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Starting this fall, the MFA in creative writing program will officially start offering two new certificates that both graduate students and outside enrollees can pursue. The reason behind the term 鈥渙fficially鈥� is that some of the courses have already been offered as options for the graduate program; any student who has already taken them can have them applied to the certificate.

One certificate is in Latin American/LatinX Creative Studies, run by Juana Moriel-Payne, PhD, and the other certificate is in independent publishing, directed by Thomas Cook. PhD. Both certificates require 15 units of study. Students not seeking a degree will be in the same class settings as those in the degree program.

鈥淭hese classes are going to be also very diverse in terms of materials because I'm integrating painting, photography and songs with the poetry and literary writing,鈥� says Moriel-Payne. 鈥淭he history of Latin America is so complex that you need an interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary approach in order to truly understand it.鈥�

The five-course program in independent publishing covers the industry from different perspectives, including an editor, a writer, a publisher and an agent, with a focus on literary publishing.

The certificate can be an 鈥渋ncredibly useful counterpoint to one鈥檚 own writing and writing life,鈥� says Cook, 鈥渂ut also their potential careers outside of their own writing and publishing. The certificate will help those trying to figure out how to get their work published, but it can also guide those whose career goal is to assist others in getting published.鈥�

Check the website for more details on admissions requirements and certificate program details.