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Full time | Penglais Campus CN | 1 year | SEP

Study mode

Full time

Duration

1 year

Start date

SEP

Key information
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Qualification type

MA - Master of Arts

Subject areas

Creative Writing

Course Summary

The MA in Creative Writing at Aberystwyth University will help you develop your creative vision and writing abilities through a balanced programme of reading, analysis and writing workshops. You will be exposed to a range of contemporary writers of both prose and poetry, so that your own creative approach may be stimulated and develop in confidence and maturity. You will also engage in discussions about technique and undertake an exploration of the wider issues related to the practice of writing, such as the significance of genre and the mechanics of publication.You will receive individual tuition from the excellent Departmental staff, all of whom are published creative writers. Under their guidance, you will produce a substantial portfolio in the form of a collection of poetry or an extended piece of prose fiction. In addition, you will develop a host of key transferrable skills that will benefit you in a range of academic or employment contexts.

Modules

This MA module will fulfil the creative practice elements of the MA scheme by offering students dedicated, genre-specific small-group supervision and workshopping on a regular basis. It is intended as the partner module to Writing as Practitioner 2, which features a long writing project (dissertation). Participants will be divided into small supervision/workshop groups based on the genre or mode of writing they wish to undertake (examples include, but are not limited to, Science Fiction, Detective Fiction, Graphic Narratives, Historical Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction, Poetry, etc.). This arrangement will provide a student-centred experience catering for the discipline-specific needs and expectations of PGT creative practitioners. The groups will meet for supervision/workshopping every week, developing the skills and knowledge required to underpin their substantial final project (Writer as Practitioner 2). The module will be essential in developing students? creative practice, and will help them to develop a portfolio of writing of a publishable-standard during the course of their MA degree.

Tuition fees

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International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£19,700

Entry requirements

Entry Requirements 2:1 Bachelors (Honours) degree in a relevant subject and submission of a satisfactory writing portfolio. Non-graduates and non-subject specialists will be considered individually based on relevant experience and a satisfactory writing portfolio. Other Requirements Applicants are encouraged to submit an up-to-date CV as part of their application.