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Universities United Kingdom Goldsmiths University of London Courses MA Creative & Life Writing

MA Creative & Life Writing
at Goldsmiths University of London

London, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 15,820
Country Rank-
Duration12 Months
Score IELTS: 7

Program Overview

You may be writing regularly; you may be returning to it after concentrating on your career. Whatever your background, if you're serious about your writing, this postgraduate course can help you to develop your practice.

Our students bring with them a lively range of interests, cultures and experiences. We welcome students of any age who share the drive to take their writing seriously.

You’ll have the chance to experiment with different forms – poetry, the novel, short story and life writing - as well as to specialise in one of those areas - and you will receive expert guidance in each field.

Some seminars will be taken by visiting writers who will talk about their work, introduce you to different theories of creative writing and engage you in discussion about their writing. Recent visitors have included Ali Smith, Caryl Phillips, Claire Keegan and Daljit Nagra.

We host weekly readings and discussions organised by our Writers Centre, together with occasional visits from editors, literary agents and organisers of literary projects.

Several graduates of the Masters have gone on to be award-winning influential poets, among them Emily Berry, Abigail Parry, Nick Makoha, Katrina Naomi, Richard Scott and Jack Underwood who now teaches at Goldsmiths. Our Fiction and Life Writing graduates are similarly successful, Luiza Sauma, Tom Lee, Elaine Castillo, Sarah Leipciger, Anthony Joseph amongst others.

Course Content

Program structure

Module title	Credits
Workshop in Creative and Life Writing	30 credits
Contemporary Contexts for Creative and Life Writing	30 credits
Creative and Life Writing Portfolio	60 credits

Options

You also choose one option module. Full-time students take the module in the second term, while part-time students take it in the second team of their second year.

You can choose from a specialist workshop in fiction, poetry, or life writing, or an option module from the list of MA options offered by the Department of English and Creative Writing including topics such as European Avant-Garde, Postmodernist Fiction, or Re-writing Sexualities.

Module title	Credits
Specialist Workshop in an Aspect of Creative and Life Writing (Fiction Option)	30 credits
Specialist Workshop in an Aspect of Creative and Life Writing (Life Writing Option)	30 credits
Specialist Workshop in an Aspect of Creative and Life Writing (Poetry)	30 credits
Specialist Workshop in an Aspect of Creative and Life Writing (Writing for Children/Young Adults Option)	30 credits

Entry Requirement
You should have (or expect to be awarded) an undergraduate degree of at least second class standard in a relevant/related subject.

You might also be considered for some programmes if you aren’t a graduate or your degree is in an unrelated field, but have relevant experience and can show that you have the ability to work at postgraduate level.

If English isn’t your first language, you will need an IELTS score (or equivalent English language qualification) of 7.0 with a 7.0 in writing and no element lower than 6.5 to study this programme. If you need assistance with your English language, we offer a range of courses that can help prepare you for postgraduate-level study.
Fees & Scholarships
Annual tuition fees

These are the fees for students starting their programme in the 2022/2023 academic year.
- Home - full-time: £8620
- International - full-time: £15820
Career Prospect
Career Opportunity

Graduates have gone on to work in publishing (for example, as senior commissioning editors), journalism, public relations, teaching, advertising, the civil service, business, industry, and the media.

Cost Of Studying At Goldsmiths University of London

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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MA Creative & Life Writing at Goldsmiths University of London