MA English & Literary Media

Key Information

Duration & delivery:

1 year full-time, 24 months part-time (September start). 16 months full-time (January start). See website for information about work placements

Tuition fees:

UK/RoI: £9,500

Overseas: £17,000

Entry requirements: A Bachelor's Honours degree with 2:2 in any subject, or equivalent

This flexible and innovative MA will engage you in text, narratives and literature across a range of platforms. You’ll explore the practical, theoretical and political aspects of literature in a number of different forms, from film to print fiction, and from mobile apps to television. This course develops your innovative thinking, and focuses your work on markets, audiences and readers in their business and cultural contexts. In doing so, this is a perfect degree for those interested in the cultural and creative industries.

• Explore definitions of free speech, freedom of expression, censorship and public interest in the context of public cultural controversies

• Learn from leading national and international scholars in the fields of modern and contemporary literature, media studies, cultural studies and new media writing

• Engage with BU’s international writing competitions: The Bournemouth Writing Prize for emerging voices, and the New Media Writing Prize for stories integrating a variety of formats.

Units of study: Publishing Cultures & Materialities | Markets & Audiences | Interactive Storytelling | Culture & Controversy | Mediating the Nation | Narrating Identities: Self, Texts & the World | Dissertation (academic) or Major Project (creative).

MA Creative Writing & Publishing

Key Information

Duration & delivery:

1 year full-time (September start), 17 months full-time (January start), 2 years parttime. On campus or online

Tuition fees:

UK/RoI: £9,500

Overseas: £17,000

Entry requirements: A Bachelor's Honours degree with 2:2 in any subject, or equivalent

This forward-thinking course can be studied on campus or online and will equip you with the knowledge and skills to take your writing into the commercial marketplace in both print and digital formats. It offers creative writers the opportunity to not only develop advanced writing skills, but also a solid understanding of the different ways in which writers can now engage with the publishing industry.

• Learn the skills to be able to write creatively and effectively, to a publishable standard, for a variety of different audiences and media

• Work on real-life publishing projects with BU’s own publishing press, Fresher Publishing

• Learn from experienced writers and practitioners with Master's degrees and/or doctorates in Creative Writing or English

• Benefit from prestigious guest tutors from the world of writing and publishing

• Engage with BU’s international writing competitions: The Bournemouth Writing Prize for emerging voices, and the New Media Writing Prize for stories integrating a variety of formats.

Units of study: Interactive Storytelling | Writing Fiction | Narrating Identities: Self, Texts & the World | Publishing Cultures & Materialities | Marketing & PR for Writers | Design, Editing & Publishing | Dissertation/Major Project.