PhD Creative Writing

This course offers advanced research opportunities within the subject of Creative Writing. This programme aims to provide training for a career in writing, from fiction to screen and radio adaptation. As an PhD student you have the opportunity to be supervised by published writers and to undertake research in areas including poetry, experimental fiction, the short story, the historical novel, television drama, film scriptwriting and realism. Regular research seminars and postgraduate study groups are designed to provide a stimulating environment in which to discuss and debate work. Creative Writing has strong links to English and Journalism, as well as with the Schools of Film and Media, History and Heritage, and Fine and Performing Arts. Career and Personal Development: A doctoral qualification may be regarded as the capstone of academic achievement and may mark the beginning of a career in academia or research.