Study Master of Creative Writing at Massey University in New Zealand, College of Creative Arts

About this course

About this course
- Overview
- Department
Study options
Entry requirements
- International

What will I learn?

Advance straight from your bachelor’s degreeThe Master of Creative Writing (MCW) is a 180-credit programme that can follow on immediately from your bachelor’s degree in any subject.Develop your creative processProduce your own creative writing to challenge your innovative energies. Discover new ways to unlock ideas and connect with readers.Gain writing experienceWork alongside award-winning authors to write your own novels, poems, short stories, plays, scripts, creative non-fiction and moreCareers and job opportunitiesA Master of Creative Writing is one of the most creative and enriching degrees you can do. Employers seek out arts students for their lateral and analytical thinking, communication skills and creative ability.There are various possibilities for creative writing graduates, including:non-profit or corporate freelance writingcreative arts project coordinationwriting for television, magazines, blogs or the book-publishing industryinter-arts collaboration for arts festivalswriting for public relationscreative writing in advertisingteachingperformance-related writing and productionwriting and advising on government policywriting for social media.

Which department am I in?

College of Creative Arts

Study options

Online/Distance (1.5 Years)

Tuition fees

NZ$46,100.00 (US$ 27,499) per year

International administration fee - 1000

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

Start date

February 2027

Entry requirements

For international students

All students must meet university entrance requirements to be admitted to the University.

This is a selected entry qualification. This means there are a number of extra requirements you must meet.

To enter the Master of Creative Writing you will:

have been awarded or qualified for a bachelors degree with at least a B grade average across the 200 and 300-level specialisation courses, or

have a bachelors with honours degree or a postgraduate diploma in arts in Creative Writing, Expressive Arts or English, with at least a B grade average for the qualification.

You will be selected into the qualification on the basis of a process which includes providing:

a summary of your research interests: a brief (one to two paragraphs) outline of your proposed MCW thesis, summarising your proposed creative project (about 70% of the thesis) and proposed critical project (about 30% of the thesis). Please indicate the genre in which you would like to write your creative thesis in this outline. Critical projects usually take the form of a literary essay, a craft essay, or an exegesis

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