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Qualification
MA - Master of Arts
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Location
Plymouth University
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
01-SEP-25
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Duration
1 year
Course summary
About the course
Do you want to develop your own original writing whilst engaging with the best contemporary work being published? You’ll refine your craft with guidance from the award-winning writers who teach on this workshop-based MA, as well as from visiting writers. Make the most of an opportunity to produce a substantial written project in a nurturing, creative environment. The writing skills you’ll develop will help ensure that, upon graduating, your work is ready for submission to publishers and agents.
Key features
- Develop your confidence and writing skills in an environment supportive of creative work.
- Produce a substantial writing project which you can submit to publishers and agents.
- Benefit from the depth of experience and knowledge shared by our staff, including several award-winning writers, and visiting writers.
- Expand your own writing experience through submitting work to student publications such as Ink, and the University press published literary journal, Short Fiction. Get involved with professional organisations such as The Arts Institute.
- Increase your critical self-awareness on a programme designed to round you as a writer.
- Enrich your learning experience through workshop-based seminars that allow you to explore the diverse strands of creative writing, from stories to screenplays.
Modules
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Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.
University information

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University League Table
65th
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Campus address
Plymouth University, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, England
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Subject ranking
10th out of 50 2
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Entry standards
/ Max 213145 68%8th
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 10066.0 66%17th
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 43.22 80%19th
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