Creative Writing MA

Master

In Sheffield

£ 7,000 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    Sheffield

  • Duration

    1 Year

  • 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.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Sheffield (South Yorkshire)
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Western Bank, S10 2TN

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

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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2018

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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

Modules

Core modules

Choose two from:

  • Creative Writing: Fiction 1
  • Creative Writing: Fiction 2
  • Creative Writing: Poetry 1
  • Creative Writing: Poetry 2
Optional modules

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

Teaching takes place through workshops and seminars.

Assessment

You’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.

Additional information

Overseas  Fee (2018 annual fee) : £16,800

Creative Writing MA

£ 7,000 VAT inc.