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31 Best Creative Writing Master of Arts (MA) Degree Programs for 2024

Discover the leading Creative Writing Master of Arts (MA) Degree programs for 2024. Our list of 31 courses is tailored to help you excel in your chosen field with WeUni.

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MA Contemporary Creative Writing

Northeastern University London

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Online

United Kingdom

Humanities, Modern Literature, Creative Writing

Master of Arts (MA)

The Master of Arts in Contemporary Creative Writing at Northeastern University London equips students with the knowledge, craft skills and discipline needed to be a creative writer now. There are more routes to publication available than ever before. However, navigating the twenty-first century literary marketplace requires specialist skills and knowledge alongside artistic prowess.

English

1 Year

MA English - Creative Writing

Queen's University Belfast

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United Kingdom

Humanities, Literature, Creative Writing

Master of Arts (MA)

If you have a commitment to imaginative writing, if you would like to develop your artistic practice, build your professional skills as an author and engage with the vibrant creative community of the Seamus Heaney Centre, then the MA in English (Creative Writing) is for you. The programme includes prose writing (fiction and creative non-fiction) and script writing (screen and stage), and invites you to explore all these modes of writing before choosing a specialism.

English

1 Year

MA Writing

Royal College of Art

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United Kingdom

Journalism, Modern Literature, Creative Writing

Master of Arts (MA)

Consider the MA Writing programme part of the ongoing occasion of your learning, one which you have already begun, will share with us for a year, and which will then continue — irrevocably changed — once you leave. While you’re with us you will be taught a lot, but you will learn a great deal more.

English

1 Year

MA Screenwriting

MetFilm School

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United Kingdom, Germany

Creative Writing, Arts, Film Studies

Master of Arts (MA)

The MA Screenwriting course offers students a unique opportunity to develop screenwriting principles, including genre theory, audience and markets, classical and alternative narrative storytelling, pitching and screenplay analysis. Students will hone professional skills and develop their creative voice toward a final original piece of writing for the large or small screen.

English

1 Year

MA in Screenwriting

London Film School

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United Kingdom

Creative Writing, Film Studies

Master of Arts (MA)

An intensive one-year programme with the emphasis on developing the writer's original voice.

English

1 Year

MA in English - Creative Writing

Queen's University Belfast - Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

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United Kingdom

Humanities, Literature, Creative Writing

Master of Arts (MA)

If you have a commitment to imaginative writing, if you would like to develop your artistic practice, build your professional skills as an author and engage with the vibrant creative community of the Seamus Heaney Centre, then the MA in English (Creative Writing) is for you. The programme includes prose writing (fiction and creative non-fiction) and script writing (screen and stage), and invites you to explore all these modes of writing before choosing a specialism

English

1 Year

MA Creative Writing

University of Lincoln

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United Kingdom

Humanities, Creative Writing, Arts

Master of Arts (MA)

Our MA in Creative Writing is an innovative and exciting course that provides opportunities to work closely with practising creative writers and professionals from the publishing industry. It is designed to encourage you to improve your craft as a writer, develop your philosophy of composition, and explore contemporary forms of literature and the creative industries. The course has a strong focus on employability and aims to prepare you for a professional writing or publishing career.

English

1 Year

MA by Research Art

University of Lincoln

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United Kingdom

Art History, Modern Literature, Creative Writing, Arts, Fine Arts

Master of Arts (MA)

MA by Research Art is designed to allow independent research in an area of personal choice, supervised and supported by a team of academics. Research proposals are welcomed in contemporary fine art practice, current theoretical issues in art, as well as its histories, live art, and socially engaged practice.

English

1 Year

MA in Television Fiction Writing

GCU - Glasgow School for Business and Society

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United Kingdom

Communication, Creative Writing, Film Studies

Master of Arts (MA)

With a wealth of commissions and creative opportunities, TV is where most screenwriters work. Taught by professional writers, you'll work on the scripts from series currently on British TV gaining the knowledge, skills & contacts to succeed in the industry.

English

1 Year

MA Screenwriting

London Film Academy

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United Kingdom

Creative Writing, Arts, Film Studies

Master of Arts (MA)

Our one-year MA Screenwriting degree is perfect for those, who are looking to pursue screenwriting training embedded in an industry setting, delivered at a postgraduate level. It is an ideal option for aspiring creative writers that not only wish to hone their screenwriting skills but also find a destination for their scripts on the big or small screen. This course provides you with the resources to prepare for a career in screenwriting with tailored, purposeful guidance and training which will develop your writing craft for film and television. In addition to lectures and seminars dedicated to genre, story, world-building, character, plot and dialogue, you will receive mentorship from scriptwriting professionals to develop feature and television projects. All our tutors and guest speakers are professional screenwriters, agents or producers, and you will be exposed to the realities of the industry, empowering you with a greater understanding of the pathways available to you.

English

1 Year

MA in Creative and Critical Writing

University of Suffolk

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United Kingdom

Humanities, Literature, Creative Writing

Master of Arts (MA)

The Masters in Creative and Critical Writing seeks to advance current research in English studies by exploring the meaningful, complex and conceptually challenging relationships between creative and critical discourses. Building on the success of our undergraduate programme ranked 1st in the UK for Student Satisfaction in the Complete University Guide 2020, the course brings together the study of English literature, critical theory and creative writing in a holistic and engaging postgraduate curriculum.

