About the Master of Arts in Writing
Rowan University's M.A. in Writing is an innovative, interdisciplinary program that emphasizes the commonalities of the writing process. Students in this flexible, yet rigorous program may elect courses of study in composition studies, journalism, creative writing, and managerial communication. Blending theory and technique with practice, this comprehensive master's program offers a variety of opportunities for the development of contemporary writers in today's world.
Students can expect to acquire a solid rhetorical background for various purposes and constituencies. The M.A. in Writing prepares students for career development in journalism, for personal or professional enrichment in creative writing, for writing in business and industrial settings, for teaching writing at the post-secondary or secondary level, or for general enhancement of one's writing abilities.
The Rowan faculty teaching in this program are practicing writers with publications in the fields of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, journalism, composition studies, rhetoric, and the Internet. Visiting writers and short-term residencies for visiting writers are significant features of the program.
Recent visiting writers include Hanif Kurieshi, Paul Watkins, Gay Talese, and Barbara Lounsberry. In April, a spring writing conference is held featuring major writers in workshop and lecture settings.
