PhD Creative Writing
- Duration
- Full Time, 3 years; Part Time, 6 years
- Subject
- Creative Writing
- IELTS
- 6.0 overall, no part below 5.5About the same overall: PTE Academic 47, TOEFL iBT 67, Duolingo English Test 105, Oxford Test of English 126.
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Overview
We welcome applications from postgraduate students interested in pursuing innovative research in Creative Writing. A Creative Writing thesis takes the form of an original full-length creative work and a critical work on a subject or subjects integral to the creative component. The critical work might take the form of a critical investigation of a related author or authors’ work or an investigation of the PhD’s candidate’s own creative practice and the practical or theoretical underpinnings of the creative work. The exact content of the critical element will be devised by the candidate with the support of their supervisory team. The creative work should be a fully realised work of literature, whether in prose, poetry or drama. The creative work thus is research into creative practice and th
Entry requirements
| Degree | 2:1 · Subjects: relevant discipline · or above |
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English language requirements
| IELTS | 6.0 overall, no part below 5.5 |
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IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each band.
Start dates
February; October
Application deadline
No fixed deadline; apply via the course page
Campus
- University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, United Kingdom
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Scholarships at University of Hertfordshire
3 for this level- Brian May MSc scholarship in Astrophysics by ResearchGBP 2,000
- Helen Burchell ScholarshipGBP 750
- The University of Hertfordshire Graduate Scholarship - 20% Fee Discount for Herts Alumni20% of fees
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