About MA Creative Writing in University of Sheffield
Course description
You’ll study contemporary creative writing methods and practices and develop your skills in different genres, cross-genres and a wide range of formal and genre experimentations. You’ll also develop and explore your own creative and critical writing through practical workshops and the critical reading of contemporary creative and theoretical texts.
You’ll be encouraged to take all four creative writing core modules, with a minimum of three, which are designed to interact with each other theoretically, thematically and methodologically, to allow for experimentation between literary practices and productive genre crossovers.
The course culminates in a dissertation. You’ll be producing portfolios of both creative and critical work for each module and for your dissertation, all of which may take the form of poetry, prose poetry, short stories, a novel extract, poetic prose, hybrid texts and other genres, as well as formal or cross-media experimentations.
This MA will help you develop your creative writing to a publishable quality, providing a positive, friendly, nurturing, intellectual and creative environment for confident, bold and imaginative development of contemporary creative writing forms and practices. You’ll explore your own writing through practical workshops and learn how to creatively and constructively critique your own and other students' work.
You’ll benefit from the buzzing literary culture at Sheffield and get involved in public and university readings, publications and festivals throughout your time with us. You're encouraged to publish your work and to participate in student-led, peer-feedback editorial sessions.
Entry requirements
A good first degree (2:1 or above, or the international equivalent) in English literature, language, linguistics, or a related discipline (eg history, philosophy, modern languages).
A portfolio submission of 2,000 words of prose/drama or five poems (or equivalent, roughly 100 lines), to be sent along with the application form.
English language requirements
Overall IELTS score of 7.5 and a minimum of 7.0 in all other components.
University Of Sheffield Highlights
| University Type |
Public |
| Campus Setting |
Urban |
| Establishment |
1905 |
| Endowment |
33 million GBP |
| Post Graduation Employment Rate |
85% |
| Mode of Program |
Full time; Online |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester Based |
| Average Cost of Attendance |
26,600 GBP |
| Application Mode |
Online |
University of Sheffield Average Cost
The tuition fee (In GBP) for various programs is tabulated below:
| Field of Study |
Undergraduate |
Postgraduate |
| Arts |
17,600-19,800 |
17,600-20,100 |
| Management |
17,600 |
12,250 |
| Architecture, Science, Engineering |
22,600 |
22,600-23,600 |
| Medicine |
33,500 |
17,600-24,600 |
| Dentistry |
35,880 |
47,1000 |
University of Sheffield The Average Tuition Fees and Other Expenses
| Fees |
Amount (GBP) |
| Tuition |
17,600 – 35,880 |
| Other fees |
1,661 |
| Accommodation |
4,651.81 - 11,211 |
| Meal |
971 – 3,850 |
| Gym membership |
220 – 290 |
| StudyCare Insurance |
400 |
| Total |
25,503.81 – 53,212 |
