Creative Writing - Writing the City

This Creative Writing - Writing the City M.A. degree offered at the University of Westminster is the first to focus entirely on the city of London. It will allow you to explore the city as subject matter from a range of perspectives and across all genres.The University of Westminster and its courses are located in London.

This Creative Writing - Writing the City M.A. degree offered at the University of Westminster will give you a theoretical and practical platform from which to develop your understanding, and become part of the London writing scene.

The course offers plenty of opportunities to network with other writers, agents, TV producers and performance poets. As part of the MA, you will be part of the team managing the Wells Street Journal, our student-led in-house magazine.

You'll be based in the University's headquarters building at 309 Regent Street, which means you'll be writing about the city in the heart of London, with ready access to the capital's excellent academic, social and cultural opportunities, including the vibrant West End theatre scene.

The University of Westminster and its courses are located in London.

Careers

• The critical and practical skills you'll acquire by the end of the course will make you a strong candidate in many areas, including arts management, copy editing, education, freelance writing, journalism, media, publishing, theatre and performance-based writing, and research and academia.

Job roles

This course will prepare you for a variety of roles, including:

• Copywriter

• Digital content producer

• Freelance journalist

• Screenwriter

• Teacher

Courses include:

• City Stories and Dramas: Fiction and Playwriting

• Mapping and Imagining the City: Non-Fiction and Poetic Writing

• The Writing Business

• The Writing Project