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Creative Writing MA
Queen mary university of london, different course options.
- Key information
Course Summary
Tuition fees, entry requirements, university information, key information data source : idp connect, qualification type.
MA - Master of Arts
Subject areas
Creative Writing
Course type
Craft works that transcend disciplinary boundaries.
This course is ideal if your interests are in a particular form of writing (fiction, poetry, nonfiction, performance), or if you are keen to explore the creative connections between genres. We will introduce you to a wide variety of approaches to writing, and contemporary examples.
- Develop your creative work with the support of experienced and award-winning writers
- Consider fundamental questions about contemporary writing
- Study in a leading centre of creative practice and research, with a renowned teaching team
- Complete a substantial independent writing project in your chosen genre, with one-to-one support and supervision
- Gain specialised, transferable writing and research skills
What you'll study
The MA is made up of five modules. Two of these, in the first and second semesters, are devoted to Creative and Critical Writing. We will explore what it means to take a critical, self-aware approach to your writing, the overlap between creative and critical work, and how these topics can be thought about or demonstrated in fiction, poetry, nonfiction and performance. These modules are taught by staff across the Creative Writing team, and we will also invite other prominent writers to deliver seminars and workshops.
Alongside this central module, you will take a module on the role of research in creative writing, and another on working collaboratively: here you will have the opportunity to work with staff and other students to produce public-facing work. Starting in the third semester you will work with an individual supervisor to plan and write your Dissertation: a piece of self-directed work that is the most substantial outcome of your MA.
Our London location means you’ll also have the wealth of London’s literary culture on your doorstep: our MA makes the most of this advantage, ensuring you explore the city’s galleries, libraries and other cultural institutions.
- Five assessed modules
- A 15,000-word dissertation
Compulsory Modules for Full Time Study
- Creative and Critical Writing 1
- Creative and Critical Writing 2
- Writing From Research
- Collaborative Practices
- Creative Writing Dissertation
Part-Time Study Breakdown
Career paths
- Creative Industries
The MA Creative Writing provides a grounding in research methodologies and practices for students who intended to progress to doctoral work, an enhanced understanding of the study of literature relevant to students who intended to follow a teaching career, and improved competence in transferable skills valued more generally in the market place, including the analysis of complex evidence, the oral and written presentation of arguments and information, and effective time-management. Employer feedback has particularly valued the research skills and high level of critical thinking acquired by graduates of similar MA programmes and the contribution these make to the problem-solving abilities required of those who work at senior levels in complex organizations.
UK fees Course fees for UK students
For this course (per year)
International fees Course fees for EU and international students
Degree requirements: A 2:1 or above or above at undergraduate level in a humanities discipline such as English, History, Cultural Studies or Media Studies. Other routes: Promising applicants who do not meet the formal academic criteria but who possess relevant credentials and who can demonstrate their potential to produce written work at Masters level will also be considered. As part of the admissions process we may request examples of written and creative work and/or interview candidates. Applications from mature and non-traditional candidates are welcomed.
Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) is an internationally regarded public research institution based in London. It has a long history, dating back over 230 years, and is a member of the prestigious Russell Group of universities. Queen Mary has five campuses in the city of London and an international network of satellite campuses in China, Malta, Paris and Singapore. There is a population of around 16,000 students at the London campuses and... more
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The MA is made up of five modules. Two of these, in the first and second semesters, are devoted to Creative and Critical Writing. We will explore what it means to take a critical, self-aware approach to your writing, the overlap between creative and critical work, and how these topics can be thought about or demonstrated in fiction, poetry ...