Overview

College of Arts and Sciences / College of Arts and Sciences is located in Kearney, NE, in a small setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Arts (MA)	Writing
Master of Arts (MA)	Literature
Master of Arts (MA)	Creative writing

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	6

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?
Distance learning programs available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Optional Thesis or exam

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

7

Applied

5

Accepted

5

Enrolled

Applying

45

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	July 10th	May 10th	No
Spring deadline	October 10th	September 10th	No
Summer deadline	April 10th	January 10th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Writing sample, three letters of recommendation, letter of interest

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 79
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	February 28
Types of financial support available	Teaching Assistantships Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

29

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	93%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	6.9%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (13%)

Female (86%)

Faculty

14

Total faculty

Full-time - 14

Part-time - 0

Male (4)

Female (10)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Narrative theory, popular culture, western and plains literature, women's studies, media studies, children's literature, poetry, speculative fiction, creative writing, comics, composition and rhetoric, renaissance drama, film studies, ecocriticism
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 2504 9th Avenue
Kearney, NE  68849
United States

Contact Dr. Michelle Beissel-Heath
Graduate Program Director
Email: beisselheamp@unk.edu
Phone: 308-865-8109

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