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University of Glasgow: Creative Writing (Online Distance Learning)
| Institution | University of Glasgow View institution profile |
|---|---|
| Department | College of Arts and Humanities |
| Web | glasgow.ac.uk |
| colin.herd@glasgow.ac.uk | |
| Study type | Taught |
MLitt
Summary
If you're a talented and ambitious writer looking to develop your craft and take your writing to the next level, Glasgow's renowned Creative Writing MLitt is ideal. Develop your writing practice wherever you are in the world by gaining creative and critical skills on this exciting and supportive online course.
WHY THIS PROGRAMME
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Our MLitt in Creative Writing is delivered within a clear three-part structure, focused on creative, critical and editorial skills.
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Our Creative Writing programme has gained an excellent reputation with writers, agents and publishers. The University's writing courses are among the most challenging and popular in the UK.
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These courses have helped launch the careers of an impressive list of acclaimed authors including, but not limited to: Anne Donovan, Helen Sedgwick, Kirsty Logan, Jen Hadfield, JL Williams, Louise Welsh, Zoe Strachan, Elizabeth Reeder and many others.
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You'll be taught by successful and well-regarded writers who specialise across diverse genres. We are happy to supervise students working in established genres but just as keen to see students mix genres or create new forms. In addition, you'll be able to tap into the University's strong network of literary agents and publishers, as well as an impressive list of published alumni.
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This online programme is 1 year full time. If you are already working full time or have family commitments, the course can also be completed on a part-time flexible study basis over 2 years.
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
The full-time programme consists of the following courses. The part-time programme consists of the same courses split over two years.
Semester 1 Creative Writing: Craft and Experimentation 1 (DL) Creative Writing: Editing and Publication 1 (DL) Creative Writing Workshop 1 (DLearning)
Semester 2 Creative Writing Workshop 2 (DLearning) Two optional courses should be taken. Typically, this would be the following two courses:
Creative Writing: Craft and Experimentation 2 (DL) Creative Writing: Editing and Publication 2 (DL) However, any suitable 20 credit Level 5 (SCQF level 11) online distance learning course offered by the college may be taken, subject to availability and agreement with the convenor.
Summer Semester Creative Writing Portfolio (PGT) (DLearning)
Programme outcomes - Experiment with a range of voices, techniques and genres and consider major creative and editorial engagements
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Develop a critical understanding of a diverse creative, theoretic and critical texts
-
Develop editorial skills
-
Gain an understanding of literary techniques and ideas
-
Access the work and thought of a wide range of literary artists
-
Produce extended portfolios of creative and editorial work
-
Understand the writing context (audience, publishing in all its forms, the legal framework, modes of transmission)
-
Become disciplined in writing regularly in a stimulating workshop and tutorial environment in which writing skills can be acquired, discussed and honed
-
Be part of a stimulating and critical peer group that reads, engages with, and appraises one others work
-
Understand the means of literary transmission and how these means affect your own work
-
Meet, hear and talk to professional writers and individuals from publishing and other transmission industries
-
Display an understanding of the mechanisms (historical and contemporary) of literary textual transmission and other forms of transmission (including performance) in their various technological, commercial and artistic aspects
| Level | SCQF Level 11 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | You will normally have a 2.1 Honours degree (or equivalent), though this is not a pre-requisite. The primary basis for admission is the appraisal of a portfolio of your creative work. Please include a portfolio of original work (poetry, fiction, life-writing or other prose, drama, and in some instances a portfolio of work in or of translation). A maximum of 20 pages (one side only, double spaced throughout) per submission will be considered, and the portfolio can contain prose, verse, script, or a combination of these. We also require a letter of reference. Your referee should be an academic or a creative referee where possible. Where this is not possible, you can provide a referee who can vouch that you are who you say you are and that your work and achievements are your own. It is particularly helpful if your referee is familiar with your writing and can provide references on that basis. |
| Location | Gilmorehill (Main) Campus University Of Glasgow University Avenue Glasgow G12 8QQ |
Summary
If you're a talented and ambitious writer looking to develop your craft and take your writing to the next level, Glasgow's renowned Creative Writing MLitt is ideal. Develop your writing practice wherever you are in the world by gaining creative and critical skills on this exciting and supportive online course.
WHY THIS PROGRAMME
-
Our MLitt in Creative Writing is delivered within a clear three-part structure, focused on creative, critical and editorial skills.
-
Our Creative Writing programme has gained an excellent reputation with writers, agents and publishers. The University's writing courses are among the most challenging and popular in the UK.
-
These courses have helped launch the careers of an impressive list of acclaimed authors including, but not limited to: Anne Donovan, Helen Sedgwick, Kirsty Logan, Jen Hadfield, JL Williams, Louise Welsh, Zoe Strachan, Elizabeth Reeder and many others.
