Study MLitt Creative Writing at University of Strathclyde in the UK,
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MLitt Creative Writing

UK

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What will I learn?

This course is designed across three semesters, with each class intended to develop not just the skills aspiring writers need, but the right skills at the right stage in their development. The structure of the MLitt gives writers the freedom to pursue their chosen forms and genres in terms of their creative work, while providing guidance and support in an academic context too. The staff team aim for a collegiate, supportive atmosphere – we aren’t just a writing course, we’re a writing community.Strathclyde staff can offer specialist tuition in a wide range of genres including:contemporary fiction & non-fictionhistorical fiction & fiction for young adultsscreenwritingpoetry

Study options

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees
£23,550.00 (US$ 30,413) 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

John Anderson Campus

107 Rottenrow East,

Glasgow,

G4 0NG, Scotland, United Kingdom

Entry requirements

For international students

A second-class Honours degree, or International equivalent, in any subject, plus a portfolio of creative writing.

The submission of a satisfactory entry portfolio of creative writing. This should consist of one of the following:

2,000 words of prose (fiction or creative non-fiction)

up to 10 poems (no more than 40 lines in length)

the page equivalent of a short, 15-minute play or screenplay

As part of your portfolio, you may also want to submit an outline of creative work you might develop in the course of the degree, possibly in the context of the dissertation (no more than two A4 pages).

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

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