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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Main Campus
Full Time
JAN
3 Years
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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Main Campus
Full Time
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3 Years
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Main Campus
Full Time
JAN
3 Years
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Our PhD Creative Writing programme gives you the opportunity to work on a significant piece of creative writing while developing your research skills. You will benefit from creative supervision by an experienced poet or fiction writer and draw on the range of expertise within the University to find a supervisor for your critical element. There are two elements to the programme. The first is a creative element that can be a novel or a collection of short stories of up to 100,000 words, or a book-length collection of poetry of up to 60 poems.
A Bachelors (Honours) degree at 2:1 level or above (or its international equivalent) in a related subject; and A UK Master's degree with an overall Distinction classification (or its international equivalent) in a related subject; Any strong relevant professional experience will be considered on a case by case basis.
Students living in
Domestic
£6,000 per year
Students from Domestic
This is the fee you pay if the University is in the same country that you live in (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
£22,500 per year
Students from EU
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from somewhere in the EU.
£22,500 per year
Students from International
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from a country outside the EU.
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