Masters study

Our creative writing students explore a variety of different kinds of writing. We create new and exciting work, exploring hybrid forms such as magic realism and psychogeography. Published writers help you progress in your writing and understanding of your chosen form, including poetry, literary and genre fiction, creative non-fiction, playwriting and performance art.

Our playwriting students focus on key aspects of the playwright’s craft, such as dramatic structure, poetic drama, radio writing, and playwriting in the community, developing their unique dramatic voice while creating a varied portfolio of works. You are taught by award-winning dramatists, whose plays have been produced in London, Edinburgh and Dublin, as well as for broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and 4.

Our literature students choose from a range of specially focused modules drawing on our internationally recognised research expertise in areas such as Shakespeare, Romanticism, and Modernism, as well as European, American, and Caribbean literature, taught by our expert academic staff.

Our film students explore film analysis and practice, combining a range of specialisms from Hollywood, world and independent cinema, to documentaries, experimental practice, and female filmmakers. You are taught in small groups by expert academic film specialists and professional filmmakers.