MA Creative Writing at Teesside University

The MA Creative Writing approaches writing through fiction, poetry, life writing and drama, exploring how writers operate and how to become an independent writer in professional publishing, performance and community, educational and therapeutic writing. It is campus-based and taught by practising writers, poets and novelists. Modules blend practical craft learning with critical theory.

Department: English & Creative Writing  |  Duration: Within 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time  |  Intake: September  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time  |  Location: Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules are Core Skills and Techniques, The Professional Writer in the World, Writing and the Self and the Creative Writing Project, plus a Writing Specialism in either Poetry or Prose/Fiction (including life writing, memoir and creative non-fiction). Learning is through taught seminars, writing workshops, self-directed projects and tutorial supervision.

Career pathways

Graduates go into publishing, editing and freelance writing, the wider creative industries (television, journalism, new media) and workplaces requiring advanced writing skills. The course also suits teachers, community writers, and those using writing in therapy and healthcare settings.

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