Creative Writing MA, PGCert at Newcastle University

Programme overview

Our PGCert and MA in Creative Writing provide unique opportunities to explore and develop your creative writing skills through practice, revision and discussion. Our Creative Writing MA develops your understanding of your own writing and your technical writing skills. We'll introduce you to a wide range of subjects and opportunities with which writers are working professionally.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences | Department: School of English Literature Language and Linguistics | Duration: PGCert part time: 2 years; MA full time: 1 year; MA part time: 2 years | Study mode: part-time, full-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Through this Creative Writing Master's you'll be inducted into the habits and inventive strategies of writers in a module dedicated to this process. You'll also begin to concentrate on skills specific to different fields of writing. Compulsory modules include: Portfolio of Work/Dissertation (CW), The Profession of Writing, Creative Writing: Process, Creative Writing: Craft, Creative Writing: Masterclass 1, Creative Writing: Masterclass 2.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Usually a 2:2 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, either two short stories (up to 2,500 words each), six poems (up to 12 pages) or a script (up to 10 pages). Those who complete the PGCert can choose to transfer to the second year of our part time MA. English language: IELTS 7.0 overall with a minimum of 6.5 in all sub-skills.

Domestic applicants: GBP 1,950 a year (2027/28). PGCert part time tuition fee per year Source

International applicants: GBP 4,470 a year (2027/28). PGCert part time tuition fee per year Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: PGCert part time: 2 years; MA full time: 1 year; MA part time: 2 years

Apply through the official page: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/degrees/4021f/#how-to-apply

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