-
You'll be taught by successful and well-regarded writers who specialise across diverse genres. We are happy to supervise students working in established genres but just as keen to see students mix genres or create new forms. In addition, you'll be able to tap into the University's strong network of literary agents and publishers, as well as an impressive list of published alumni.
-
This online programme is 1 year full time. If you are already working full time or have family commitments, the course can also be completed on a part-time flexible study basis over 2 years.
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
The full-time programme consists of the following courses. The part-time programme consists of the same courses split over two years.
Semester 1 Creative Writing: Craft and Experimentation 1 (DL) Creative Writing: Editing and Publication 1 (DL) Creative Writing Workshop 1 (DLearning)
Semester 2 Creative Writing Workshop 2 (DLearning) Two optional courses should be taken. Typically, this would be the following two courses:
Creative Writing: Craft and Experimentation 2 (DL) Creative Writing: Editing and Publication 2 (DL) However, any suitable 20 credit Level 5 (SCQF level 11) online distance learning course offered by the college may be taken, subject to availability and agreement with the convenor.
Summer Semester Creative Writing Portfolio (PGT) (DLearning)
Programme outcomes - Experiment with a range of voices, techniques and genres and consider major creative and editorial engagements
-
Develop a critical understanding of a diverse creative, theoretic and critical texts
-
Develop editorial skills
-
Gain an understanding of literary techniques and ideas
-
Access the work and thought of a wide range of literary artists
-
Produce extended portfolios of creative and editorial work
-
Understand the writing context (audience, publishing in all its forms, the legal framework, modes of transmission)
-
Become disciplined in writing regularly in a stimulating workshop and tutorial environment in which writing skills can be acquired, discussed and honed
-
Be part of a stimulating and critical peer group that reads, engages with, and appraises one others work
-
Understand the means of literary transmission and how these means affect your own work
-
Meet, hear and talk to professional writers and individuals from publishing and other transmission industries
-
Display an understanding of the mechanisms (historical and contemporary) of literary textual transmission and other forms of transmission (including performance) in their various technological, commercial and artistic aspects
| Level | SCQF Level 11 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | You will normally have a 2.1 Honours degree (or equivalent), though this is not a pre-requisite. The primary basis for admission is the appraisal of a portfolio of your creative work. Please include a portfolio of original work (poetry, fiction, life-writing or other prose, drama, and in some instances a portfolio of work in or of translation). A maximum of 20 pages (one side only, double spaced throughout) per submission will be considered, and the portfolio can contain prose, verse, script, or a combination of these. We also require a letter of reference. Your referee should be an academic or a creative referee where possible. Where this is not possible, you can provide a referee who can vouch that you are who you say you are and that your work and achievements are your own. It is particularly helpful if your referee is familiar with your writing and can provide references on that basis. |
| Location | Gilmorehill (Main) Campus University Of Glasgow University Avenue Glasgow G12 8QQ |
Summary
We also offer the MLitt in Creative Writing by online distance learning, as well as low-residency options for our research programmes. Please see the Creative Writing subject page: www.gla.ac.uk/subjects/creativewriting/ for more information.
The Creative Writing programme at Glasgow has gained an excellent reputation amongst writers, agents and publishers. It is perfect for talented and aspiring writers who want to develop their craft, take risks in their work, and gain creative and critical skills; all as part of a supportive community of fellow writers.
WHY THIS PROGRAMME
-
Our postgraduate taught and research-led writing courses are among the most challenging and popular in Britain, and have helped launch the career of a number of successful writers including Anne Donovan, Louise Welsh and Rodge Glass, to name but a few.
-
We invite a range of guest speakers who can offer inspiration and advice to you, including authors, poets, journalists, publishers, editors, literary judges and playwrights. You can find information on previous guest speakers by visiting our creative writing subject page.
-
We have strong links with literary agents and publishers, and an impressive number of our graduates are published and acclaimed authors.
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
The MLitt in Creative Writing is directed at those who are already engaged in writing. The programme’s clear three-part structure, focused on creative, critical and practical issues, distinguishes it from others offered in the UK.
The programme structure covers: Semester 1 CREATIVE WRITING: CRAFT AND EXPERIMENTATION 1 CREATIVE WRITING: EDITING AND PUBLICATION 1 CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP CREATIVE WRITING PORTFOLIO (PGT)
Semester 2 CREATIVE WRITING: CRAFT AND EXPERIMENTATION 2 CREATIVE WRITING: EDITING AND PUBLICATION 2 CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP CREATIVE WRITING PORTFOLIO (PGT) Creative Conversations and other visiting speakers, which are not courses, also run through both semesters.
These courses have been developed to:
-Encourage you to experiment with a range of voices, techniques and genres alongside a consideration of major creative and editorial engagements from the modern through the contemporary period -Provide a space to undertake extended portfolios of creative and editorial work -Familiarise you with the writing context (audience, publishing in all its forms, the legal framework, modes of transmission); help you develop a critical Understanding of diverse creative, theoretic and critical texts through consideration of major creative and editorial engagements in modern and contemporary writing -Help you develop the discipline of regular writing by providing a stimulating workshop and tutorial environment in which writing skills can be acquired, discussed and honed -Your portfolio, consisting of fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, or script-writing, is at the heart of the summative assessment.
