Course summary
This course is designed across three semesters, with each class intended to develop not just the skills aspiring writers need, but the right skills at the right stage in their development. The structure of the MLitt gives writers the freedom to pursue their chosen forms and genres in terms of their creative work, while providing guidance and support in an academic context too. The staff team aim for a collegiate, supportive atmosphere – we aren’t just a writing course, we’re a writing community. Strathclyde staff can offer specialist tuition in a wide range of genres including:
- contemporary fiction & non-fiction
- historical fiction & fiction for young adults
- screenwriting
- poetry
Modules
Compulsory classes: The Shape of Stories 1, The Writing Life, The Made Project, The Shape of Stories 2. Optional classes (indicative): English and Creative Writing Research Placement, The Writer's Studio. Masters Students Only: The Major Project (dissertation, 60 credits)
Assessment method
You'll submit creative work for formal assessment in each of the core workshops. This will take the form of short fiction, poetry or playwriting, depending on the student's chosen area of specialisation. The creative writing skills project will involve students selecting a topic covered during the skills workshop and developing a project in discussion with tutors on a one-to-one basis. The form of assessment for this component will be dictated by the nature of the skills project. The final dissertation will take the form of an extended piece of creative writing (fiction, poetry or playwriting) and build on work developed in one of the two creative writing workshops. It will be developed in discussion with tutors on a one-to-one basis.
Entry requirements
Second-class Honours degree, or International equivalent, in any subject, plus a portfolio of creative writing. This should include one of the following: 2,000 words of prose (fiction or creative non-fiction), or up to 10 poems (no more than 40 lines in length), or a fifteen-page screenplay; and an outline of the creative work you might develop during the degree (no more than two A4 pages).
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £10100 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £10100 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £10100 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £10100 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £10100 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £10100 | Year 1 |
| EU | £23550 | Year 1 |
| International | £23550 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Sponsorship information
There are several scholarship opportunities available for students applying for this course. Please see website for further details.
Provider information
University of Strathclyde
McCance Building
16 Richmond Street
Glasgow
G1 1XQ