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| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 5,860 - ≈ € 12,280 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | London / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Kingston University
This MA allows you to specialise by choosing the Contemporary Fiction option as well as participating in fiction workshops. You will develop the critical skills necessary to understand the codes and conventions in contemporary fiction, and will be encouraged to try different kinds of fiction writing within the Writers' Workshop and the Special Study modules.
Your study experience at Kingston will be enhanced by visiting authors, the presence of novelists such as Adam Baron, and by the sessions provided by writers-in-residence, Maggie Gee, Paul Bailey and Liz Jensen.
What will you study?
You will have the opportunity to develop your creative writing skills, specialising in this chosen genre. You will also study literary criticism and theory and will look at the professional elements of writing, such as copy-editing and how to get your work published.
Contents
Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list.
Core modules
* Creative Writing Dissertation
* Critical Writing for Creative Writers
* Special Study: Workshops in Popular Genre Writing
* Structure and Style
* Writers' Workshop
Optional modules
* No modules available
Assessment
Portfolios of exercises, edited and revised creative writing with evidence of extensive drafting, essays, presentations, research projects, substantial piece of creative writing of publishable standard.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
We normally expect applicants to have:
* a second class degree or above, or equivalent, in creative writing, English literature, literature and language, drama or theatre studies, or a similar subject; and/or
* a demonstrable interest in creative writing.
You must also submit a 2,000-word sample of creative writing. International students must have an IELTS score of 6.5 or equivalent
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
Accreditation
Many of the courses that we run are accredited and recognised by relevant professional bodies within their respective fields. As part of our commitment to providing quality, relevant courses we seek accreditation and recognition wherever possible. In fact the Higher Education Funding Council of England awarded us a quality rating for 'Excellence in teaching'.
Kingston Business School is also one of an elite number of UK business schools with Association of MBA accreditation of our MBA courses. Plus we have received EPAS accreditation from the European Foundation for Management Development for several of our postgraduate and undergraduate business programmes; only the second UK business school to receive this accreditation.
To view a full list of our accreditations, please visit our website.
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