MA Creative Writing

The MA Creative Writing programme at the University of Plymouth is a postgraduate course that nurtures your creative talent whilst exploring the theories behind your practice. It serves as an ideal groundwork for participants to take their literary skills to a new level, provides them with the critical theory and encourages them to develop a professional writing career.Course Content: The course provides you with an understanding of the craft of writing, alongside theoretical issues related to the study of literature, thus offering you the opportunity to develop your writing talent across a variety of styles, genres and media. It additionally encourages you to engage critically with the work of others and your own practice, through self-directed projects in editing, publishing, a final project and optional overseas study trip.Key Modules: The key modules include three core modules - Writing: Craft and Experimentation, Writing: Craft and Voice, and Researching Humanities and the Arts - and three optional modules. The latter include shapes and stories, media with messages, and adapting crime narratives, amongst others.Accreditations: This course is accredited by the University of Plymouth, a renowned institution known for its strong emphasis on student experience and innovative teaching methodologies.Future Careers: The MA Creative Writing programme prepares you for successful careers in professional writing, publishing, and education, among other careers. Alumni of this programme have gone on to work in editorial, marketing and PR roles with companies like Nintendo, Square Enix and Boydell & Brewer.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.