Professional Writing with Extended Work Placement MA
London , United Kingdom
Tuition Fee
GBP 18,000
Per year
Start Date
2026-09-01
Medium of studying
On campus
Duration
2 years
Program Facts
Program Details
Degree
Masters
Major
Creative Writing | Publishing
Education type
On campus
Timing
Full time
Course Language
English
Tuition Fee
Average International Tuition Fee
GBP 18,000
Intakes
Program start date | Application deadline |
2026-09-01 | - |
About Program
Program Overview
Professional Writing with Extended Work Placement MA
Overview
The Professional Writing with Extended Work Placement MA is designed for those who want to turn their love of words and writing into a dynamic and fulfilling career. It will give you the skills, motivation, networks and connections to work across a wide variety of industries – in publishing, journalism, public relations, advertising, as literary agents, copywriters and copyeditors.
Course Structure
- Extended Work Placement: You’ll undertake an integrated placement or internship in a professional work environment. The module is offered as a sandwich element. It is designed to enable you to learn about the needs and requirements of the professional workplace through practical experience.
- The Story and the Book: You’ll be introduced to apparently familiar concepts – the story and the book – to interrogate their meaning, history and evolution.
- The Writing Business: This module focuses on employability and professional development through a blend of lectures and the management of the student-led magazine, The Wells Street Journal.
- Working with the Words of Others: This module sets out the critical framework for, and practical demands and issues in relation to, working with the words of others across a range of settings and media.
- MA Dissertation or Professional Writing Project: You’ll take either the Dissertation or the Professional Writing Project.
Option Modules
- English Worldwide: The primary focus of the module is on English as a lingua franca, the language variations and creole linguistics.
- Digital Magazine Publishing: This explores the digital tools that are used to build and design compelling interactive content.
- Mapping and Imagining the City: Non-Fiction and Poetic Writing: This module focuses on the methodological approaches and aesthetic preoccupations that underpin creative practices in non-fiction and poetic writing.
- Multi-Media Journalism Skills: This module involves a comprehensive study of the concepts, multimedia skills and techniques used in contemporary convergent journalism.
- Persuasion, Propaganda and Influence: Persuasion, propaganda and influence are contested terms at the heart of public relations activity at all levels.
- Podcast Production: In this module, you will learn about the different facets of podcast making, exploring genres and the production techniques required for specific formats.
- The Small Press and Professional Writing: Small presses have played an important part in the cultural life of the UK publishing for over a hundred years.
Entry Requirements
- A minimum of a lower second class honours degree (2:2).
- If your first language is not English, you should have an IELTS 6.5 with at least 6.5 in writing and no element below 6.0.
Fees and Funding
- UK tuition fee: £9,900 (Prices listed for the first year only. Fees for the second year are charged at 50% of the first year)
- International tuition fee: £18,000 (Prices listed for the first year only. Fees for the second year are charged at 50% of the first year)
Teaching and Assessment
- Teaching methods across all our postgraduate courses focus on active student learning through lectures, seminars, workshops, problem-based and blended learning, and where appropriate practical application.
- Our postgraduate courses include a variety of assessments, which typically fall into two broad categories: practical and coursework.
Supporting You
- Our Student Hub is where you’ll find out about the services and support we offer, helping you get the best out of your time with us.
- Study support – workshops, 1-2-1 support and online resources to help improve your academic and research skills.
- Personal tutors – support you in fulfilling your academic and personal potential.
- Student advice team – provide specialist advice on a range of issues including funding, benefits and visas.
- Extra-curricular activities – volunteering opportunities, sports and fitness activities, student events and more.
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