international focus of the MFA program provides the opportunity to study the creative process across traditional borders of language and culture, giving the students a more global and contemporary perspective on their craft. The MFA Program's international emphasis requires that its students spend at least one semester abroad in a non-English speaking country. Six credits towards the degree must be earned by enrolling in a college or university abroad or by Independent Study monitored by a member of the Creative Writing faculty. Those applicants with significant foreign language skills and demonstrable residency in a non-English speaking country may be granted credit for the study abroad requirement, at the discretion of the Creative Writing faculty, when admitted.

Master's International/Peace Corps Program
The UNLV Creative Writing Program's Peace Corps Track is an innovative and unique way for young poets and fiction writers to meet the international obligations of our program, become bilingual, and serve the current needs of the third world. Through the Peace Corps Master's International Program, you may join the Peace Corps at the same time you enter our program, complete your course work in two years instead of the usually required three, and write your dissertation during your two year Peace Corps assignment. The program is a four-year obligation, but you'll receive an MFA when you complete your Peace Corps assignment, get a resettlement allowance, and experience the Peace Corps first hand. Those interested in this program should contact Claudia Keelan and/or a Peace Corps recruiter.

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