Enhance Your Professional Writing Capabilities

The Master of Arts in Professional Writing (MAPW) equips you with the skills needed for a professional writing career across television, film, education, publishing, business, and the literary arts.

Program Snapshot:

  • Format: In Person or Hybrid
  • Credit Hours: 36
  • Cost: Tuition/Fees
  • Entry Terms: Fall, Spring, Summer
  • Time to Complete: 2 years
  • Application Deadlines:  
    • Fall: July 1 
    • Spring: November 1 
    • Summer: April 1

Information Session:

Attend an online information session to learn about the program, admissions requirements, and next step actions. Sign up for scheduled session dates and times that are added throughout the year.

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Choose the Right Concentration for Your Career

Applied Writing

Addresses a spectrum of writing disciplines including public service writing, grant and proposal writing, technical writing, social media writing, feature writing, multi-modal editing, and design.

Learn more about the applied writing concentration

Composition & Rhetoric

Addresses the study and teaching of writing through focuses on rhetoric studies, workplace writing, multi-modal writing, and teaching writing.

Learn more about the compositions & rhetoric concentration

Creative Writing

Built around storytelling and creative expression, focusing on screenwriting, fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and playwriting.

Learn more about the creative writing concentration

Career Options

Frequently Asked Questions

  • While there are exceptions, courses are primarily face-to-face for fall and spring semesters, and primarily online during the summer semester.
  • The GRE is not required to apply to our program.
  • The MAPW is an intermediate degree program focused on advancement as a professional writer, emphasizing both academic and applied skills in several genres. The MFA is a terminal degree focused on one genre of creative writing.
  • Students major in one concentration (concentration area) and minor in a second (support area). This flexibility allows for a deeper understanding of how various kinds of writing tasks overlap. 

 Program Benefits

  • Flexibility: Hybrid and online course offerings allow you to balance school and work.
  • Focused Concentrations: Choose between Applied Writing, Composition & Rhetoric, or Technical Writing.
  • Applicability: You will learn the skills to write successfully in a professional setting.
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Department Contact Information

Department of English
Kennesaw State University
English Building (EB), Room 165
440 Bartow Ave, MD 2701
Kennesaw, GA 30144

Hours: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. (M-F) 
Phone:  470-578-3335
Email: mapw@kennesaw.edu