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Masters Degrees in Creative Writing in Ireland

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Creative Writing MPhil

Trinity College Dublin Ireland

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Creative Writing MA

University College Cork (UCC) Ireland

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All Creative Writing Masters Degrees

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Study a Creative Writing Masters in Ireland in 2024

If you love to write, then pursuing a higher education in creative writing will give you a fantastic opportunity to expand on your writing skills and pursue a career in writing. Genres such as poetry, fiction, non-fiction and writing for stage and TV can be covered in your studies and you will be able to build up a body of work and a writing style all of your own.

Graduates of masters degrees in creative writing can go on to become published novelists, creators of screenplays for TV & film, work in video game story creation, work in journalism and much more.

Your masters degree will be delivered through lectures and seminars, with a possibility of group projects. Modules you study might include:

  • Reviewing literary techniques
  • Developing your writing skills
  • Beginning work on your own novel/short stories or poetry
  • Optional modules focusing on specific genre of writing

Study in Ireland

With a reputation for being one of the worlds friendliest countries, Ireland would be a great choice for an international student. As well as this, there are many highly ranked universities in Ireland, who are welcoming more and more international students into their communities each year. Several of the universities in Ireland are ranked in the QS World University rankings, which displays the country's ability to offer a top quality university education to students from all over the world.

See our detailed guide to studying in Ireland for international students.

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