Postgraduate

MA Creative Writing with a Placement Year

Norwich, United Kingdom
Duration
2 years
Mode
Full-time
Subject
Creative Writing
Next intake
JAN 2027Starts in 2 months
IELTS
6.5 overall, no part below 6About the same overall: PTE Academic 55, TOEFL iBT 81, Duolingo English Test 120, Oxford Test of English 136.

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Overview

Why MA Creative Writing with a Placement Year at UEA? Become a versatile, future-focused writer across genres, platforms, and emerging technologies. Join a world-leading creative writing community. On this course, you’ll develop your writing across prose, poetry, script, and hybrid forms. You'll experiment creatively, exploring diverse genres and modes of expression to discover and hone your creative voice.

Entry requirements

Degree2:2

English language requirements

IELTS6.5 overall, no part below 6

IELTS 6.5 overall (minimum 6.0 in each component)

Fees

International students: GBP 23,850 per year

UK students: GBP 11,200 per year

Start dates

January 2027

Application deadline

Rolling admissions - apply early

Campus

  • Norwich Research Park, Norwich, United Kingdom

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Postgraduate Taught

Academic

Students who hold a Bachelor degree from a recognised institution will be considered for Postgraduate Diplomas and Masters degrees. If we ask for 2:1: we will consider GPA 2.8 or above. The exact requirement will vary depending on the course applied for and your previous university. Please email admissions@uea.ac.uk for further details

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TuitionGBP 23,850
Visa application, from outside the UKGBP 558
Health surcharge, first year how it is chargedGBP 776
First year in totalGBP 39,236

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Where you will study

Norwich, East of England, United Kingdom

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