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CREATIVE AND CRITICAL WRITING (MA)

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CREATIVE AND CRITICAL WRITING (MA) CREATIVE AND CRITICAL WRITING (MA) Birkbeck, University of London

Course description.

This new interdisciplinary Master’s degree offers blended learning in the interconnected fields of creative writing and critical thinking, by combining both practice-based learning and specialism in contemporary literature, culture and criticism. The MA Creative and Critical Writing explores critical methods and debates on experimental literature, media, popular culture, technology and cultural development. You will have the opportunity to develop your critical thinking skills as well as fiction and non-fiction writing. 

This exciting course combines practice-led workshops with specialist lectures and seminars. Each year of study offers a complementary mix of modules on literature and creative writing. The dissertation in the final year enables you to display both your creative and critical work.

Course Content

You complete five core modules, including a dissertation of 15,000 words. 

To find out more, read our programme handbook.

CORE MODULES

• Creative Non-Fiction
• Key Concepts in Cultural and Critical Studies: Part 2
• Reading the Contemporary
• Writing Workshop

MA CREATIVE AND CRITICAL WRITING DISSERTATION

• MA Project: Creative and Critical Writing

Entry Requirements

Our standard postgraduate entry requirement is a second-class honours degree (2:2 or above) from a UK university, or an equivalent international qualification.

We will review every postgraduate application to Birkbeck on its individual merits and your professional qualifications and/or relevant work experience will be taken into consideration positively. We actively support and encourage applications from mature learners.

On your application form, please list all your relevant qualifications and experience, including those you expect to achieve.

Apply now  to secure your place and allow enough time for the application and enrolment process. You do not need to have completed your current qualification to start your application.

COURSE SPECIFIC ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

A second-class honours degree or above in a relevant subject from an accredited university.

Two academic/professional references, a 3000-word sample of written creative work and a personal statement (to be submitted with your application form). Those successful at this stage will be directed to submit work and attend an interview.

INTERNATIONAL ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Our standard postgraduate entry requirement for international students is a second-class honours degree (2:2 or above) from a UK university or an equivalent international qualification.

If English is not your first language or you have not previously studied in English, our usual requirement is the equivalent of an International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic Test) score of 6.5, with not less than 6.0 in each of the sub-tests. Some courses may require higher scores, particularly in the following subject areas:

• arts management
• cultural studies
• development studies
• film and media
• organizational psychology
• psychology.

Please carefully check the Course-Specific Entry Requirements on your chosen programme for details of higher English language entry requirements.

If you don't meet the minimum IELTS requirement, we offer pre-sessional English courses, foundation programmes and language support services to help you improve your English language skills and get your place at Birkbeck.

VISA REQUIREMENTS

If you are not from the European Economic Area (EEA) and/or Switzerland and you are coming to study in the UK, you may need to apply for a visa.

The visa you apply for varies according to the length of your course:

• Courses of more than six months' duration.
• Courses of less than six months' duration.
• Pre-sessional English language courses.

International students who require a Tier 4 visa should apply for our full-time courses (with the exception of modular enrolment certificates of higher education and graduate certificates), as these qualify for Tier 4 sponsorship. If you are living in the UK on a Tier 4 visa, you will not be eligible to enrol as a student on Birkbeck's part-time courses (with the exception of some modules).

Assessment Methods

Assessment is an integral part of your university studies and usually consists of a combination of coursework and examinations, although this will vary from course to course - on some of our courses, assessment is entirely by coursework. The methods of assessment on this course are specified below under 'Methods of assessment on this course'. You will need to allow time to complete coursework and prepare for exams.

Where a course has unseen written examinations, these may be held termly, but, on the majority of our courses, exams are usually taken in the Summer term, during May to June. Exams may be held at other times of the year as well. In most cases, exams are held during the day on a weekday - if you have daytime commitments, you will need to make arrangements for daytime attendance - but some exams are held in the evening. Exam timetables are published online.

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A second-class honours degree (2:2 or above, though this requirement may be waived if you can demonstrate exceptional talent), a personal statement (to be submitted with your application form) and a portfolio of prose writing of no more than 3000 words.

Your portfolio should be a section of a novel with a synopsis, a couple of short stories or a combination of the two. Please note that poetry, children’s fiction, journalism, screen- or playwriting are not appropriate submissions for this MA. Students are selected on the basis of their portfolio and statement, an interview (selected candidates only) and their degree.

Portfolio guidelines:

• Submit application.
• Wait up to 48 hours.
• Submit writing portfolio (Word or PDF) by logging into your MyBirkbeck profile, then going to the ‘Manage my application’ link and attaching the document.

