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MLitt - Master of Letters
University of St Andrews
Full Time
SEP
1 year
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MLitt - Master of Letters
University of St Andrews
Full Time
SEP
1 year
MLitt - Master of Letters
Main Campus
Full Time
SEP-26
1 Year
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The MLitt in Playwriting and Screenwriting is a one-year taught programme run by the School of English. In this course, you will develop your skills in writing for radio, theatre and screen with an emphasis on your individual voice and style.You will graduate with a portfolio of pieces and an understanding of how to approach theatres, secure commissions and work as a playwright. The MLitt will provide you with technically-oriented tuition by leading contemporary playwrights and world-class academics, with an emphasis on best practice in recent and contemporary writing. Individual mentors help you to hone your creative practice and to further develop your expressive voice. The course emphasises best practice in recent and contemporary writing, and modules are taught by award-winning professional playwrights. Small class sizes of no more than ten students allow for extremely high levels of individual attention. The course is delivered in the Byre Theatre Studio, making full use of a professional theatre. Students have the opportunity to meet and work with professional theatre directors, actors and writers while studying in St Andrews.One year full time.
A 2.1 Honours undergraduate degree. However a candidate who demonstrates outstanding writing abilities may be accepted on the basis of an equivalent qualification (e.g. a body of published work or a relevant professional qualification), but such cases are entirely at the discretion of staff and require decanal approval.
Students living in
Domestic
£11,680 per year
Students from Domestic
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£25,880 per year
Students from EU
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£25,880 per year
Students from International
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