Creative Writing (English Medium)

About This Course

A course in creative writing may be the first step towards a writing career, or a chance for more experienced writers to develop their work from a new perspective. Creative writing at Bangor University offers a range of opportunities for postgraduate study in a dynamic critical and creative environment. Bangor University has significant experience in this discipline and a flourishing postgraduate community.

Our MA in Creative Writing is taught by staff who are both published writers and practising academics thoroughly experienced in the challenges of university research. 

Research Opportunities

Practising writers are regularly invited to share their insights with students.

Course Content

What will you study on this course?

The MA in Creative Writing consists of two parts. Part One must be successfully completed before proceeding to the second part, the dissertation.

Part One:

For the first part of the MA, four modules are taught in small groups or through individual supervision. Modules followed comprise three compulsory modules and a fourth module chosen from a list of available options.

Compulsory Modules:

• Creative Writing: Poetry (30 credits): A series of group seminars invites students to experiment with a range of approaches to poetry, from the use of traditional forms to innovative techniques for exploring language. Participants read and discuss contemporary poetry, and develop a portfolio of their own work with individual supervision.
• Creative Writing: Prose (30 credits): Taught initially by seminar, followed by individual supervision, this module presents advanced fiction writing techniques, focusing on how character, plot, setting, tone and style contribute to compelling narrative, and on how conventions of genre may be challenged. Assessment is by a portfolio of fiction.
• Introduction to Literary Theory, Scholarship and Research (30 credits): This module offers the opportunity to study alongside MA students in the subject area, and to share ideas about authorship, the history of the book, and some key contemporary perspectives on the relationship between literature and the culture in which it is produced. For writers, this module offers a valuable insight into how your creative work relates to its wider context.

DURATION: FULL TIME 1 YEAR,

PART TIME 2 YEARS