MA Creative Writing: Writing the City at University of Westminster

Programme overview

The Creative Writing: Writing the City MA is a workshop-based course focused entirely on the city of London as subject matter across all genres. Students are taught by professional writers and researchers, join the team managing the student-led Wells Street Journal, and are based at the 309 Regent Street headquarters building.

Faculty: School of Humanities | Duration: 1 year full-time | Intake: January 2027 and September 2027 (full-time and part-time day) | Study mode: full-time | Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The award requires 180 credits: three 40-credit core modules (City Stories and Dramas: Fiction and Playwriting; Mapping and Imagining the City: Non-Fiction and Poetic Writing; The Writing Business) and the 60-credit Writing Project. Assessment includes coursework portfolios, reflective logs, essays and workshop leadership.

Career pathways

Graduates move into arts management, copy editing, education, freelance writing, journalism, media, publishing, theatre and performance-based writing, and research and academia. Job roles include copywriter, digital content producer, freelance journalist, screenwriter and teacher.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Minimum lower second class honours degree (2:2) in a humanities-based discipline, with a proven interest in and commitment to language and its creative outlets. Candidates with different or no qualifications may be considered on proven experience in the writing or creative industry (generally three years or more) and/or outstanding talent shown in the portfolio. A portfolio of creative writing (maximum 10,000 words, not exclusively poetry) is required and selected candidates are interviewed. International applicants whose first language is not English need IELTS 6.5 with at least 6.5 in writing and no element below 6.0.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,900 a year. UK tuition fee per academic year as shown on the course page Source

International applicants: GBP 18,000 a year. International tuition fee per academic year as shown on the course page Source

Intake: January 2027, September 2027

Duration: 1 year full-time / 2 years part-time

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