Course summary
You’ll develop creative writing across a variety of forms, focusing on transmedia storytelling and skills to independently publish your work as a publisher; learning skills in editing, PR and marketing, design, production, and budgeting. Why study MA Creative Writing and Publishing at BU?
- Analyse the cultural and critical influences on the writer and publishing industry, as well as your own practice
- Learn the skills to be able to write creatively and effectively, to a publishable standard, for a variety of different audiences and media
- Work on real-life publishing projects with BU’s own publishing press, Fresher Publishing
- Learn from experienced writers and practitioners who have also acquired master's degrees and/or doctorates in Creative Writing or English themselves
- Benefit from prestigious guest tutors from the world of writing and publishing
- Engage with BU’s international writing competitions: The Bournemouth Writing Prize for emerging voices, and the New Media Writing Prize for stories integrating a variety of formats.
Modules
Interactive Storytelling; Writing Fiction; Narrating Identities: Self, Texts and the World; Interactive Storytelling; Publishing Cultures and Materialities; Marketing & PR for Writers; Design, Editing & Publishing; Dissertation/Major Project.
Assessment method
Dissertation/Major project.
Entry requirements
A Bachelor Honours degree, 2:2 or above or equivalent in any subject. IELTS (Academic) 6.5 with a minimum of 6.5 in writing and 6.0 in speaking, listening and reading.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £9500 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9500 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9500 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9500 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9500 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £9500 | Year 1 |
| EU | £17000 | Year 1 |
| International | £17000 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
All fees are quoted in pounds sterling and are per year. Your tuition fees will be the same for each year of your course. Fees during your placement year (if applicable): £1,850.
Visit Bournemouth University's website for full details.
Provider information
Bournemouth University
Talbot Campus
Fern Barrow
Poole
BH12 5BB
Course contact details
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