Glasgow is a city known for its culture and our students are involved in festivals, events, radio and literary magazines.
| Level | SCQF Level 11 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | You will normally have a 2.1 Honours degree (or equivalent), though this is not a pre-requisite. The primary basis for admission is the appraisal of a portfolio of your creative work. You submit a portfolio of original work (poetry, fiction, life-writing or other prose, drama, and in some instances a portfolio of work in or of translation). A maximum of 20 pages (one side only, double spaced throughout) per submission will be considered, and the portfolio can contain prose, verse, script, or a combination of these. We also require two letters of reference. Your referees should include an academic and a creative referee where possible. Where this is not possible, you can provide referees from other areas who can vouch that you are who you say you are and that your work and achievements are your own. It is particularly helpful if these referees are familiar with your writing and can provide references on that basis. |
| Location | Gilmorehill (Main) Campus University Of Glasgow University Avenue Glasgow G12 8QQ |
Summary
We also offer the MLitt in Creative Writing by online distance learning, as well as low-residency options for our research programmes. Please see the Creative Writing subject page: www.gla.ac.uk/subjects/creativewriting/ for more information.
The Creative Writing programme at Glasgow has gained an excellent reputation amongst writers, agents and publishers. It is perfect for talented and aspiring writers who want to develop their craft, take risks in their work, and gain creative and critical skills; all as part of a supportive community of fellow writers.
WHY THIS PROGRAMME
-
Our postgraduate taught and research-led writing courses are among the most challenging and popular in Britain, and have helped launch the career of a number of successful writers including Anne Donovan, Louise Welsh and Rodge Glass, to name but a few.
-
We invite a range of guest speakers who can offer inspiration and advice to you, including authors, poets, journalists, publishers, editors, literary judges and playwrights. You can find information on previous guest speakers by visiting our creative writing subject page.
-
We have strong links with literary agents and publishers, and an impressive number of our graduates are published and acclaimed authors.
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
The MLitt in Creative Writing is directed at those who are already engaged in writing. The programme’s clear three-part structure, focused on creative, critical and practical issues, distinguishes it from others offered in the UK.
The programme structure covers: Semester 1 CREATIVE WRITING: CRAFT AND EXPERIMENTATION 1 CREATIVE WRITING: EDITING AND PUBLICATION 1 CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP CREATIVE WRITING PORTFOLIO (PGT)
Semester 2 CREATIVE WRITING: CRAFT AND EXPERIMENTATION 2 CREATIVE WRITING: EDITING AND PUBLICATION 2 CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP CREATIVE WRITING PORTFOLIO (PGT) Creative Conversations and other visiting speakers, which are not courses, also run through both semesters.
These courses have been developed to:
-Encourage you to experiment with a range of voices, techniques and genres alongside a consideration of major creative and editorial engagements from the modern through the contemporary period -Provide a space to undertake extended portfolios of creative and editorial work -Familiarise you with the writing context (audience, publishing in all its forms, the legal framework, modes of transmission); help you develop a critical Understanding of diverse creative, theoretic and critical texts through consideration of major creative and editorial engagements in modern and contemporary writing -Help you develop the discipline of regular writing by providing a stimulating workshop and tutorial environment in which writing skills can be acquired, discussed and honed -Your portfolio, consisting of fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, or script-writing, is at the heart of the summative assessment.
Glasgow is a city known for its culture and our students are involved in festivals, events, radio and literary magazines.
| Level | SCQF Level 11 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | You will normally have a 2.1 Honours degree (or equivalent), though this is not a pre-requisite. The primary basis for admission is the appraisal of a portfolio of your creative work. You submit a portfolio of original work (poetry, fiction, life-writing or other prose, drama, and in some instances a portfolio of work in or of translation). A maximum of 20 pages (one side only, double spaced throughout) per submission will be considered, and the portfolio can contain prose, verse, script, or a combination of these. We also require two letters of reference. Your referees should include an academic and a creative referee where possible. Where this is not possible, you can provide referees from other areas who can vouch that you are who you say you are and that your work and achievements are your own. It is particularly helpful if these referees are familiar with your writing and can provide references on that basis. |
| Location | Gilmorehill (Main) Campus University Of Glasgow University Avenue Glasgow G12 8QQ |
The University of Glasgow is one of the UK’s most prestigious seats of learning, and the fourth oldest university in the English speaking world. Established in 1451 and recognised for its world-changing research and teaching, our people have always been at the forefront of innovation, including eight Nobel Laureates, two UK Prime Ministers, three First Ministers of Scotland, 10 Fellows of the Royal Society and 11 Fellows of the British Academy. Our past achievements inspire our current world changers.
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