Study MA English Poetry at Queen's University Belfast in the UK, School of Arts, English and Languages

About this course

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

What will I learn?

Poetry is, quite simply, the activity for which Queen’s University is best known around the world. Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney was both a student and lecturer here at Queen’s, and other famous poet-alumni of the university include Ciaran Carson, Paul Muldoon and Medbh McGuckian. Heaney was a founding member of the famous ‘Belfast Group’ in the 1960s, a forum in which young poets came together with critics to discuss their work and the craft of good poetry more generally. The fruitful interaction of creative and critical activity is at the heart of what this unique MA offers. Drawing on our long-standing reputation for producing distinguished critics and poets, this programme's creative-critical intersections make it suitable for a new generation of poets and critics alike. Students will be joining an academic environment with a world-leading expertise in the critical appreciation, writing, and understanding of modern poetry.

Which department am I in?

School of Arts, English and Languages

Study options

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees

£23,000.00 (US$ 29,703) per year

This is a provisional fee yet to be approved

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

Start date

September 2027

Venue

Queen's University Belfast

University Road,

Belfast,

County Antrim,

BT7 1NN, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees

£23,000.00 (US$ 29,703) per year

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

Queen's University Belfast

University Road,

Belfast,

County Antrim,

BT7 1NN, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Entry requirements

For international students

Normally a 2.1 Honours degree or equivalent qualification acceptable to the University either in English, or in Comparative or World Literature, or in Creative Writing; or joint or combined Honours with English, Literature, or Creative Writing as a major subject. In addition, applicants are required to submit a sample of literary-critical written work (eg an essay on literature completed as part of an undergraduate degree), and, for those who also wish to pursue creative assessment options, a sample of 8-10 poems/pages of poetry, which will be assessed to determine if an offer of admission can be made. Applicants who wish to pursue creative writing-only assessment normally require a 2.1 Honours degree or equivalent qualification acceptable to the University in any discipline and are required to submit a sample of original written work (8-10 poems/pages of poetry) 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.