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Master of Arts in Creative Writing, English Medium

Bangor University · Bangor
Bangor, Wales, United Kingdom ★ 4.8 #567 world
✓ PGWP eligible ✓ Fee waiver ✓ No interview ✓ Loan friendly
Level
Master Degree
Duration
1 year master degree
Field
Media, Journalism, and Communication
Institution
Public University
Offer speed
Fast Offer Speed5–7 days

Program overview

A one year master degree in creative writing, covering fiction and poetry craft, redrafting and editing, workshop practice, publishing routes and a substantial creative portfolio.

Master of Arts in Creative Writing asks IELTS 6.5 rather than 6.0, which is expected for a degree assessed entirely on written English.

Master of Arts in Creative Writing, English Medium is taught at the Bangor University, a UK university with degree awarding powers. Because the creative writing master is a degree, it supports an application under the UK Graduate Route, which gives two years of unsponsored work in Britain after the creative writing master ends, or three years for a doctorate. To claim it after the creative writing master you must be inside the UK on a valid student visa when you apply. One limit applies to the creative writing master as to every taught course in Britain: the rules introduced in January 2024 stop taught students bringing a spouse or children as dependants, so the creative writing master cannot support a family move.

The academic bar for Master of Arts in Creative Writing, English Medium is a completed bachelor degree with 60 percent. The English requirement is IELTS 6.5 with no band below 6.0, and tuition for the creative writing master is recorded at GBP 18,000 a year. Bangor charges no application fee, so applying for the creative writing master costs you nothing, and no scholarship is recorded against it. the creative writing master lists only two entry windows a cycle. Apply Study Visa manages the the creative writing master application, the deposit, the offer, the CAS and the UK student visa as one process.

What it costs per year · indicative

Tuition fee£18,000₹18,90,000
Living cost (est.)£12,230
Total / year£30,230₹31,74,150/yr

Living cost is an estimate; tuition is the institute's published international fee. We confirm exact, current figures before you pay anything.

Do you qualify?

Minimum education
4-Year Bachelor Degree
Minimum marks
60%
Study gap accepted
Up to 5 yrs
Backlogs accepted
Up to 12
Maths in 12th
Not required

These are the published minimums. Whether your profile fits — with your marks, gap and budget — is exactly what a free counsellor check confirms.

Admission requirements

Who can apply (guide for international students):

  • Education: A completed bachelor degree from a recognised university, at the percentage stated.
  • English (meet any one): IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no band below 6.0; TOEFL iBT 85 with reading 20, writing 22, speaking 20 and listening 20; PTE Academic 62 with no component below 58; or the Duolingo English Test at 120.
  • Application and deposit: Bangor charges NO application fee, so applying costs you nothing. Confirm the tuition deposit and its refundability in writing before any money is transferred.
  • Scholarship: No scholarship is recorded against this course. Budget the full tuition.
  • Graduate Route: the creative writing master is a degree, so it supports a UK Graduate Route application giving two years of unsponsored work after you finish. You must apply from inside the UK on a valid student visa. Students on taught courses cannot bring a spouse or children as dependants under the January 2024 rules.
  • Student visa: Apply Study Visa prepares the CAS request, the financial evidence and the UK student visa submission with you.

English requirements

IELTS
6.5 overall
R 6L 6W 6S 6
PTE
62 overall
R 58L 58W 58S 58
TOEFL
85 iBT
R 20L 20W 22S 20
Duolingo
120 overall
R 120L 120W 120S 120

Documents you'll need typical · we confirm yours

  • Valid passport (6+ months validity)
  • Class 10 & 12 marksheets and certificates
  • Bachelor's degree marksheets & final certificate
  • English test scorecard (IELTS / PTE / TOEFL) or MOI certificate
  • Statement of Purpose (SOP)
  • Letters of Recommendation (LOR)
  • Updated CV / resume
  • Financial proof — bank statement / loan sanction
  • Passport-size photographs
  • Study-gap affidavit or work-experience letter (if applicable)

Getting documents right is the #1 reason applications succeed or get refused — our team checks every file before submission.

Career opportunities

Typical destinations for graduates:

  • Author: independent and commissioned writing
  • Copywriter: agencies and in house teams
  • Editorial Assistant: publishing houses
  • Content Writer: digital and marketing roles
  • Creative Writing Tutor: education settings
  • Doctoral Study: creative writing research

Reality check: publishing is oversupplied and pays poorly at entry, so most graduates combine writing with teaching, editing or commercial content work.

About Bangor University

Type
University
Ownership
Public
Rating
★ 4.8
World rank
#567
Established
1884
Reference No.
10007857

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