MLitt Creative Writing at University of Strathclyde

Programme overview

A taught Masters in creative writing in which students work with published writers, take peer-and-tutor workshops and develop an extended creative project one-to-one with a tutor, experimenting with new and hybrid forms. An optional credit-bearing research placement is available.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences | Department: English & Creative Writing, Department of Humanities | Duration: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time | Intake: September | Study mode: full-time | Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Students take 20-credit modules, including electives from English & Creative Writing and the Department of Humanities, and complete a 60-credit Major Project in Semester 3.

Career pathways

Graduates have gone into writing, publishing, teaching, journalism and other professions, undertaken PhDs or become self-employed tutors.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Second-class Honours degree or international equivalent in any subject, plus a satisfactory portfolio of creative writing: 2,000 words of prose (fiction or creative non-fiction), up to 10 poems (maximum 40 lines each) or the equivalent of a short 15-minute play or screenplay. An outline of planned creative work (maximum two A4 pages) may also be submitted. A Pre-Masters Preparation Course is available for international applicants.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,700 a year (2027/28). Full-time; part-time GBP 5,350 per year (year 2 fee subject to increase). Source

International applicants: GBP 24,950 a year (2027/28). Full-time. Source

Intake: September

Duration: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time

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