MA Creative and Critical Writing
University of Liverpool
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MA - Master of Arts

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Liverpool Campus

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24 months

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Liverpool offers a stimulating environment to study Creative and Critical Writing thanks to our unique placement module at one of our partner institutions and our exicting programme of events. You will develop your skills and knowledge through a combination of creative engagement with prose and drama. The programme offers a unique placement module through which you will have the opportunity to gain practical experience as a writer in residence at one of the University of Liverpools partner ...Read more

Liverpool offers a stimulating environment to study Creative and Critical Writing thanks to our unique placement module at one of our partner institutions and our exicting programme of events. You will develop your skills and knowledge through a combination of creative engagement with prose and drama. The programme offers a unique placement module through which you will have the opportunity to gain practical experience as a writer in residence at one of the University of Liverpools partner institutions in the city. As a writer in residence in locations such as museums and galleries, you will be able to develop professional skills through activities such as writing in response to exhibitions, or running creative writing workshops.Assessment will take the form of a portfolio consisting of creative work and reflections on the experience and requirements of the writer-in-residence role. Through core modules on contemporary prose and drama/screenwriting, you will develop your writing ability and professional awareness (i.e. submitting to agents, editorial pitches).Liverpool offers a stimulating environment in which to study Creative and Critical Writing, thanks to its lively events calendar:Including the Liverpool Literary Festival and literary events through the Centre for New and International WritingThe Universitys connections to local literary partners such as the Liverpool Everyman and PlayhouseThe presence of three AHRC/BBC New Generation Thinkers in the Department of English aloneMasterclasses with visiting writers such as the Hope Street Writer in Residence.

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11/101
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25th
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
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19th

Entry requirements

You will normally need a 2:1 honours degree, or above, or equivalent. This degree should preferably be in a relevant subject, such as English Literature or Creative Writing.; Applicants with honours degrees in other subjects will be considered on an individual basis and may be invited for interview.

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£11,700 per year

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£11,700 per year

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Students from Other UK

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£11,700 per year

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Students from Channel Islands

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£24,100 per year

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Accommodation - 600 to 900.

£24,100 per year

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Accommodation - 600 to 900.

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Uni info

University of Liverpool
Foundation Building, Brownlow Hill Liverpool L69 7ZX United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Liverpool Lime Street  0.2 miles away
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