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Master of Arts in Creative Writing at University of the Western Cape

University of the Western Cape, South Africa

Programme overview

The MA (Creative Writing, programme code 2807) is a postgraduate degree in UWC's Faculty of Arts and Humanities, offered full-time and part-time. It is taught through the English discipline over two years of study.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Humanities  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

What you will study

Modules include English 860 and 861 Creative Writing A and B, English 819 Digital Culture, English 821 Ecology and Writing, English 829 Directed Reading and a 30-credit English mini-thesis (803).

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Application information

Tuition is charged per module, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Apply through the official page: https://student.uwc.ac.za/

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