Applications are reviewed on their individual merits, and your professional qualifications and/or relevant work experience will be taken into consideration positively. We actively support and encourage applications from mature learners.

Months of entry

January, October

Course content

If you have been writing creatively for a while and feel the need for professional support and feedback and the guidance of published authors and a cohort of like-minded people, then this course is for you.

The course is taught through small seminars and one-to-one tuition. We offer modules in fiction writing - both short story and novel - and work with writers across many prose genres - both fiction and non-fiction. We also offer options in playwriting, poetry, screenwriting and creative non-fiction, and practical opportunities to learn about publishing, producing and editing creative work.

Entry to the course is based on the submission of a portfolio of creative work, and candidates whose work shows promise will be invited for interview.

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• Birkbeck was ranked 2nd in the UK for its English Language and Literature research in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework.
• In particular, this environment is fostered by close links between the MA and the Centre for Contemporary Literature at Birkbeck, which runs a wide variety of talks and conferences in this field. In addition to working with the established and award-winning writers who teach the degree, you will have contact with industry professionals, such as publishers and literary agents, who offer a series of platform discussions in the summer term.
• The Mechanics' Institute Review, MIROnline , is a forum for the most exciting new writing in short fiction, poetry and creative non-fiction selected from students on this course and beyond.
• Birkbeck is located in the heart of literary London, in Bloomsbury, WC1. You could be studying in a building that was once home to Virginia Woolf and frequented by members of the Bloomsbury Group. The building houses our own creative hub which includes the Peltz Gallery , the Gordon Square Cinema and a theatre and performance space .
• We have a range of scholarships available to enable talented students on low incomes to study with us, such as the Sophie Warne Fellowship . Once you have secured a place on the course you will be invited to apply for these awards. We offer a number of bursaries for postgraduate students .

Graduates can pursue career paths in editing, teaching and writing professionally. Possible professions include:

• creative writer
• magazine or newspaper journalist
• editorial assistant
• academic librarian
• English as a second language (ESOL) teacher
• information officer.

Birkbeck Creative Writing graduates include:

• Niki Aguirre
• Sarah Alexander
• Laura Allsop
• Iphgenia Baal
• Phoebe Blatton
• Mary Lynn Bracht
• Nicole Burstein
• Tray Butler
• Melissa De Villiers
• Liz Fremantle
• AJ Grainger
• Jules Grant
• Emma Henderson
• Sally Hinchcliffe
• Heidi James
• Keith Jarrett
• Olya Knezevic
• Matthew Loukes
• Fiona Melrose
• Suzanne O'Sullivan
• Victoria Richards
• Nadim Safdar
• Karin Salvalaggio
• David Savill
• Stefanie Seddon
• Luke Tredget.

We offer a comprehensive careers service - Careers and Enterprise - your career partner during your time at Birkbeck and beyond. At every stage of your career journey, we empower you to take ownership of your future, helping you to make the connection between your experience, education and future ambitions.

Information for international students

If English is not your first language or you have not previously studied in English, the requirement for this programme is the equivalent of an International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic Test) score of 6.5, with not less than 6.0 in each of the sub-tests.

If you don't meet the minimum IELTS requirement, we offer pre-sessional English courses and foundation programmes to help you improve your English language skills and get your place at Birkbeck.

Qualification, course duration and attendance options

• Campus-based learning is available for this qualification

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The MA Creative Writing at Birkbeck is taught by one of the most diverse and vibrant departments in London. For 17 years we have been enabling dynamic groups of students to improve their creative work and develop as writers. We have a growing list of published and prizewinning authors whose work started life in our seminars.

If you have been writing creatively for a while and feel the need for professional support and feedback and the guidance of published authors and a cohort of like-minded people, then this course is for you.

The course is taught through small seminars and one-to-one tuition. We offer modules in fiction writing - both short story and novel - and work with writers across many prose genres - both fiction and non-fiction. We also offer options in playwriting, poetry, screenwriting and creative non-fiction, and practical opportunities to learn about publishing, producing and editing creative work.

CAREERS AND EMPLOYABILITY

Graduates can pursue career paths in editing, teaching and writing professionally. Possible professions include:

creative writer

magazine or newspaper journalist

editorial assistant

academic librarian

English as a second language (ESOL) teacher

information officer.

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Modules (Year 1)

A second-class honours degree (2:2 or above, though this requirement may be waived if you can demonstrate exceptional talent), a personal statement (to be submitted with your application form) and a portfolio of prose writing of no more than 3000 words.

