For an informal discussion please contact the route leader:

Stephanie Norgate, Route Leader, MA in Creative Writing
Telephone: 01243 816296
e-mail: s.norgate@chi.ac.uk

The MA in Creative Writing is designed to give students a structure within which they can develop both their writing and critical skills, experimenting with a range of possibilities available to the contemporary writer. Within the modules, students will explore formal techniques as well as sources of inspiration. However, all written assignments, apart from the related commentaries on the process of creating the work, are creative. The final taught module includes a session given by agents and editors, and staff are willing to advise on professional issues of placing work.

Attendance

The Route is offered part-time or full-time, operating on Monday and Wednesday evenings 6.30-9.30 (usually a 12 week semester with a break of one week in the middle).

Entry requirements

Candidates should normally have a good honours degree in English, or in a related discipline. Non-standard entry via a procedure of accredited prior learning is possible in suitable cases.

All applicants should be able to demonstrate, through the submission of a portfolio of work, a commitment to writing and a potential talent.

Course content

The MA comprises four taught modules:

• The Writing Studio
• Sources and Transformations
• Metaphor and the Imagination
• Launching the Manuscript

Part-time Route: Usually one module per semester (two per year), followed by the dissertation (now called The Manuscript 20,000 words). The modules are intended to form a series of input sessions which are followed by workshops in which the focus is on developing the student’s writing.

Full-time Route: Two modules per semester (four per year), followed by the dissertation (The Manuscript 20,000 words).

Assessment

To gain an MA in Creative Writing, students need to complete all four modules from those offered and a dissertation of 20,000 words (or poetry/drama equivalents). Each module is assessed by an assignment of approximately 6,000 words or equivalent.

To gain a Postgraduate Diploma in Creative Writing, students need to complete four modules. Each module is assessed by an assignment of approximately 6,000 words or equivalent.

To gain a Postgraduate Certificate in Creative Writing, students need to complete two modules. Each module is assessed by an assignment of approximately 6,000 words or equivalent.

How to Apply

For further written details and an application form contact:

Admissions (the Postgraduate Office)
University of Chichester
College Lane
Chichester, PO19 6PE

Telephone: 01243 816002
e-mail: admissions@chi.ac.uk