MA (Hons) Creative Writing at University of Glasgow

Programme overview

A programme exploring new developments in writing from diverse cultures and traditions across a broad range of techniques, approaches and genres, taught by practising writers. It can only be taken as a joint Honours degree.

Duration: 4 years | Intake: September | Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 covers Creative Writing Fiction and Poetry; year 2 covers Creative Writing Non Fiction and Scripts; year 3 includes Writing as Curation and Writing as Performance; options include Hybrid Forms and Advanced Creative Writing Fiction and Poetry, with a year 4 dissertation.

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Application information

Entry requirements

International applicants (English language, standard undergraduate requirement for this programme): IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no subtest below 6.0; TOEFL iBT 90 overall (tests up to 20 January 2026; minimum Reading 20, Listening 19, Speaking 19, Writing 21) or 92 overall (tests from 21 January 2026; minimum Reading 22, Listening 20, Speaking 23, Writing 21); PTE Academic 59 with no subtest below 59. Tests must be within 2 years 5 months of the start date. Full-time applicants apply through UCAS; application deadlines: 15 October (UK applicants including Dentistry, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine or Oxford/Cambridge), 13 January (other UK applicants), 30 June (international students).

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 4 years

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