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    Creative Writing degrees abroad

    Creative writing programs cover a wide range of writing practices for different mediums. From novels to TV scripts, studying creative writing will introduce you to the methods of writing you need for a given creative project. You will learn techniques such as using rhetoric to get a specific response from a reader.

    On a creative writing program you may also be taught how to approach specific topics such as race and culture, while looking at successful examples of creative writing that surround the subject.

    A creative writing degree would be suitable for international students who have a passion for writing and want to hone their abilities to produce their own works of fiction or improve their writing ability in English.

    Creative Writing program structure

    The modules included within a creative writing program will vary depending on the university you choose to study at, and the level of degree. Many creative writing modules are available to students who are doing a degree that's closely associated such as English literature, linguistics, media, and performing arts. In the US you may be able to major in creative writing as part of a liberal arts program.

    Some creative writing modules may require a portfolio of work to be created as a main assessment. This may count towards a large number of your credits for the year, or replace a longer essay such as a dissertation. For a creative writing master’s or PhD, a significant portion of your work could be producing your portfolio.

    Some universities may be able to offer creative writing students work experience, or talks from successful writers and authors. You’ll also be able to collaborate with your classmates on extra curricular projects.

    Some of the likely branches of creative writing studied in modules across a degree may include:

    • Playwriting
    • Radio drama
    • Poetry
    • Novels
    • Short stories
    • The personal essay
    • New media

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    Creative Writing study abroad programs

    Creative writing undergraduate programs

    Bachelor's in creative writing

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      Creative Writing and Psychology - BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University, UK

      Program type
      Bachelor's
      Duration
      3 years
      Annual tuition fee
      15,506 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 12,500 GBP

      Start date
      September
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      Communication Studies with specializations in Rhetoric and Public Discourse - BA Oglethorpe University, USA

      Program type
      Bachelor's
      Duration
      4 years
      Annual tuition fee
      39,300 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 39,300 USD

      Start date
      August, January, June
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      Creative Writing - BFA University of North Carolina Wilmington, USA

      Program type
      Bachelor's
      Duration
      4 years
      Annual tuition fee
      18,416 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 18,416 USD

      Start date
      August, January
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      English Literature with Creative Writing - BA (Hons) University of Greenwich, UK

      Program type
      Bachelor's
      Duration
      3 years
      Annual tuition fee
      17,366 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 14,000 GBP

      Start date
      September
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      Creative Writing - BFA Stephen F. Austin State University, USA

      Program type
      Bachelor's
      Duration
      4 years
      Annual tuition fee
      18,564 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 18,564 USD

      Start date
      January, August
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    Associate in creative writing

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      Creative Writing - AA College of Southern Nevada, USA

      Program type
      Associate
      Duration
      2 years
      Annual tuition fee
      11,048 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 11,048 USD

      Start date
      August, January, June
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      Creative Writing - AA Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Canada

      Program type
      Associate
      Duration
      2 years
      Annual tuition fee
      16,503 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 22,415 CAD

      Start date
      September, January, May
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      Creative Writing - AA Douglas College, Canada

      Program type
      Associate
      Duration
      2 years
      Annual tuition fee
      13,253 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 18,000 CAD

      Start date
      September, January, May
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    Certificate in creative writing

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      Creative Writing (Transfer Pathway) - Cert St. Charles Community College, USA

      Program type
      Undergraduate certificate
      Duration
      2 years
      Annual tuition fee
      5,520 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 5,520 USD

      Start date
      January, August
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      Creative Writing: Poetry - Cert Berkeley City College, USA

      Program type
      Undergraduate certificate
      Duration
      1 year
      Annual tuition fee
      10,740 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 10,740 USD

      Start date
      January, August
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    Pathway in creative writing

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      English with Creative Writing (Foundation) - FD Leeds Beckett University, UK

      Program type
      Undergraduate pathway
      Duration
      2 years
      Annual tuition fee
      14,513 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 11,700 GBP

      Start date
      September, January
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    Creative writing graduate programs

    Master's in creative writing

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      Creative Writing - MCW University of Auckland, New Zealand

      Program type
      Master's
      Duration
      1 year
      Annual tuition fee
      21,633 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 36,086 NZD

      Start date
      July
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      Creative Writing - MFA Long Island University Brooklyn, USA

      Program type
      Master's
      Duration
      2 years
      Annual tuition fee
      21,618 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 21,618 USD

      Start date
      September, January
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      Creative Writing - MA University of Cumbria, UK

      Program type
      Master's
      Duration
      1 year
      Annual tuition fee
      16,839 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 13,575 GBP

      Start date
      September
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      Creative Writing - MFA University of North Carolina Wilmington, USA

      Program type
      Master's
      Duration
      2 years
      Annual tuition fee
      18,548 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 18,548 USD

      Start date
      August, January
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      Creative Writing - MFA Western Washington University, USA

      Program type
      Master's
      Duration
      2 years
      Annual tuition fee
      23,588 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 23,588 USD

      Start date
      January, September
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    Doctorate in creative writing

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      Creative Writing - PhD Bath Spa University, UK

      Program type
      Doctorate
      Duration
      2 years
      Annual tuition fee
      18,849 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 15,195 GBP

      Start date
      January, February
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      Rhetoric - PhD Duquesne University, USA

      Program type
      Doctorate
      Duration
      3 years
      Annual tuition fee
      17,052 USD

      Fee in university's local currency 17,052 USD

      Start date
      August, January, May
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    Future creative writing careers

    Many creative writing students will want to go into a career where they can use their English skills to work on projects. Some roles where creative language skills would be useful include:

    • Journalist
    • Copywriter
    • Editor
    • Social media specialist
    • Creative specialist
    • Advertising specialist
    • PR specialist
    • Script writer

    There is also the opportunity to create your own projects such as writing a novel, or creating and pitching a TV / radio series.

    Building a connection with other creative writing students or university contacts may prove useful to get feedback on your work or extra curricular writing projects. In the future these people may be able to introduce you to connections that need a writer.

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