Overview

Key facts

English Literary Studies with Creative Writing degree offered at Lancaster University is your chance to learn from tutors who are leading experts in English Literary Studies and from the prize-winning, practising authors who teach in our long-established English Literature and Creative Writing department.

During your studies you will critically engage with complex written materials and with the ideas of others. You will learn to place your own creative and critical work in a literary and professional context, and to express your powers of analysis across a variety of literary forms. The elements of self-directed study and independent thinking will help you to develop your skills in project management, working to deadline, working to a brief, creative collaboration, and problem solving.

The degree comprises two core modules in Research Methodology, two elective modules in English Literary Studies, and two elective modules in Creative Writing. You will also complete an English Literary Studies dissertation. All students deliver a research-based talk at our annual MA Showcase - previous events have been held in partnership with Lancaster LitFest and the Dukes theatre.

Employability

Your postgraduate degree prepares you for careers in journalism, publishing, literature and reading development, community arts and public relations, as well as PhD research. The critical and creative skills developed through your studies will also enhance your employability.

Programme Structure

Modules included:

Research Methodology and Reflective practice in English Literature
Affliction: Writing Illness and Disease in the Gothic Mode

Approaching the Novel

Contemporary American Fiction

Contemporary British Fiction

Contemporary Gothic: Text and Screen

Emotional Geographies in Early Modern Literature

Fashion on Film: Industry in Crisis

Flash Fictions

Key information

Duration

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

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2023-10-07 00:00:00

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Language

English

IELTS

7

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Language Studies Languages Creative Writing View 544 other Masters in Language Studies in United Kingdom

Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

IELTS

7

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Student insurance

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Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
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Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Other requirements

General requirements

2:1 Hons degree (UK or equivalent) in English Literature or related subject, for example literature in other languages
A sample of your academic writing about literature
A portfolio of original writing (no more than 12 poems or 20 pages of prose/scriptwriting) showing potential for publication

Tuition Fee

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International

22100 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 22100 GBP per year during 12 months.
National

10500 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 10500 GBP per year during 12 months.

Part Time:

UK: £5,250
International: £11,050

Living costs for Lancaster

660 - 1140 GBP /month

Living costs

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

Funding

Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.

Studyportals Scholarship Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and win up to €10000 to cover your tuition fees.

Studyportals Scholarship Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and win up to €10000 to cover your tuition fees.

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