Creative Writing MA
Master
In Sheffield
Description
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Type
Master
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Location
Sheffield
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Duration
1 Year
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Start date
Different dates available
You’ll study contemporary creative writing and develop your skills in different genres and styles. You’ll also develop and explore your own writing through practical workshops. You’ll complete two core modules, optional modules and a dissertation. Your final portfolio of work may take the form of short stories, a novel extract, script or poetry.
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About this course
A good first degree (2:1 or above, or the international equivalent) in English literature, language, linguistics, or a related discipline (eg history, philosophy, modern languages).
A portfolio submission of 2,000 words of prose/drama or five poems (or equivalent, roughly 100 lines), to be sent along with the application form.
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Subjects
- Creative Writing
- Writing
- Poetry
- Arts and Humanities
- English
- Portfolio
- Short Stories
- Skills
- Genres and styles
- Language
- Literature
- Contemporary
Course programme
Core modules
Choose two from:
- Creative Writing: Fiction 1
- Creative Writing: Fiction 2
- Creative Writing: Poetry 1
- Creative Writing: Poetry 2
Examples of optional modules may include:
- ‘Tales of the City’: the Living Space in Contemporary American Fiction
- Memory and Narrative in Contemporary Literature
- Language and Literature in the Workplace
- Any of the many modules listed under the general MA in English Literature
Teaching takes place through workshops and seminars.
AssessmentYou’ll be assessed on your essays, a creative writing dissertation and portfolio. Fiction writers and dramatists: 12,000 words of creative work. Poets: 50 poems or equivalent. All students complete a 3,000-word critical essay.
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Creative Writing MA