Creative Writing MA, PGCert

• SEL8640 The Profession of Writing
• SEL8641 Introduction to the Craft of Writing
• SEL8642 Reading as a Writer
• SEL8321 Portfolio of Work/Dissertation

You take one of the following workshop modules to the value of 20 credits:

• SEL8505 Writing Workshop: Prose
• SEL8506 Writing Workshop: Poetry
• SEL8507 Writing Workshop: Script
• SEL8670 Writing Workshop: Creative Non-Fiction

You take optional modules to the value of 40 credits from the following:

• SEL8516 The Ghost Story
• SEL8671 Creative Inheritance
• SEL8556 Creative Writing Masterclass
• FMS8353 Screenwriting
• SEL8518 Writing for Children and Young Adults
• SEL8515 The Longer Poem and the Sequence

The range of compulsory and optional modules will be different for those studying part-time.

• SEL8641 Introduction to the Craft of Writing
• SEL8642 Reading as a Writer

You take one of the following workshop modules to the value of 20 credits:

• FMS8353 Screenwriting
• SEL8518 Writing for Children and Young Adults
• SEL8515 The Longer Poem and the Sequence

Modules might change for your year of entry.

Usually a 2:1 honours degree, or international equivalent, in a related subject such as:

• creative writing
• English literature
• drama
• screenwriting.

We will also consider applicants on an individual basis with lower or non-standard qualifications. Along with your application you will be asked to submit examples of your creative writing, including two short stories, six poems or a script.

Those who complete the PGCert can choose to transfer to the second year of our part time MA.