Creative Writing

Entry requirements

Applicants are required to attend an informal interview with the Programme Leader. Further details will be communicated once an application has been received.

Evidence of your writing ability is required. A sample of no more than ten pages of original writing must be submitted with all applications.

For entry to postgraduate level, you should normally possess:

first or upper second (2:1) degree with honours or professional qualification, recognised as being equivalent to degree standard;

or

an ordinary degree, foundation degree, higher national diploma, or university diploma, accompanied by substantial experience in an appropriate field.

If you have overseas qualifications you can check your comparability with Ecctis, who provide an advisory service.

Months of entry

September

Course content

Do you want to develop your own original writing whilst engaging with the best contemporary work being published? You’ll refine your craft with guidance from the award-winning writers who teach on this workshop-based MA, as well as from visiting writers. Make the most of an opportunity to produce a substantial written project in a nurturing, creative environment. The writing skills you’ll develop will help ensure that, upon graduating, your work is ready for submission to publishers and agents.

• Develop your confidence and writing skills in an environment supportive of creative work.
• Produce a substantial writing project which you can submit to publishers and agents.
• Benefit from the depth of experience and knowledge shared by our staff, including several award-winning writers, and visiting writers.
• Expand your own writing experience through submitting work to student publications such as Ink, and the University press published literary journal, Short Fiction.
• Increase your critical self-awareness on a programme designed to round you as a writer.
• Enrich your learning experience through workshop-based seminars that allow you to explore the diverse strands of creative writing, from stories to screenplays.

Information for international students

If English is not your first language then evidence of English proficiency is required. The level of proficiency that is required can vary with the type of programme you’re applying for. We welcome applicants with international qualifications. To view other accepted qualifications please refer to our tariff glossary. For further advice on the relevance of overseas qualification and proficiency in English, please contact our International Office.

The minimum IELTS score for acceptable English proficiency for entry is normally 7.

View our English language requirements.