Future-Ready Award
Queen's University Belfast · Postgraduate
- Available to all international students
- For postgraduate study
- Open to your course

Pursue your ambitions in languages and area studies with the MA English - Creative Writing at Queen's University Belfast. Based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, this Russell Group university offers a research-led approach to learning, with a 1-year full-time and part-time structure. If you have a commitment to imaginative writing, if you would like to develop your artistic practice, build your professional skills as a scriptwriter or an author and engage with the vibrant creative community of the Seamus Heaney Centre, then the MA in English (Creative Writing) is for you. The programme includes prose writing (fiction and creative non-fiction) and scriptwriting (screen, stage and audio), and invites you to explore all these modes of writing before choosing a specialism. You will be challenged to explore many different types of writing, to entertain new ideas, to read adv... International tuition fees are £7,700 per year, home/UK fees are £6,500 per year, and a minimum IELTS score of 6.5 is required for admission. Graduates from this programme benefit from strong career prospects, with 93% student satisfaction rating, a 95% continuation rate, and 72% of graduates in employment or further study.
| Postgraduate Requirement | 2:2 |
| Test | Overall | L | R | W | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IELTS Academic | 6.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| PTE Academic | 69 | — | — | — | — |
L = Listening, R = Reading, W = Writing, S = Speaking
International Student Fee
£23,000
per year
Home Student Fee
£6,500
regulated fee
Scholarships available for eligible students
Fees shown are for current entry. Fees may increase annually in line with inflation.
Based on official HESA Graduate Outcomes survey data
| Time After Graduation | Lower Quartile Salary | Median Salary | Upper Quartile Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 months | £23,000 | £24,000 | £26,500 |
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Queen's University Belfast · Postgraduate

Queen's University Belfast offers English - Creative Writing as part of its comprehensive programme offerings.
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