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MA - Master of Arts
Peel Park
Full Time
SEP-26
1 Year
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MA - Master of Arts
Peel Park
Full Time
SEP-26
1 Year
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This forward-thinking MA in Creative Writing will offer a way to stretch your writing muscles, step out of the ordinary and take your writing skills in new and exciting directions. On our MA Creative Writing programme you will develop work at the cutting-edge of new and evolving practices. You will take your creative writing to the next level so that it really stands out, making it unique and distinctively attractive to the current market. You will do this by playing to your strengths as a creative writer while engaging with fundamental issues in theories of literature and creative practice. The course offers exactly what the name suggests – it opens your mind, allows you to explore philosophical writing and challenges you to critically reflect upon your own creative work. This masters in Creative Writing course will be of interest to writers of prose, poetry, scripts, hybrid and visual forms. You will not be required to commit to any one form, and will have the opportunity to move between or mix forms if you wish. And whether you choose to study full-time or part-time, as a creative writing postgraduate student studying at Salford, you’ll be surrounded by inspiring creatives from across a range of disciplines. Manchester’s creative hub is a vibrant and exciting place to study, build community and nurture your writing talent. Learn more about our MA Creative Writing courses by signing up to one of our open days. You can also follow our #EnglishatSalford Instagram, X and Facebook accounts, which are led by our English teaching staff so you can find out how we tell our story through English, Creative Writing and Drama. You will: Learn from award-winning, internationally-recognised writers and performers Have the freedom to develop your own projects and inject your writing with the rigour and depth needed to work in the creative industry Graduate with a strong portfolio of work that can be used to establish your reputation as a creative writer
Applicants to this course must have a good honours degree (2.2) in English literature, language or a related subject.
Students living in
Domestic
£9,360 per year
Students from Domestic
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£17,520 per year
Students from EU
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£17,520 per year
Students from International
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