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  • University/Institute Name University of Galway
  • Attendance Type On Campus (Full Time)
  • Position Duration1 year
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Position Details (Master's)

The MA in Writing at University of Galway is a one-year, full-time course. It covers a range of genres and forms, and it interacts with our other postgraduate offerings in Literature and Publishing, Drama and Theatre, and Film. The course thus builds on our strengths in the teaching of writing for page and stage, screen, journalism and other media. 

The Writing course at University of Galway is open to applicants from any disciplinary background (within and beyond Arts) and welcomes all types of writing interests. A ‘Qualifier’ option is available for potential applicants who do not have a university degree but have a suitable publications record or sufficient experience in a related creative field.

A weekly ‘Writers Seminar’ features writers, publishers, agents and other visitors from the writing professions. Galway’s Cúirt literary festival is the focus in April. Studentsattend events and complete a related assessment.

Careers

Graduates have gone on to work in the areas of teaching, journalism, publishing, editing, public relations and marketing. Graduates have also progressed to various doctoral programs in the humanities—and it is now also possible to undertake a practice-led PhD in English at NUI Galway. Many graduates have concentrated on their development as independent writers, and over 45 books have been published by writers from this MA.

Courses include

  • Writing Workshop: Fiction
  • Writing Workshop: Nonfiction
  • Writing Workshop: Poetry
  • Irish Drama and Theatre from Wilde to O'Casey
  • Screen Writing

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Position Start Date

Sep 2026