C03045v1 Master of Arts in Writing (Research)

Note(s)

Overview

The Master of Arts in Writing is intended for those who have experience in writing and who wish to develop their writing skills and their command of theoretical issues in creative writing.

Career options

The research degrees offered by the Faculty are especially valuable for those wishing to pursue an academic career, a career in research or an advanced level of professional practice.

Additional admission requirements

Selection criteria for admission include the quality of the applicant's portfolio of written work, the quality of the research proposal, the Faculty's ability to offer appropriate supervision in the applicant's chosen field of writing, proficiency in English comprehension and expression and, where necessary, demonstration of generic technical skills.

Course duration and attendance

The maximum course duration is two years of full-time, or three years of part-time study.

Course structure

This course involves the completion of a thesis in the form of a book-length piece of creative writing in any literary genre, and an accompanying dissertation of at least 10,000 words.

The expertise of the Faculty's permanent Writing staff includes fiction, non-fiction, poetry, writing for performance and writing for the screen.

Course completion requirements

Other information

Further information is available from the Faculty's Research Degrees Administrator on: