Program Overview
The Writing Identities: Critical and Creative Practices at University of Leeds is a MA programme in Humanities over 12 months, delivered On-campus. This programme equips graduates with advanced knowledge and practical skills for professional and academic careers in the field.
Students gain a rigorous grounding in both the theoretical foundations and applied dimensions of humanities. The programme combines coursework, research components, and practical projects that develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and specialist expertise relevant to industry and research needs.
Graduates of the Writing Identities: Critical and Creative Practices programme are well-prepared for careers in academia, industry, government, and the private sector across United Kingdom and internationally. The programme provides an internationally recognised qualification within the Bologna higher education framework.
Key Program Features
- Duration: 12 months
- Language of instruction: English
- Study mode: On-campus
- English requirement: IELTS 6.5
- Location: Leeds, United Kingdom
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Writing Identities: Critical and Creative Practices programme are prepared for diverse careers in humanities:
- Researcher / Academic
- Cultural Programme Manager
- Editor / Writer
- Translator / Interpreter
- Museum Curator
- Communications Specialist
Program Curriculum
The MA in Creative Writing covers a range of literary forms, including poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction genres.
The course develops your skills as a creative practitioner. It also explores the generic conventions and experimental possibilities of creative literary forms. Through the Creative Writing core module you will learn about key practices in and approaches to creative writing, which you will then expand on through optional modules that allow you to tailor your studies to suit your interests and career ambitions. Optional modules include offerings in Creative Writing and English Literature, alongside modules in digital media and performance in the School of Performance and Creative Industries. Your research project will apply and expand upon what you have learned in these core and option modules.
For your research project, you will investigate a subject of your choice and produce a creative writing portfolio and critical reflection with support from a specialist supervisor.
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The list shown below represents typical modules/components studied and may change from time to time. Read more in our terms and conditions.
Most courses consist of compulsory and optional modules. There may be some optional modules omitted below. This is because they are currently being refreshed to make sure students have the best possible experience. Before you enter each year, full details of all modules for that year will be provided.
For more information and a list of typical modules available on this course, please read MA Creative Writing (Full Time) in the course catalogue.
For more information and a list of typical modules available on this course, please read MA Creative Writing (Part Time) in the course catalogue.
Year 1 compulsory modules
| Module Name | Credits |
|---|---|
| Approaches to Creative Writing | 30 |
| Creative Writing Research Project | 60 |
Year 1 optional modules (selection of typical options shown below)
| Module Name | Credits |
|---|---|
| Magic in Fiction Writing (Creative Writing) | 30 |
| Language After Empire | 30 |
| Children's Literature: Language, Discourse and Education | 30 |
Admission RequirementsAcademic RequirementsEntry requirements
International qualifications
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