MA Creative Writing

The MA Creative Writing course at the University of Essex is designed for authors, poets, playwrights, essayists, and novelists who aspire to further develop their writing skills and learn how to make their work publishable. This MA degree offers a multi-genre approach to writing and teaches critical and technical skills in the areas of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, scripts, and more.Course Content: The MA Creative Writing course emphasizes the value of practice-led research and creative critical writing. The program aims to cultivate an understanding of the process of writing, give students the tools to perfect their craft, and provide a supportive environment in which to develop their work.Key Modules: The course comprises several core and optional modules. Core modules include ‘Writing as Practice and Research,’ ‘Writing, World & Self,’ ‘Best Words, Best Order: Creative Writing and Critical Processes,’ and the ‘Final Project,’ requiring a submission of a piece of creative writing. Optional modules include 'Prose Fiction,' 'Playwriting,' 'Scriptwriting,' and 'Non-Fiction.'Accreditations: Not specified.Future Careers: Graduates of this course are equipped for a wide range of career paths, including work in the creative industries, publishing, advertising, teaching, and further research. Many alumni have gone on to become published authors or to work in various writing capacities such as screenwriting, novel writing, and playwriting.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.