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Important Announcement regarding costs for out-of-state students
In an effort to alleviate financial burdens on out-of-state students and to ensure the availability of a high-quality education to students from a wide range of financial backgrounds, we have arranged a reduction in costs for out-of-state students.
This adjustment will make our average cost quite competitive for out-of-state students, coming in at around a thousand dollars less per semester than the average for public universities.
Announcing a New Area of Concentration for the MFA in Creative Writing from MSU: Writing for Young People
Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing
- An affordable MFA at one of Kentucky's most prominent public universities
- One-to-one study with prize-winning faculty mentors
- Two-year 48-credit-hour program, with four intensive 10-day residencies
- Situated near The Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area
The low-residency MFA at Murray State allows student writers to work on their craft where they live while workshopping their writing online or by traditional mail with prize-winning writers. Twice a year, in July and January, students attend a 10-day residency at MSU to join a community of writers for intensive study, workshops, readings, and lectures. More...
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Squire Babcock Director
Squire worked as a ballroom dance instructor, farm hand, weigh-man in a cotton gin, hunting guide, pool table repair mechanic, small business owner, carpenter, free-lance writer and blues drummer before committing to writing and teaching. More...
