Writing, M.F.A. (Online)

From the bookstore to the boardroom, writers build audiences, cultivate connections, and bring characters to life. SCAD writing students navigate the full range of storytelling in a program that covers pitching for film and television, podcasting, digital journalism, adaptation, fiction and creative nonfiction, multiplatform reporting, and more. As a student, you'll have opportunities to script immersive reality experiences, student-produced sitcoms and short films, and award-winning advertisements. Writing  offers countless opportunities for finding a niche related to your personal interests. Our curriculum at SCAD takes a holistic view of the industry, exposing you to creative styles, formal techniques, journalistic approaches and more so you can discover your preferred genre and develop your own area of expertise. As the engines of communication behind every discipline, writers at SCAD collaborate with artists in other disciplines just as they do in the real world. Benefit from the department's close relationships with advertising, film and television, and sequential art, or consider pursuing multiple degrees in order to gain a versatile creative understanding.