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MA English and Writing for Creative Industries

  • DeadlineStudy Details: MA 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time or 16-24 months (with professional experience)

Course Description

The English and Writing for Creative Industries MA has new media and technologies at its heart, considering them from a critical perspective while also encouraging creativity in new and emerging media and forms such as video games, comics, manga and streaming. The professional development module, 'Creative Futures and Social Change' focuses directly on your employability and impact in a range of industries and creative sectors.

Why you should study this course

  • Development of specialist creative writing skills and competency in particular genres to meet the growing demand in the publishing, film, television, streaming, new media, games and video games industries
  • A focus on global issues and cutting-edge critical theory including the climate crisis, climate justice, ecofeminism and critical race theory
  • A contemporary, global outlook with a focus on texts from East Asia, India, Pakistan, Africa, America and Europe
  • Coursework outputs produced in industry-standard packages taking into account the requirements of the publishing, media and games industries
  • Coursework options and outputs reflecting your individual interests, career ambitions and goals.

Entry Requirements

Applicants should normally hold an undergraduate degree, in a social science or humanities-related subject, or equivalent international grade/qualification, from a recognised university.

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Fees

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Programme Funding

Funding opportunities including scholarships available

Student Destinations

Upon successful completion, you will have knowledge of:

  • major literary periods, movements and genres
  • advanced research methods and tools
  • cutting-edge critical theory
  • the relationship between literature and the environment
  • the climate emergency and intersecting crises including biodiversity loss, habitat destruction, pollution, climate justice, as well as cultural, political and technological approaches to the environmental crisis.

You should be able to:

  • rapidly familiarise yourself with diverse knowledge domains
  • communicate research findings effectively to a range of different audiences
  • thrive in transdisciplinary work environments, both individually and as part of a team
  • argue logically and persuasively, and critically analyse and synthesise information from a range of sources.

Module Details

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