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Online Writing Degree Programs
A successful career in writing may seem like a remote possibility; after all, not everyone can be a New York Times best-selling author. However, the good news is that jobs for writers stretch across many categories and disciplines besides novel writing. Whether you are striving to write the next great American novel or want to break into the writing industry, a degree in writing will help you get the specialized career training you need. (cont)
Penn Foster Schools
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Stratford Career Institute
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- Creative Writing
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Ashworth College - Canada
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- Writing Children's Books Program
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- Writing Children's Books
Burlington College
Burlington College offers a Bachelor of Arts in Writing and Literature through independent study. The residency for the Independent Degree Program is a four-day stay in Burlington, Vermont at the beginning of each semester. Accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.
Warnborough University, UK
Warnborough University offers the following writing degree programs though distance learning:
- Master of Arts in Creative Writing
- Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
- Doctor of Philosophy in Creative Writing
The program is aimed at the serious writer. It is flexible, yet comprehensive in its scope - allowing writers of different genres to tailor the program to suit individual needs.
Vermont College of The Union Institute & University
Vermont College of The Union Institute & University offers independent studies in writing programs:
- Master of Fine Arts in Writing
Concentrations available include fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. - Master of Fine Arts in Writing for Children & Young Adults
At residencies, you'll have the opportunity to meet other student writers, and develop working relationships with more experienced children's book writers.
There are two intensive residencies each year. Accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
University of Denver
The University of Denver offers an online Certificate of Advanced Study in Creative Writing. The Writer's Program is for anyone whose personal or professional goal is to write well. It includes the advanced certificate in writing, which offers a full range of courses on content and writing processes for fiction, non-fiction, poetry, or other writing objectives. Accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
Spalding University
Spalding University offers a Master of Fine Arts in Writing through distance learning. A 10 day residency each semester is required in Louisville, Kentucky. Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
University of Central Florida
University of Central Florida offers a Graduate Certificate in Professional Writing through distance education. The fifteen-hour program, which can be completed in four semesters, studies the theory and practice of organizational writing. Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College offers a baccalaureate degree in Professional Writing via guided independent study. Accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
Lesley University
Lesley University offers a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing through distance learning. This low-residency program that allows students, with the oversight of a faculty mentor, to design their own concentrations in fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, or writing for young people. A ten-day residency begins each semester with a program of seminars, workshops, readings, and the chance to design the semester's program of study. Accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.
Goucher College
Goucher College offers a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Nonfiction degree through distance education. Balancing original writing with critical reading, it provides instruction in the following areas of creative nonfiction: narrative nonfiction, the personal essay, memoir, literary journalism, travel/nature/science writing, and biography/profiles. The program is normally completed in two years and includes four semesters of work, three two-week summer residencies, and an internship. Accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.
Goddard College
Goddard College offers a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing through distance education. Students may choose to work in the areas of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, memoir, playwriting, screen writing, or cross genre. Short residencies are required. Accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.
Washington State University
Washington State University offers a Professional Writing Certificate through distance education. The program allows students to develop a base of skills and knowledge of effective communication (including editorial and electronic skills and the broader skills of analysis and synthesis) useful to the professional worlds they want to enter or have already entered. Accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges.
