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Creative and Critical Writing at University of Sussex - UCAS

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Course summary

Find out how creative and critical writing belong together, and how the development of your own compositional practice (poetry, fiction or creative non-fiction) can be enriched by a wider knowledge of and engagement with critical and philosophical thinking. Our MA is driven by the sense that creative writing is profoundly enhanced and transformed by a knowledge and appreciation of critical and philosophical texts. This course, the first of its kind in the UK, has been flourishing for some 20 years. It is integrally linked to longstanding intellectual traditions of 'Sussex English’ in:

  • creative writing
  • psychoanalysis
  • Marxism
  • ecocriticism and environmental writing
  • postcolonialism and neocolonialism
  • deconstruction
  • feminism
  • queer theory.
Our faculty includes critics, poets, novelists and creative non-fiction writers of international standing. Your teaching is underpinned by the interdisciplinary research carried out in the Centre for Creative and Critical Thought. Core modules Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most. Creative and Critical Writing Dissertation Options Alongside your core modules, you can choose options to broaden your horizons and tailor your course to your interests. Careers At Sussex, you gain skills in critical assessment and written communication while also developing your abilities in problem solving and independent thinking. Creative and Critical Writing graduates often use these skills in careers in: publishing, journalism and editing libraries, teaching and consultancy media, marketing and events management. Other graduates have gone on to do further research and work in academia. Entry Requirements You should normally have an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree or above.

Modules

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2023/24. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to COVID-19, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum. We’ll make sure to let our applicants know of material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity. Core modules Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.

  • Creative and Critical Writing Dissertation
Options Alongside your core modules, you can choose options to broaden your horizons and tailor your course to your interests. This list gives you a flavour of our options, which are kept under review and may change, for example in response to student feedback or the latest research. While it’s our aim for students to take their preferred combinations of options, this can’t be guaranteed and will be subject to timetabling. Options may be grouped and if so, students will be able to choose a set number of options from the selection available in any particular group.
  • Bearing Witness: Terror and Trauma in Global Literature
  • Literature and Society, 1750-1890
  • The Avant-Garde in North America: Creative and Critical Practice
  • Voices in the Archives: Writing from History
  • Living and Dying in the Premodern World
  • Modernist and Contemporary Fictions
  • New Configurations in Critical Theory
- Writing Poetry PG

Entry requirements

Degree requirements: You should normally have an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree or above. Subject-specific requirements: Your qualification should typically be in a subject relevant to your chosen Masters course. In exceptional circumstances, if you don’t have the academic qualifications for the course, you may be considered if you can provide evidence of equivalent or professional artistic experience. For more information about our entry requirements and English language requirements, please visit our website.

Fees and funding

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Creative and Critical Writing at University of Sussex - UCAS