Study Creative and Critical Writing - MA at University of Sussex in the UK, English

About this course

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

What will I learn?

Our MA’s core idea is that creative writing is profoundly enhanced and transformed by a knowledge and appreciation of critical and philosophical texts. This course, the first of its kind in the UK, has been flourishing for some 20 years. It is integrally linked to longstanding intellectual traditions of ‘Sussex English’ in: • creative writing • psychoanalysis • Marxism • ecocriticism and environmental writing • postcolonialism and neocolonialism • deconstruction • feminism • queer theory • word-image theory and practice. Our faculty includes writers of international standing working in diverse creative and critical genres. Your teaching is underpinned by the interdisciplinary research carried out in the Centre for Creative and Critical Thought.

Which department am I in?

English

Study options

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees

£23,500.00 (US$ 30,349) per year

Books, course materials and other costs (average) - £10 to £15 per week

This is a fixed fee

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

Application deadline

Expected August 2027

Start date

September 2026

Venue

University of Sussex

Sussex House, Falmer,

Brighton,

East Sussex,

BN1 9RH, Southern England, United Kingdom

Entry requirements

For international students

Degree requirements: You should normally have an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree or above. Subject-specific requirements: Your qualification should typically be in a subject relevant to your chosen masters course. In exceptional circumstances, if you dont have the academic qualifications for the course, you may be considered if you can provide evidence of equivalent or professional artistic experience.

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