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MRes Creative Writing

University of Strathclyde

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  • Qualification

    MRes - Master of Research

  • Location

    John Anderson Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    21-SEP-26

  • Duration

    1 Year

Course summary

As well as the popular MLitt in Creative Writing, and a research-led MRes in Creative Writing route at Masters level, we also offer PhDs in Creative Writing which may suit those who wish to pursue a particular sustained project. You can study the PhD in Creative Writing full-time, over three years, or part-time over six years.You'll create a piece of imaginative writing in collaboration with a successful, published author – either the novelist and screenwriter Andrew Meehan (One Star Awake, The Mystery of Love), Dr Rodge Glass, novelist, nonfiction writer and biographer (Joshua in the Sky: A Blood Memoir, Alasdair Gray: A Secretary's Biography), the novelist and poet Sarah Bernstein (The Coming Bad Days, Study for Obedience), or another member of the Creative Writing team.You can specialise in one of these genres:poetryfictioncreative non-fictionhybrid writingThe length of your project can be negotiated with your supervisor, but will usually be around 80,000 words. All projects are different, and exact word counts will be tailored to particular projects, usually dependent on the form of the work, also the nature of the accompanying critical element that is also submitted as part of a PhD alongside the creative work. A good Creative Writing PhD contains these two parts - creative and critical writing - working in conversation with each other.

Application deadline

26/06/2026

Tuition fees

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(International fees)

£ 20,950per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

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University of Strathclyde

University of Strathclyde

  • University League Table

    39th

  • Campus address

    John Anderson Campus, 16 Richmond Street, Glasgow, Glasgow, G1 1XQ, United Kingdom

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Welcoming almost 30,000 students from over 140 countries, Strathclyde offers a supportive and vibrant university experience for students of all backgrounds.
Strathclyde offers numerous scholarships and funding opportunities to support students in their studies.
It's home to an International Study Centre offering international students the option to complete pre-master's programmes.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Creative Writing

    8th out of 47

  • Entry standards

    / Max 185
    185 100%

    1st

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    n/a

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.36 84%

    11th

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