Boston University (bu.edu) offers a Master's degree in creative writing that educates students through workshops and seminars. Students in the 32-credit program have the option of pursuing courses in drama, fiction or poetry. In order to graduate, students must complete a thesis project that includes 90 pages of fiction, 80 pages of a play script or 35 pages of poetry. The Robert Pinsky Global Fellowships offer students in the program an opportunity to study abroad for two semesters.
The Master of Fine Arts in creative writing at the University of Michigan (umich.edu) is a two-year program that offers concentrations in poetry and fiction. The program is 36 credits, and students participate in writing workshops and complete a thesis involving poems, short stories or the beginnings of a novel. During the second year of the program, students have an opportunity to teach creative writing at the undergraduate level. The Visiting Writers Series invites writers from across the country to campus to teach workshops and give readings.
The University of Texas at Austin (utexas.edu) offers a two-year Master's degree program in creative writing that focuses on either poetry or fiction. Students have access to the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, which is one of the largest archives for 20th-century literature works in the world, according to the website. Students take courses in poetry and theory, contemporary Native-American fiction, British poetry and Renaissance rhetoric and literature.
All students in the program receive full funding for their studies through grants, fellowships and teaching assistantships.
The Department of English at the University of California-Irvine (uci.edu) offers a Master's degree in creative writing. Concentrations are available in poetry and fiction, and students are educated through workshops and seminars. The two-year program also offers students opportunities to assistant teach at the undergraduate level. The program emphasizes teaching on a one-on-one basis. Students must complete a manuscript of poetry and fiction in order to graduate. Opportunities are also available for students to participate in public readings and attend lectures with visiting writers.