Overview

Focus on the craft of writing on a postgraduate course designed help you develop your skills, experiment with form and explore a variety of genres.

Key Features

You will learn from one of the most established and experienced Creative Writing teams in the UK, comprised of practising and published poets, short story writers, novelists, non-fiction writers and screenwriters.

On this Creative Writing degree at University of Chichester you will:

Develop your writing skills in your chosen genre or genres.

Learn from our expert staff, who are all practicing and published writers.

Gain the confidence to share and discuss you own work with peers and tutors.

Experience regular readings from guest writers.

Meet and talk with agents and editors at our annual publishing panel.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Launching the Manuscript

Metaphor and the Imagination

Sources and Transformations

The Dissertation

The Writing Studio

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-01 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

89

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PTE Academic

58

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Chichester, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

89

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PTE Academic

58

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

An honours degree at 2:2 or higher in a related discipline.
You will be required to attend an interview and provide a portfolio of work.
If English is not your first language then English language proficiency required is IELTS 6.5 (with no element less than 5.5) – or equivalent qualification.

Portfolio

A portfolio might consist of any but not all of the following:
Three short stories
Three chapters from a novel or non-fiction book
Five to eight poems
A radio play
Two or three scenes of a stage play
Or a combination of the above, e.g. a short story and five poems.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

15840 GBP / year

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Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

7740 GBP / year

≈ 7740 GBP / year

Living costs

Chichester

United Kingdom

660 - 1140 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Key information

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Credits

Delivered

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Academic requirements

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Living costs

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