MA Creative Writing
University of Chichester
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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 ...Read more

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.

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69/279
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60th
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Bethany
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Everyone’s really lovely & friendly. The lectures are interesting &..Read more

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14 Nov 24

It’s a small university which is nice and a very nice campus...Read more

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Entry requirements

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. If English is not your first language then English language proficiency required is IELTS 6.5 (with no element less than 5.5) – or equivalent qualification. Entry Portfolio For entry to our MA Creative Writing course, you will be required to send in a portfolio of creative writing. This portfolio should represent some of your best work to date, so please select carefully and present accurately. A portfolio might consist of any but not all of the following: Three short stories Three chapters from a novel or non-fiction book Five to eight poems A radio play Two or three scenes of a stage play Or a combination of the above, e.g. a short story and five poems. Please remember to select your writing that you consider to be your best work so far and in a form that suits you. International students who don't meet the entry requirements If you are an international student and do not yet meet the entry criteria for this course, you may be eligible for our International Premasters Programme. This is a one-semester programme that allows you to progress onto a masters course at the University of Chichester.

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£7,560 per year

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£16,074 per year

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Bethany
18 Nov 24
Creative Writing and English - BA (Hons)
Everyone’s really lovely & friendly. The lectures are interesting &...
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Adrien
14 Nov 24
Creative Writing - BA (Hons)
It’s a small university which is nice and a very nice campus....
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University of Chichester
University of Chichester , Chichester

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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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