MA Creative Writing Crime Fiction (Part Time)
Master
In Norwich
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Norwich
UEA’s part-time, low-residency MA Creative Writing Crime Fiction provides you with the opportunity to write a full-length novel under the guidance of award-winning crime writers and experienced creative writing tutors. It offers unique flexibility, involving distance learning supported by residencies, meaning you don’t have to relocate or give up work to study with us.
The course is delivered via a specially designed, highly inclusive online platform, and three short residential periods per year. These incorporate a mix of creative and critical workshops and seminars, and a masterclass from a leading crime writer. Professional writers involved in the residencies have included Lee Child, Ian Rankin, Melanie McGrath, Denise Mina, Mark Billingham and Julia Crouch. Visits from literary agents and editors also take place during the May residential period.
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Degree Subject UK BA (Hons) 2:1 or equivalent preferred but not essential. Special Entry Requirements Sample of work - see belowStudents for whom English is a Foreign languageWe welcome applications from students whose first language is not English. To ensure such students benefit from postgraduate study, we require evidence of proficiency in English. Our usual entry requirements are as follows:IELTS: 7.0 (minimum 6.0 in each section and 7 .0 in writing)PTE (Pearson): 68 (minimum 55 in each section and 68 in writing)Test dates should be within two years of the...
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- Creative Writing
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- University
- Public
- Writing
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Course programme
MA Crime Fiction comprises modules designed specifically for the course, ensuring our teaching has the same creative and academic integrity as UEA’s other Creative Writing MAs.
In the first year you will take the modules A Critical Approach to Crime Writing, and A Theoretical and Practical Approach to Crime Writing. In these, you will critically examine a number of landmark crime texts, address the practical and theoretical issues of fiction writing, and explore the literary devices particularly relevant to crime writing, including plot, suspense, pacing, setting and characterisation.
You will also take A Creative Approach to Crime Writing 1 and 2, which run through both the first and second years. In these modules you will plan and write your own crime novel, guided by one-on-one tutorials and group workshopping. At the end of the first year you will submit the first 10,000 words of your novel for assessment. You will complete the novel in year two, supervised throughout the process by our experienced tutors.
Each year, in addition to these modules, you will take part in three residential periods of study, involving masterclasses and seminars, which make up the modules A Public Approach to Crime Writing 1 and 2. These are a great chance to meet your fellow students in person and enhance your career prospects, benefiting from the advice of visiting writers, publishing professionals and other research-related professionals.
Additional information
Tuition fees for the full two years part-time course for entry in the academic year 2018/19 are:
UK/EU Students: £7,550
International Students: £15,800
MA Creative Writing Crime Fiction (Part Time)