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Diploma in Creative Writing at Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador

Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Programme overview

Undergraduate diploma developing writing skills in fiction, poetry, drama and creative non-fiction, aimed at producing publishable work. Admission to individual creative writing courses is competitive and administered via the portfolio system.

Faculty: Humanities and Social Sciences  |  Department: English  |  Duration: 8 courses (24 credit hours)  |  Study mode: part-time  |  Location: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

What you will study

Focus on composition, critiquing and editing of the student's own work, with optional contemporary literature courses. Sample courses: ENGL 3900 Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction; ENGL 3911 Writing Satire; ENGL 3912 Song writing.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Direct admission to the programme is not available; applicants apply to Memorial for general admission (meeting general university admission requirements) and then declare the programme. Current or admitted Memorial students contact the programme director.

Duration: 8 courses (24 credit hours)

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