Master of Arts in English with Creative Writing Thesis Option

University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) - Prince George Campus

Canada,British Columbia

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12 Months

Duration

CAD 7,798/year

Tuition Fee

CAD 153

Application Fee

Sep 2025

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Canada, British Columbia

Type: University

Location Type: Urban

Founded: 1990

Total Students: 4,253 +

Int. Students: 468 +

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3333 University Way, Prince George, BC V2N 4Z9, Canada

Master of Arts in English with Creative Writing Thesis Option

Program Overview

The study of English literature provides students with critical skills of analysis and synthesis, helping them to identify and understand complex problems, and encouraging them to conceptualize viable resolutions and alternative understandings. Perhaps more than any other academic discipline, English literature also emphasizes the importance of literacy, including the development of effective writing and oral presentation skills, thereby providing students with the communications skills so highly valued in the professional world.

The English Department offers a limited number of MA candidates the opportunity to complete a 15 credit-hour creative thesis in lieu of an academic thesis. Successful applicants who wish to pursue this option are admitted on the same basis and fulfill the same course and thesis requirements as other English Thesis-based MA candidates. Permission to undertake a creative thesis is at the discretion of the Department, and requires that students submit proposals along with a substantial portfolio of previous creative work (e.g., 8-10 pages of original poetry or 20-25 pages of prose such as a short story or novel excerpt, or a dramatic script or screenplay, or a combination of these genres). The proposal should outline the form, scope, and subject matter of the Creative Writing thesis. In addition, students must demonstrate some critical and theoretical awareness of the approach they plan to take for the creative thesis. The finished thesis includes an introduction of no fewer than 15 pages delineating this critical and theoretical awareness. Because of the high standards expected for the creative project and the Department’s limited faculty resources in the area of creative writing, a limited number of students are permitted to undertake this alternative. Students should therefore note that admission to the MA program in English does not guarantee permission to write a creative thesis.

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