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The MA Creative Writing at Birkbeck is taught by one of the most diverse and vibrant departments in London. For 17 years we have been enabling dynamic groups of students to improve their creative work and develop as writers. We have a growing list of published and prizewinning authors whose work started life in our seminars.

If you have been writing creatively for a while and feel the need for professional support and feedback and the guidance of published authors and a cohort of like-minded people, then this course is for you.

The course is taught through small seminars and one-to-one tuition. We offer modules in fiction writing - both short story and novel - and work with writers across many prose genres - both fiction and non-fiction. We also offer options in playwriting, poetry, screenwriting and creative non-fiction, and practical opportunities to learn about publishing, producing and editing creative work.

CAREERS AND EMPLOYABILITY

Graduates can pursue career paths in editing, teaching and writing professionally. Possible professions include:

creative writer

magazine or newspaper journalist

editorial assistant

academic librarian

English as a second language (ESOL) teacher

information officer.

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The Centre for Contemporary Literature is closely connected with six postgraduate taught Master's courses run by the Department of English, Theatre & Creative Writing at Birkbeck, University of London.

MA Contemporary Literature and Culture: 

This programme provides an introduction to the contemporary period via an overview of some of the historical transformations of literature and cultural thought from 1945, as well as providing a much more recent, post-2000 framework within which to understand contemporary literature and culture. This enables you to view the contemporary moment through a historical lens or to focus more exclusively on very recent cultural production.

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MA Cultural and Critical Studies:

Our MA Cultural and Critical Studies explores critical and cultural debates across disciplines in the arts and humanities, offering you the chance to examine work in a diversity of media, including print culture, painting, film, new media and popular culture. It combines a thorough exposure to contemporary critical methods and debates with a diverse range of advanced study options.

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MA Modern and Contemporary Literature:

Our MA Modern and Contemporary Literature begins with an investigation of literary and theoretical conceptions of modernity in early twentieth-century literature, focusing on topics such as urbanisation, technology, mass culture, individualism and subjectivity. You will also have the chance to analyse the historical transformations of literature and cultural thought from 1945, using the contexts of post-war reconstruction, decolonisation, the fate of avant-garde art, and theories of postmodernity and globalisation.

This exciting programme has been running successfully for over 30 years, with staff committed to constantly changing and updating the course to reflect changes in literary culture.

See our MA Modern and Contemporary Literature prospectus

MA in Creative and Critical Writing

The MA in Creative and Critical Writing offers blended learning in the interconnected fields of creative writing and critical theory. Modules exploring critical debates on contemporary literature, media and popular culture give you the opportunity to develop your critical skills, while modules and workshops in creative writing enable you to develop and hone your creative writing skills (whether in fiction or non-fiction). In addition, modules that blend the two – putting the creative and the critical in dialogue – allow you to explore and try out hybrid forms.

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MA Creative Writing

The MA in Creative Writing at Birkbeck is taught by one of the most diverse and vibrant departments in London. For 16 years we have been enabling dynamic groups of students to improve their creative work and develop as writers. We have a growing list of published and prizewinning authors whose work started life in our seminars.

If you have been writing creatively for a while and feel the need for professional support and feedback and the guidance of published authors and a cohort of like-minded people, then this course is for you.

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MFA Creative Writing

Our MFA (Master of Fine Art) in Creative Writing offers you the opportunity to write a full-length work of fiction or non-fiction to a standard where it may be offered to literary agents.

The course is initially taught through small, dynamic workshops and seminars. But the core of the MFA is a one-to-one mentoring relationship with a regularly published and produced award-winning writer. Together, these will help you strengthen and professionalise your identity as an author. A session of feedback from a London-based literary agent will also be offered.

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This MFA Theatre Directing offers professionally recognised training for theatre directors. The result of a collaboration between Birkbeck and the Arts Council England, Equity and UK Theatre, the programme provides a unique opportunity to work with theatre actors, writers and designers, while being introduced to the structural and financial realities of working as a director in the industry.

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Creative Writing and Contemporary Studies MA

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Creative Writing Contemporary History (Post-1945) Contemporary Studies

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COURSE OVERVIEW

The MA Creative Writing and Contemporary Studies is run by experienced and forward-thinking teachers who have been enabling dynamic groups of students to improve their creative work and develop as writers for nearly two decades. They are proud of a growing list of published and prizewinning authors whose work started life in their seminars.

If you have been writing creatively for a while and feel the need for professional support and feedback and the guidance of published authors and a cohort of like-minded people, then this course is for you.

The MA Creative Writing and Contemporary Studies will help you to develop the craft of writing in various genres to a professional level. You will also develop your critical-thinking skills exploring critical methods and debates on experimental literature, media, popular culture, technology and cultural development.

