Career and Academic Opportunities

The Master of Arts in Professional Writing (MAPW) degree prepares candidates for a wide variety of writing-related positions in business, education, publishing and the arts. MAPW graduates pursue careers as writers, editors, consultants in corporate and nonprofit fields, public relations specialists, corporate trainers, technical writers, writing instructors in colleges and high schools, writers for magazines, communication managers, marketing directors, media relations directors, journalists and other writing and researched centered occupations.

Also MAPW graduates go on to terminal degree programs at such institutions as Arizona State University, Georgia State University, Miami University-Oxford Ohio, Colorado State University, University of Georgia, Union University, Mercer University, 食色视频 State University, and Columbus State University. In addition, many are published novelists, poets, non-fiction writers and playwrights.

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Salary and Career Information

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Admission Requirements


Double Owl Admission Requirements 
  • Have completed 60 credit hours towards the BA in English with a minimum 3.00 GPA.
  • Completed at least 18 hours in residence at 食色视频.

Pathway of Study

Suggested Timeline

Students should apply to this Double Owl Pathway in the second semester of their sophomore year.

Accepted Double Owl students will need to apply to the MA Professional Writing by the posted deadline for the semester immediately following graduation with the Bachelor's degree.


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Contact Information

Undergraduate Information

Undergraduate Degree
Bachelor of Arts in English

Department / College
English / Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences
English Building

Advising Contact
Jeffrey Greene, Director of Undergraduate Studies
Email: jgree167@kennesaw.edu

Graduate Information

Graduate Degree
Master of Arts in Professional Writing

Department / College
English / Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences
English Building

Advising Contact
Aaron Levy, Graduate Program Director
alevy2@kennesaw.edu