English

1 Year

MA Screenwriting (Online)

Central Film School

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United Kingdom

Creative Writing, Film Studies, Digital Marketing

Master of Arts (MA)

Designed to allow you to study from anywhere in the world, this online, part time MA Screenwriting course develops and nurtures screenwriters and prepares them for the professional film and television industries.

English

Professional Writing MA

Falmouth University

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United Kingdom

Communication, Journalism, Creative Writing

Master of Arts (MA)

Immerse yourself in the literary world as part of a lively community of fellow writers and visiting speakers. On this Professional Writing course, you’ll learn to craft fiction, script and non-fiction, as well as magazine features and marketing copy for a range of competitive and fast-moving industries. You'll learn from active professionals and develop skills like genre writing, narrative structure, research and self-promotion. Graduating with a portfolio and an accomplished working style, you’ll be primed to tackle the industry head-on.

English

1 Year

MFA in Screenwriting

Boston University - College of Communication

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United States of America (USA)

Creative Writing, Film Studies

Master of Arts (MA)

Our small, select program offers the necessary time and focuses to hone your skills for both film and television. Ready to join our Writer's Room?

English

2 Years

Master of Arts in Humanities

The University of Texas at Dallas

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United States of America (USA)

Humanities, History, Philosophy, Cultural Heritage, Foreign Languages and Literatures, Linguistics, Literature, Art History, Modern Literature, Creative Writing

Master of Arts (MA)

The Master of Arts in Humanities degree program is designed both for individuals wishing to enhance their knowledge and skills and for students intending to pursue a doctorate in a humanistic field. Students may concentrate on one of the three main areas of study: (1). History of Ideas which concentrates on history and philosophy; (2). Literature which concentrates on literature, language, rhetoric, translation studies, and creative writing; (3). Visual and Performing Arts which concentrates on visual and performing arts, art history, and film studies.

English

2 Years

Master of fine Arts in Creative Writing

Seattle Pacific University College of Arts and Science

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United States of America (USA)

Literature, Creative Writing, Arts

Master of Arts (MA)

The low-residency MFA at SPU is a creative writing program for apprentice writers — both Christians and those of other faith traditions — who not only want to pursue excellence in the craft of writing but also place their work within the larger context of world literature by writers of faith.

English

MFA Writing

Otis College Of Art And Design

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United States of America (USA)

Literature, Creative Writing

Master of Arts (MA)

MFA Writing at Otis College was founded in 2000 by Paul Vangelisti, and over the next two decades, it emerged as a nationally recognized program with an innovative curriculum, including an emphasis on translation and global literature, the development of a publishing project, Otis Books, and a vibrant biweekly Visiting Writers Series which drew authors to the campus from around the country. The 2020-21 academic year is the last for MFA Writing and the program is not accepting new applications. However, with this chapter ending, a new one begins for creative writing at Otis. Once MFA Writing winds down with its final cohort, its core Faculty will migrate to the Department of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS), where in partnership with the current LAS Faculty and leadership they will help develop a new center for writing focusing on the BFA population. After twenty years, the College takes pride in all that has been accomplished in MFA Writing and looks forward to new conversations across all of the departments and programs about how to weave writing even more intricately into art and design education and practice throughout the College.

English

Writing Popular Fiction (M.F.A.)

Seton Hill University

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United States of America (USA)

Literature, Creative Writing

Master of Arts (MA)

Faculty in this program are published authors who are also experienced professors and scholars in the fields of writing and popular fiction. In addition, you will have mentors - also published authors - who will work with you personally on your writing. As a student in this program, you will learn the business of freelance writing, from establishing your brand name as a genre author to finding agents and submitting to book publishers. Seton Hill's Writing Popular Fiction Program also provides training in the teaching of writing as a potential career option (graduates with an M.F.A. are equipped to teach at the postsecondary level), in addition to fostering careers in: Publishing - Editing - Bookselling - Marketing

English

MFA IN CREATIVE WRITING

University of Central Arkansas

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United States of America (USA)

Humanities, Creative Writing, Arts

Master of Arts (MA)

The program provides graduate students the opportunity to concentrate on the study, practice, and teaching of Creative Writing in a highly focused writing environment facilitated by writers for writers. At 60 hours, this three-year program will ensure that graduates build multi-genre backgrounds in the popular discipline of Creative Writing through workshops, forms courses, topics courses, a wide variety of electives, and specialized teaching and editing practicums.

English

Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing

New Saint Andrews College

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Online

United States of America (USA)

Literature, Creative Writing, Arts

Master of Arts (MA)

The Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing is a limited-enrollment, academically rigorous, low residency two-year course of graduate studies for those aspiring to recover a faithful, theologically rich approach to the creative arts, particularly writing.

English

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Master of Arts (MA), Creative Writing

A Master of Arts (MA) degree is a postgraduate academic degree that focuses on humanities, social sciences, and fine arts. It typically involves advanced study, research, and critical analysis in a specific field, providing students with specialized knowledge and skills to pursue careers in academia, research, or various industries.

Creative Writing is a field of study that focuses on developing students' writing skills in various genres such as fiction, poetry, and non-fiction. Students learn to express themselves creatively, hone their storytelling abilities, and explore different writing techniques. This program encourages students to unleash their creativity and develop their unique voice as writers.