Overview

Students in the Creative Writing and Literature Ph.D. program at University of Houston can use up to two workshop courses for electives requirements.

Features

Creative Writing Ph.D. students may take Poetic Forms or Fiction Forms as an elective course in addition to the two allowed electives workshops. Forms courses may not be used to fulfill literary studies requirements (e.g., area stream requirements or early/later literature).

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Critical Studies of the Americas

Critical Poetics

Empire Studies

Translingual Studies

Rhetoric, Composition, and Pedagogy

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 120 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Houston, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Online application and application fee.

Three letters of recommendation from people who can assess your writing skills (often a former professor). Letters will be solicited by the UH Admissions Office and submitted electronically.

Unofficial transcripts (with degrees posted) may be uploaded with your online application.

An original creative manuscript (maximum 10 pages of poetry or 20 – 25 pages of fiction). Fiction manuscripts should be double-spaced, on numbered, single-sided pages: poetry can be single-spaced and formatted as desired.

A critical manuscript (Ph.D. Candidates only). Provide a scholarly paper written for a literature course.

Your Statement of Intent. In 1,000 words or less, state why you wish to pursue graduate study in creative writing: which writers in your genre you are reading and their import to you and your work: and whether you have taught before and intend to pursue teaching as a career.

Tuition Fees

Living costs

Houston

United States

1067 - 1950 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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