Overview

With the guidance of supervisors and peers, this course in Creative Writing by Research at University of Buckingham will enable you to undertake practice-based research, develop your writing craft, and refine your work to publishable standards.

The course involves the production of both creative and critical work in tandem with one another. It allows you to take risks in the process of developing your creative writing project of choice by starting with the completion of project preliminaries. These include:

A creative writing portfolio for which you are encouraged to experiment with different forms and genre
A preliminary reflective commentary for which you are asked to critically reflect upon your process and the work in your portfolio
An extended research proposal which outlines your plan for your final creative project.

For your final project, you can choose between poetry, prose fiction, drama, creative nonfiction, or a hybrid work. This final submission will respond to a critical enquiry outlined in your extended research proposal and it will include a reflective commentary.

Career opportunities

Professional writing
Technical writing
Marketing
Publishing
Journalism
Education
Content creation
Academia.

Programme Structure

Curriculum includes:

Your first term in the full-time programme (or first two terms part-time) involves familiarising yourself with the course and experimenting with different styles, forms, perspectives, and/or genres. From this, you will create early drafts of work which will become part of your creative portfolio. You will take notes on this process to include in your preliminary reflective commentary.
In your second term in the full-time programme (or next two terms part-time), you will work on re-drafting, editing, and refining your creative work for your creative portfolio, and you will undertake research for your preliminary reflective commentary.
During your third and fourth term full-time (or second year part-time), you will work towards the completion of your final creative project and its accompanying reflective commentary.

Key information

Duration

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

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-17 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-07 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-09-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-08-17 00:00:00 , International

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Deadlines

Home students: Monday 21 September
Home students: Monday 11 January

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Buckingham, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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General requirements

A first or upper second-class honours degree from a recognised university (previous experience with Arts and/or Humanities subjects essential) or,
a recognised professional qualification with relevant work experience, or a previous publication of creative work.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

14500 GBP / year

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Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

8267 GBP / year

≈ 8267 GBP / year

Living costs

Buckingham

United Kingdom

660 - 1140 GBP / month

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