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MA Creative Writing

1 Year On Campus Masters Program

University of Limerick

Program Overview

This programme is available full-time over one academic year or part-time over two years. It enables students to develop their Creative Writing skills through consideration of the work of established writers; through study of the many aspects of a piece of successful Creative Writing; through assignments that foster strategies for revision of work; and through an understanding of the requirements of the redrafting, submission and publication processes

Program Key Stats

€17650 (Annual cost)
Rolling


89%

Eligibility Criteria


6.5
90
Eligibility criteria

Additional Information & Requirements

A first or second class Level 8 honours degree (NFQ or other internationally recognised equivalent) but application is open to everyone, including applicants who do not have a primary degree but have what might be considered equivalent experience, perhaps in the arts, publishing, bookselling, writing, creativity or some related activity. A 3,000 word sample of creative writing (this can be one single piece or several pieces totalling 3,000 words) and a one-page letter setting. IELTS score of 6.5 with no less than 6.0 in any component. Qualification transcripts and certificates. A copy of your birth certificate/passport. Portfolio and Supporting Statement.

Career Options

  • Creative writer
  • Advertising copywriter
  • Arts administrator
  • Creative director
  • Digital copywriter
  • Editorial assistant
  • Lexicographer
Career options

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