MA Creative Writing
Entry requirements
A level: ABB or BBB (Additional requirements: A-level English or another Humanities subject.) IB: 34 (6,5,5) (Additional requirements: English HL6 or Humanities HL6 with English SL6.) Scottish Higher: BBBB is the minimum requirement from S5 to be reviewed for an S6 offer Offers are not guaranteed to applicants who meet the minimum from S5 Typically offers will be made at AAAAB by end of S6. B at Advanced Higher is equivalent to A at Higher Additional requirements: Higher English and a Higher Humanities subject at AA. (AB or BA may be considered). Scottish Higher (widening access): MD20 : BBBB (also other target groups*) MD40 : AABB* (minimum requirement of ABB in S5) Additional requirements: Higher English and a Higher Humanities subject. Successful completion of Top-Up or one of our Summer Schools.
About this course
MA in Creative Writing, a creative writing degree centred on new developments in writing from diverse cultures and traditions and literary art. The programme spans four years of study. The first year covers foundational techniques through Creative Writing Fiction and Creative Writing Poetry. The second year introduces Creative Writing Non Fiction and Creative Writing Scripts. The third year builds on these foundations with modules such as Writing as Curation: Anthologies, Editing, Collecting and Writing as Performance: Hybrid and Digital Encounters. Students can also select from optional modules including Advanced Creative Writing Fiction, Advanced Creative Writing Poetry, and Poetry Mothers: Queer Poems, Queer Poetics to further focus their studies.
Modules
- Creative Writing Fiction
- Creative Writing Poetry
- Creative Writing Non Fiction
- Creative Writing Scripts
- Writing as Curation: Anthologies, Editing, Collecting
- Writing as Performance: Hybrid and Digital Encounters
- Advanced Creative Writing Fiction
- Advanced Creative Writing Poetry
- Poetry Mothers: Queer Poems, Queer Poetics