Overview

You can take the Creative Writing at Cardiff Metropolitan University for professional development purposes, in order to enhance your career and to increase your likelihood of publication. The MA will also help you specialise in the areas of creative practice in order to pave the way for doctoral study.

We have expertise across a number of fields and our academic community is vibrant and dynamic with strong industry links.

One of the great strengths of the programme is its flexibility. MA Creative Writing can be studied either full or part time. Modules can be taken individually, allowing you to control the pace and depth of your postgraduate study. Programme delivery is enhanced by the university's commitment to e-learning .

Careers

Many of our students use the course to generate and hone their own writing for publication. Our creative practice modules are designed with eventual publication in mind. Our assessments are designed around publication, performance and/or production. Several of our students have had publication and industry success (see below). The MA is also a great choice for those wishing to enhance their employment and professional opportunities in editorial and publishing careers. The programme is suitable for those who would like to become teachers of English literature and creative writing as well as those who are already teachers. For example, teachers of English at 'A' Level and GCSE often find the course suitable for professional development purposes, providing them with skills to enhance their teaching of English literature creative writing within their current curricula.Our MA is appropriate for those who would like careers in community-based education and practice. The course also prepares you for further study at PhD level at Cardiff Metropolitan University and beyond.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Creative Writing Workshop : Narrative Engineering and Construction

Creative Writing Workshop : Developing poetics, growing the text

"Juvenile Trash": Rethinking Genre Fiction

Space, Environment and Modernity

Dissertation

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months
- Flexible

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-17 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-01-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

72

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

72

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants should usually have a 2.2 honours degree, in a relevant subject. Students that meet the criteria will be invited for interviews.

Selection Procedure:

Submission of online application form, please check Compulsory Supporting Documents here. Suitable applicants will be interviewed via Teams or over the phone.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

17600 GBP / year

≈ 17600 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

11000 GBP / year

≈ 11000 GBP / year

Additional Details

Part-time

UK: £1,225 per 20 credits module

Living costs

Cardiff

United Kingdom

628 - 1066 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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