University of Nevada Las Vegas is located in Las Vegas, NV offers a three-year fully funded MFA in creative writing. The MFA program is an intensive studio arts terminal degree with a strong international emphasis and requires the writing of a book-length creative thesis in either fiction, literary nonfiction, or poetry. The goal of the three-year course of studies is to prepare the student for a teaching career. All MFA students admitted to the Creative Writing International program at UNLV are offered Graduate Assistantship funding of $15,000 per year.