PgDip English - Creative Writing: Fees & Entry Requirements at Queen's University Belfast, UK

PgDip English - Creative Writing

UK

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What will I learn?

If you have a commitment to imaginative writing, if you would like to develop your artistic practice, build your professional skills as an author and engage with the vibrant creative community of the Seamus Heaney Centre, then the PGDip in English (Creative Writing) is for you. The programme includes prose writing (fiction and creative non-fiction) and script writing (screen and stage), and invites you to explore all these modes of writing before choosing a specialism.You will be challenged to explore many different types of writing, to entertain new ideas, to read adventurously and to respond with rigour and generosity to the work of your fellow writers. You will develop your practice as an independent writer and a self-reflective lifelong learner, and build your understanding of the literary marketplace and of the commercial aspects of literary production.You will be taught by experienced novelists, playwrights and screenwriters, attend workshops with visiting authors, publishers, editors and agents, and contribute to the rich tradition of literary creativity at Queen's University, Belfast.

Which department am I in?

School of Arts, English and Languages

Study options

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees
£14,333.00 (15,61,669) per year
This is a provisional fee yet to be approved

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Application deadline

Expected August 2026

Start date

September 2026

Venue

Queen's Campus

University Road,

Belfast,

Northern Ireland,

BT7 1NN, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Entry requirements

For international students

Normally a 2.1 Honours degree or equivalent qualification acceptable to the University in any discipline. In certain circumstances, applicants may be admitted on the strength of their writing alone. All applicants are required to submit a sample of original written work which will be assessed to determine if an offer of admission can be made.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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