Creative Writing - MA (Canterbury and Paris) 12 months Postgraduate Programme By University of Kent |TopUniversities
Subject Ranking

# 101-150QS Subject Rankings

Programme Duration

12 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

18,600 GBPTuition Fee/year

Application Deadline

31 Jul, 2025Application Deadline

Programme overview

Main Subject

English Language and Literature

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Have you got a story to tell? Our MA in Creative Writing will help you develop your creative writing practice, experiment with a variety of forms, and discover your voice. Find out how to make your way in the world as a writer, exploring your creative potential in a supportive and well-resourced environment. This innovative and interdisciplinary course combines taught modules and a dissertation, and allows you to share your year between Canterbury and Paris.


Overview


Through seminars, tutorials, workshops, and precise editing, you will learn to take control of your own work and write exciting, contemporary material.


A cross-cultural, interdisciplinary programme, you spend your first term at our Canterbury campus with full access to its excellent academic and recreational facilities. In the spring term, you relocate to the Paris School of Arts and Culture where you study at the Columbia Global Center (known as Reid Hall) in a historic corner of Montparnasse. You visit Paris in the autumn term, where you meet our Paris staff and are taken on a tour of the city. We offer advice and support to help you relocate to Paris.


In your final term, you complete your MA by writing a portfolio of creative work defined in collaboration with your academic supervisors.

Programme overview

Main Subject

English Language and Literature

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Have you got a story to tell? Our MA in Creative Writing will help you develop your creative writing practice, experiment with a variety of forms, and discover your voice. Find out how to make your way in the world as a writer, exploring your creative potential in a supportive and well-resourced environment. This innovative and interdisciplinary course combines taught modules and a dissertation, and allows you to share your year between Canterbury and Paris.


Overview


Through seminars, tutorials, workshops, and precise editing, you will learn to take control of your own work and write exciting, contemporary material.


A cross-cultural, interdisciplinary programme, you spend your first term at our Canterbury campus with full access to its excellent academic and recreational facilities. In the spring term, you relocate to the Paris School of Arts and Culture where you study at the Columbia Global Center (known as Reid Hall) in a historic corner of Montparnasse. You visit Paris in the autumn term, where you meet our Paris staff and are taken on a tour of the city. We offer advice and support to help you relocate to Paris.


In your final term, you complete your MA by writing a portfolio of creative work defined in collaboration with your academic supervisors.

Admission Requirements

185+
3.3+
76+
95+
7+
A first or second class honours degree or equivalent in a relevant subject, or substantial creative writing experience. You are required to submit a sample of creative writing, and this will be the most significant factor in admission decisions. Applicants may be called to interview.

31 Jul 2025
1 Year
Sep

Domestic
9,800 GBP
International
18,600 GBP

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