MA Creative Writing
University of Chichester
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OverviewGain confidence in your skills within a community of fellow writersFocus on the craft of writing on a postgraduate course designed help you develop your skills, experiment with form and explore a variety of genres.Our MA Creative Writing course has a long and proud history of graduate success, with many of our students continuing on to careers as published writers.You will learn from one of the most established and experienced Creative Writing teams in the UK, comprised of practising ...Read more

Overview

Gain confidence in your skills within a community of fellow writers

Focus on the craft of writing on a postgraduate course designed help you develop your skills, experiment with form and explore a variety of genres.

Our MA Creative Writing course has a long and proud history of graduate success, with many of our students continuing on to careers as published writers.

You will learn from one of the most established and experienced Creative Writing teams in the UK, comprised of practising and published poets, short story writers, novelists, non-fiction writers and screenwriters.

We believe in creating a community of writers who can support and learn from one another. Our specialist workshopping sessions give you the confidence to discuss you work, receive feedback, and reflect on your own work by helping others.

On this course you will:

  • Develop your writing skills in your chosen genre or genres.
  • Learn from our expert staff, who are all practicing and published writers.
  • Gain the confidence to share and discuss you own work with peers and tutors.
  • Experience regular readings from guest writers.
  • Meet and talk with agents and editors at our annual publishing panel.

Teaching

You will learn through a combination of seminar discussion, writing exercises and workshops.

In the intensive MA workshops, you will typically discuss good writing practice and workshop your own writing.

Our commitment to smaller class sizes allows you to feel more confident to discuss your id

Assessment

Modules are assessed at every stage of the course, allowing you to clearly see your academic progress at all stages of the course.

To gain a Postgraduate Diploma in Creative Writing, students need to complete four modules. Each module is assessed by an assignment of approximately 6,000 words or equivalent.

To gain an MA in Creative Writing, students need to complete all four modules and a dissertation of 20,000 words (or poetry/drama equivalents).

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66/101
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38th
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79th
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Entry requirements

An honours degree at 2:2 or higher in a related discipline. You will be required to attend an interview and provide a portfolio of work.

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£7,560 per year

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£16,074 per year

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£16,074 per year

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University of Chichester
University of Chichester , Chichester

The University of Chichester is a well-respected academic institution that offers a broad range of postgraduate study programmes across...

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University of Chichester
Bishop Otter Campus College Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 6PE United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Fishbourne  1.1 miles away

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