MSt in Creative Writing at University of Oxford

Programme overview

The MSt in Creative Writing is a two-year, part-time course combining intensive teaching, genre specialisation and a balance of critical and creative practice. It takes a cross-cultural, cross-genre approach for contemporary writers.

What you will study

The first year works across genres with a significant critical reading and analysis component; in the second year students specialise in an option area. Teaching is built around five residential teaching periods.

Career pathways

Graduate destinations include publishing creative work in a chosen field, careers in arts and media, and doctoral programmes in creative writing.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Minimum a first-class or upper second-class UK undergraduate degree (or equivalent) with honours in a related field (US GPA normally 3.6 minimum). Assessors look for writers with a proven record of commitment to their craft whose work shows significant creative promise; publication is not essential. No GRE or GMAT. English language (higher level): IELTS Academic 7.5 overall with at least 7.0 in each component; TOEFL iBT 110 (Listening 22, Reading 24, Speaking 25, Writing 24); C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency 191 overall with 185 per component; Oxford Test of English Advanced 165 overall with 155 per component. Test must be taken no more than two years before the course start. Application deadline 27 January 2027 (final deadline for Oxford scholarship consideration 2 March 2027).

Intake: 18 September 2027

Duration: 2 years part-time

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