MFA program
Graduate arts study
An MFA program is a graduate course of study awarding a Master of Fine Arts degree, typically in creative fields like writing, visual arts, film, or theater.
In common usage, MFA program usually refers specifically to creative writing programs: She got into the Iowa MFA program.
These programs typically take two to three years and emphasize workshop-based instruction and producing a creative thesis.
- workshopPlace for making or learning
- peer feedbackEvaluation from equals
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- thesis defenseOral examination of dissertation
- fictionImagined narrative work
poetry · cohort · manuscript · seminar · craft · revision · literary · literary magazine · faculty · fellowship · residency · Iowa · creative writing · novel · publication · book deal · draft · critique
MFA programPhD program
Advanced research degree course
doctoral program · doctorate · undergraduate degree · high school diploma · associate degree
MFA programtrade school
Career-focused technical education
vocational training · MBA program · engineering degree · STEM program · medical school
MFA programself-taught artist
Creator without formal instruction
autodidact · independent study · school of hard knocks · natural talent · real-world experience
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