Northumbria University, Newcastle · Full-time
Creative Writing
Do you have a passion and talent for writing? Want to develop your confidence and ability as a writer and dream of being published? Our MA in Creative Writing at Northumbria offers you the opportunity to explore your writing craft at an advanced level. You’ll…
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Do you have a passion and talent for writing? Want to develop your confidence and ability as a writer and dream of being published? Our MA in Creative Writing at Northumbria offers you the opportunity to explore your writing craft at an advanced level. You’ll gain a solid grounding in the techniques and skills of writing fiction, learn how to critique your own work and experiment with your writing voice. A combination of core and option modules gives you the chance to develop your critical and analytical thinking. This course builds on your passion for creative writing, enhancing your career prospects as you develop a portfolio that reflects a broad range of genres. You’ll graduate as a critical thinker with skills that will help you make a big difference in your chosen area of work and creative practice.
Getting in
As the university states it
Applicants should normally have: A minimum of a 2:2 honours degree or equivalent. Applicants without a degree will be considered. Applicants will be required to submit examples of their creative writing with their application. International qualifications: If you have studied a non UK qualification, you can see how your qualifications compare to the standard entry criteria, by selecting the country that you received the qualification in, from our country pages. Visit www.northumbria.ac.uk/yourcountry English Language requirements: International applicants are required to have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 with 5.5 in each component (or approved equivalent). The university accepts a large number of UK and International Qualifications in place of IELTS. You can find details of acceptable tests and the required grades you will need in our English Language section. Visit www.northumbria.ac.uk/englishqualifications
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