Creative Writing

MLitt
University of Strathclyde

Course details

Course description

This course is designed across three semesters, with each class intended to develop not just the skills aspiring writers need, but the right skills at the right stage in their development. The structure of the MLitt gives writers the freedom to pursue their chosen forms and genres in terms of their creative work, while providing guidance and support in an academic context too. The staff team aim for a collegiate, supportive atmosphere – we aren’t just a writing course, we’re a writing community.

Ranked 3rd in the UK for English (Times Good University Guide 2023)

Strathclyde staff can offer specialist tuition in a wide range of genres including:

- contemporary fiction & non-fiction

- historical fiction & fiction for young adults

- screenwriting

- poetry

Subjects

  • Creative writing
  • Literature
  • Languages

Provided by

University of Strathclyde

corporatecomms@strath.ac.uk

0141 552 4400

Provider website

McCance Building

16 Richmond Street

Glasgow

G1 1XQ

Entry requirements

An upper second-class Honours degree (or equivalent) in any subject. The submission of a satisfactory entry portfolio of creative writing. This should include the following: - 2,000 words of prose (fiction or creative non-fiction) - up to 10 poems (no more than 40 lines in length) - the page equivalent of a short, fifteen-minute play, - an outline of creative work you might develop in the course of the degree, possibly in the context of the dissertation (no more than two A4 pages) - an outline of creative work you might develop in the course of the degree, possibly in the context of the dissertation (no more than two A4 pages)

Course options

Course details

Full time

1st Sep 2023 to 1st Sep 2024

Cost: Visit the provider's website for details.

Venue details

McCance Building

16 Richmond Street

Glasgow

G1 1XQ

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Course details

Part time

1st Sep 2023 to 1st Sep 2025

Cost: Visit the provider's website for details.

Venue details

University of Strathclyde

McCance Building

16 Richmond Street

Glasgow

G1 1XQ