Writing

This MA covers a range of genres and forms, and it interacts with our other postgraduate offerings in publishing, literature and drama. The course thus builds on our strengths in the teaching of writing for page and stage, journalism and other media. This course is open to applicants from any disciplinary background (within and beyond the arts) and welcomes all types of writing interests. A ‘qualifer’ option is available for potential applicants who do not have a university degree but have a suitable publications record or sufficient experience in a related creative field. Students take six modules in total. One of these is year-long and compulsory: the Writers’ Seminar. In addition, students elect five other semester-long modules, two from one semester, and three from the other. As well as year-long workshops in fiction, nonfiction, poetry and playwriting, modules on offer typically include Literary and