Return to English Department English at OSU Creative Writing Overview Since 1975, our creative writing department has been an integral part of a department committed to diversity in its offerings and to helping students make the correct educational choices for a career in teaching. The M.A. and Ph.D. programs in creative writing focus on the vital relationship between the literary arts of fictional, poetic, and dramatic composition and the larger literary tradition of the English language.
Students select coursework to balance their writing courses and literary study.
Concentrations in poetry writing, fiction writing, and script writing are available, as are teaching assistantships. Graduate creative writing students must meet the examination requirements for all engaged in the study of literature. Additionally, students augment these requirements with writing workshops, and through the creation and submission of original works in place of the traditional scholarly thesis or dissertation. The required course of study for an M.A. in English with Concentration in Creative Writing consists of 30 hours. The remaining 6 hours are reserved for thesis preparation.