入学要求 Requirement：
学术要求：Normally a 2:1, preferably in English, although other subjects are considered.
英语要求： IELTS Overall score 7.0. No section less than 6.0
学费 Tuition Fee：2011/2012 £12,200
课程特征 Course Features：
MA students are an integral part of the flourishing writing culture within the Department, with regular extra-curricular writing workshops to develop work in progress, regular research seminars and regular visits from distinguished scholars and speakers.
We will prepare you for entry into the professions of writing, across a range of genres and provide opportunities for you to publish work by introducing you to national and international publications, publishing and broadcast media professionals and Literary Agents and Editors.
There is a special emphasis within the Department of English upon interdisciplinarity. Creative Writing as practice is studied alongside literature of the 20th and 21st centuries and in relation to other cultural products in different media – for example, the comparative development of creative writing and film.
课程内容 Course Content ：
Total credits required: 180
Compulsory modules
•Writing Lives: Writing and Research (30)
•Dissertation (60)
Option modules
Three from:
•New Pathways in Fiction (30)
•The Poetry of Events: Building a Plot (30)
•Writing Poetry (30)
•Structures of Realism (30)
•Writing for the Screen (30)
•Any MA English module (30)
评估 Assessment：
Assessment is by coursework, consisting of critical essays and a creative writing portfolio for most taught modules plus a 20,000-word dissertation.
职业展望 Career Prospects：
In recent years, the most popular careers for our MA leavers have included teaching, publishing and work in the media, but English has also been a path into other areas, such as the Civil Service, business, law and management.