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Qualification
MA - Master of Arts
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Location
Newton Park Campus
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
23-SEP-24
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Duration
1 year
Course summary
A specialist creative writing MA for writers for children and young adults, taught by published authors.
- Taught by published children’s and young adult authors with a wealth of industry experience.
- Small-group workshops and one-to-one tutorials lie at the heart of this course.
- Over 70 alumni are now traditionally published authors.
This specialist creative writing MA is designed for writers for children, teenagers and young adults who aim to complete a novel, series of picture books or shorter stories for young children. Taught by published writers for children and young people and by publishing professionals, this practical course will help you refine your craft while learning about the interaction of creative and business considerations in the modern publishing industry.
How will I be assessed?
You'll be assessed through a range of tasks, including creative portfolios, samples of work-in-progress, reflective commentaries, a selection of publishing-focused pieces, and your manuscript submissions – this might be a portion of a novel, or a selection of picture/chapter books or other short works.
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University information
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University League Table
102nd
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Campus address
Bath Spa University, Newton Park, Newton St Loe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 9BN, England
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Subject ranking
26th out of 56 5
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Entry standards
/ Max 170123 58%27th
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 10074.0 74%6th
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 53.81 76%45th
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