It will give you the opportunity to:

gain a deepened awareness of literary forms and a practical understanding of the writer’s craft

develop confidence, sensitivity and discernment in analysis of your own and others’ work

combine both practice-based learning with specialism in contemporary literature, culture and criticism, as well as the development of your own creative writing projects

place your own writing in the context of developments in contemporary poetry, screenwriting, fiction and creative non-fiction

cultivate a greater practical knowledge and understanding of the markets for poetry, fiction, screenwriting and non-fiction.

CAREERS AND EMPLOYABILITY

On successful completion of this MA Creative Writing and Contemporary Studies, you will have developed a set of valuable attributes, including:

the ability to use language more confidently, precisely and imaginatively

independent research skills

the ability to convey your ideas and build an effective argument

the ability to analyse and process complex ideas.

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Creative writing research

Creative Writing was submitted with English to the Research Excellence Framework submission 2021, which was judged as first in London and second nationally for its 100% four star research environment and impact.

Creative Writing at Birkbeck is internationally renowned for its practice-led research, impact and innovation, with faculty publishing across all genres and forms, including fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, memoir and writing for radio, stage, television and film.

We are home to the digital Creative Writing Hub,  MIROnline and our affiliated research centres include the  Centre for Contemporary Literature , the  Centre for Contemporary Poetics ,  Birkbeck Centre for Contemporary Theatre  and  Birkbeck Centre for Medical Humanities , which programme a dynamic range of events open to students and the public.

We support a large postgraduate community, with a portfolio of specialist MA degrees and an MPhil/PhD programme. Postgraduate study is energised by innovative doctoral training events, courses and internship opportunities. 

Congratulations: outstanding REF2021 result

2nd nationally, world-leading: 100% environment, 100% impact, 72% of all research activity rated 4*.

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Centre for Contemporary Literature

We provide a meeting place for academic staff, creative writers and graduate students to discuss a range of contemporary writers.

Centre for Contemporary Theatre

We foster a critical and creative culture in which artists can develop their practice.

Centre for Medical Humanities

We foster interdisciplinary dialogue between scholars and practitioners reflecting on historical, current and emerging questions in medical humanities research.

Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Worlds

An interdisciplinary forum for the study of medieval and early modern cultures.

Centre for Nineteenth-Century Studies

We foster world-leading research into the long nineteenth century (c 1789-1914) through innovative collaborations, conferences, seminars and exhibitions.

Contemporary Poetics Research Centre

We provide a forum for the study and performance of contemporary poetries, and research into their historical, political and theoretical contexts.

Eighteenth-century research group

We bring together multidisciplinary researchers working with a wide variety of media to explore a European, transatlantic and global eighteenth century.

OPEN ACCESS PUBLICATIONS 

The Open Library of Humanities

We support academic journals from across the humanities disciplines, as well as hosting its own multidisciplinary journal.

19: Interdisciplinary Studies in the Long Nineteenth Century

Our peer-reviewed online journal, a pioneer in the open access movement.

STAFF RESEARCH PROJECTS AND BOOKS 

Recent staff research projects include: Dorothy Richardson Project; Experimenting in the Galleries ; Stories in Transit; The Book Unbound ;  Animate Assembly ;  Conceiving Histories ;  A Violent World of Difference .

The newest books from our staff include:  Settlements and Strongholds in Early Medieval Britain ;  Modernism and Physical Illness :  Sick Books ;  Radical Attention ;  Jonathan Lethem and the Galaxy of Writing ;  Tomorrow Sex Will be Good Again .

OUR CULTURAL PARTNERS AND NETWORKS 

We have formed a number of key collaborations and partnerships to support our research.

Key partners that we have worked with recently are the  ICA ,  National Gallery ,  Wellcome Collection  and  Camden People's Theatre .

We have also networked with  CHASE ,  Bloomsbury Colleges Group ,  Open Society University Network  and  The University of London/School of Advanced Study .

INFORMATION FOR STAFF AND STUDENTS

Find out about staff and their areas of specialism.

Read news about research breakthroughs and funding announcements.

Research Impact

Birkbeck's research excellence was confirmed in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF), with 85% of our impact case studies ranked in the world leading or internationally excellent categories.

Become an MPhil/PhD student

Find out more about becoming a research student in the School of Creative Arts, Culture and Communication.

Research office support for Birkbeck staff

Expert guidance and support for Birkbeck's diverse community of researchers, at all levels and career stages.

Free events

We offer free events throughout the year, where you can find out about our research and meet our staff.

Publications

School staff publish widely in respected journals across the disciplines.