Creative Writing and Publishing, MA

Bournemouth University (BU), the United Kingdom

Study options for this course

The award	How you will study	Study duration	Course start	Domestic course fees	International course fees
MA	Full-time, Part-time, Online	1 - 2 year	September, January	GBP 9500 per total	GBP 17000 per total

About Creative Writing and Publishing, MA - at Bournemouth University (BU)

Why study MA Creative Writing and Publishing at BU?

Analyse the cultural and critical influences on the writer and publishing industry, as well as your own practice
Learn the skills to be able to write creatively and effectively, to a publishable standard, for a variety of different audiences and media
Work on real-life publishing projects with BU’s own publishing press, Fresher Publishing
Learn from experienced writers and practitioners who have also acquired master's degrees and/or doctorates in Creative Writing or English themselves
Benefit from prestigious guest tutors from the world of writing and publishing
Engage with BU’s international writing competitions: The Bournemouth Writing Prize for emerging voices, and the New Media Writing Prize for stories integrating a variety of formats.

Flexible study

The MA Creative Writing and Publishing course offers you the option to study full-time or part-time, either in person or online (online option applies to September intakes only). Lectures and online resources are combined with weekly small-group seminars to explore key texts, ideas, and concepts in more depth. If you are an online student, all your classes will take place virtually – bringing together a diverse cohort of students from all over the world and engaging with literary media texts and industry practices at the widest level.

Notes about fees for this course

Part-time study: Your tuition fees will be charged on a pro-rata basis of the full-time fee
Scholarships rewarding academic achievement available from £2,000. Find out more.
For more fees and funding information please visit www.bournemouth.ac.uk/pg-funding

Entry requirements

A Bachelors Honours degree with 2:2 in any subject. For more information check out our full entry requirements.

If English is not your first language you'll need IELTS (Academic) 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in writing, speaking, listening and reading.

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