Taught course
Writing Genre Fiction
Entry requirements
To apply you will need a Bachelor Degree with honours in any discipline or other qualifications/experience which demonstrate through our recognition of prior learning process that you have appropriate knowledge and skills in Writing Genre Fiction equivalent to SCQF level 10.
Months of entry
January
Course content
Our industry-informed teaching and one-to-one mentoring aims to help you establish or enhance a career in commercial genre writing
This course is ideal for writers of commercial genre fiction who are looking to take their craft to the next level.
If you already have talent and ideas, this online programme is designed to add the expertise you need to approach your chosen market with confidence, originality and skill.
During your studies you will focus on popular fiction genres enabling you to professionalise your practice as a writer; be it science fiction, fantasy, romance, crime, horror and historical fiction — you choose which to put at the heart of your learning journey.
In addition, our team of award-winning and bestselling authors will give you regular one-to-one creative and editorial mentoring sessions to support your development.
This MA is designed to be studied part-time over five trimesters. In the first, second and third trimester, you will study two modules each trimester. In the fourth and fifth trimester, you will undertake a single module: Major Project.
Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- MA
- part time20 months
- Online learningis available for this qualification
Course contact details
- Name
- Admissions and Enquiries
- studentrecruitment@napier.ac.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)333 900 6040