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Qualification
MA - Master of Arts
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Location
Canterbury Campus
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
06-OCT-25
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Duration
1 Year
Course summary
Our MA in Creative Writing will help you develop your creative writing practice, experiment with a variety of forms, and discover your voice. Find out how to make your way in the world as a writer, exploring your creative potential in a supportive and well-resourced environment. This challenging, practice-based course will lift you as a writer, offering you a unique approach emphasising innovation and experimentation, and encouraging you to develop your best and most authentic work. You will graduate with the skills required for professional practice in the creative writing industry.
What youll learn:
You are encouraged to try new approaches and to work across poetry, fiction, non-fiction, TV drama, or even translation. In your course youll read a wide variety of texts, share ideas in collaborative workshops, deepen your understanding of form and technique, experiment and develop your own ideas and those of your fellow writers. You can specialise from the start.
We take a rigorous and creative approach to enable you to develop your ideas, voice and craft. We understand that the most ambitious work takes time and we support you as you develop your own style. We can help you discover how to make your writing more effective, and learn how to assess your work professionally.
Your future
Many career paths can benefit from the writing and analytical skills that you develop as a postgraduate student. Students have gone on to work in academia, journalism, broadcasting and media, publishing, writing and teaching as well as more general areas such as banking, marketing analysis and project management.
Modules
Tuition fees
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拢 19,300per year
Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.
University information
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University League Table
52nd
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Campus address
University of Kent, Recruitment and Admissions Office, Registry, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7NZ, England
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Subject ranking
9th out of 50 1
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Entry standards
/ Max 213133 62%12th
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 10078.0 78%3rd
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 43.06 77%38th
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