MA Creative Writing at University of Birmingham

Everyone has a novel in them - or a screenplay - or a sonnet - but if you want to refine your writing and prepare it for publication, our Creative Writing MA offers you the chance to dedicate time to your craft and learn from acclaimed authors. Get ready to develop your practice further, whether you're interested in short fiction, novels, poetry, plays, screenplays or hybrid and digital forms. Work with writers, editors and publishers and learn how to get published.

Department: Creative Writing  |  Duration: 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time/part-time  |  Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The programme comprises 120 credits of taught modules and a 60-credit dissertation. Modules run for one term, and each module involves a weekly seminar or workshop which you’ll need to attend. Modules include Creative Writing Masterclass: From Workshop to Bookshop, Dissertation (Creative Writing), Intertextuality: Story, Genre, Craft, Poem as Story - Story as Poem, The Writer's Workshop.

Career pathways

By studying a postgraduate degree Creative Writing at Birmingham, you’ll develop transferable skills suited to a range of career paths. These skills include critical thinking skills, the ability to think creatively and generate new ideas and teamworking skills.

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