Creative Writing MA, PGCert 12 months Postgraduate Programme By Newcastle University |TopUniversities
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Programme Duration

12 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

25,100 GBPTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

English Language and LiteratureMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

English Language and Literature

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Our Creative Writing MA develops your understanding of your own writing and your technical writing skills.

You'll further your awareness of:

  • writing processes
  • professional writing
  • publishing
This PGCert and MA in Creative Writing provide a unique opportunity to explore and develop your creative writing skills. We teach creative writing in three areas:

  • prose writing, with an emphasis on short fiction, creative non-fiction and the essay
  • poetry with an emphasis on the practice and study of a variety of poetic traditions and contemporary techniques
  • scriptwriting, which includes writing for the theatre and screenwriting
Through these areas, we'll introduce you to a wide range of subjects and opportunities with which writers are working professionally.

Members of our Creative Writing staff have received national and international recognition for their writing. You'll work with them to prepare your own writing for submission.

If you complete the Creative Writing PGCert, you can choose to transfer to the second year of our part-time MA.

Programme overview

Main Subject

English Language and Literature

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Our Creative Writing MA develops your understanding of your own writing and your technical writing skills.

You'll further your awareness of:

  • writing processes
  • professional writing
  • publishing
This PGCert and MA in Creative Writing provide a unique opportunity to explore and develop your creative writing skills. We teach creative writing in three areas:

  • prose writing, with an emphasis on short fiction, creative non-fiction and the essay
  • poetry with an emphasis on the practice and study of a variety of poetic traditions and contemporary techniques
  • scriptwriting, which includes writing for the theatre and screenwriting
Through these areas, we'll introduce you to a wide range of subjects and opportunities with which writers are working professionally.

Members of our Creative Writing staff have received national and international recognition for their writing. You'll work with them to prepare your own writing for submission.

If you complete the Creative Writing PGCert, you can choose to transfer to the second year of our part-time MA.

Admission Requirements

3.3+
100+
7+
76+

Usually a 2:1 honours degree, or international equivalent, in a related subject such as:

  • creative writing
  • English literature
  • drama
  • screenwriting.

We will also consider applicants on an individual basis with lower or non-standard qualifications. 

Along with your application you will be asked to submit examples of your creative writing, either two short stories (up to 2,500 words each), six poems (up to 12 pages) or a script (up to 10 pages).

Those who complete the PGCert can choose to transfer to the second year of our part time MA.

12 Months
Sep

Domestic
11,200 GBP
International
25,100 GBP

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