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MA in Creative Writing

1 Year On Campus Masters Program

Dublin City University DCU

Program Overview

The DCU MA in Creative Writing aims to unlock the writer in you through an immersion in Drama, Poetry and Fiction.This exciting new course offers an opportunity for early-career and emerging writers to spend a year working with professional writers in a supportive and intellectually stimulating environment to develop their work and to foster connections with the wider literary community. The DCU MA in Creative Writing offers intensive, hands-on courses in the writing of drama, poetry, screenwriting and prose fiction, as well as tailored courses in critical reading and creative practice.

Program Key Stats

€16000 (Annual cost)
Sept Intake : 1st Jul


82%

Eligibility Criteria


6.5
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Additional Information & Requirements

A degree at the level of an Irish or UK Honours undergraduate degree (H2.2 or above) or equivalent, in a Humanities discipline but holders of other degrees or appropriate professional experience should provide information in their personal statement.  IELTS overall score 6.5 or above, with a minimum of 6.0 in all components. Academic Transcripts, a personal statement of 500-750 words (maximum), CV, Provide an example of writing, creative or otherwise, on a topic/theme of your choice maximum 3,000 words prose / 15 pages drama (correctly formatted) / 12 pages of poems.

Career Options

  • Journalism (Online
  • Radio and Print)
  • Arts Administration
  • Publishing
  • Directing and Producing In Theatre
  • Film
  • Radio
  • Television

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