Creative Writing Low Residency MA

Facts about Creative Writing Low Residency

Qualification	MA
Duration	Full time: 1 year Part time: 2 years
Attendance	Attendance at both residency periods is required for full-time students. The first residency period is 8–15 September 2012 and the second residency period is 1–8 June 2013 for academic year 2012/13. Part-time students normally attend the September residency period in their first year and the June residency period in the second year.
Assessment	Continuous assessments in individual accredited modules plus assessment of final dissertation.
Course structure

Choose Kingston's Creative Writing Low Residency MA

The Creative Writing Low Residency MA at Kingston University provides the opportunity to work with a wide range of well-established and award-winning writers in the most dynamic writing environment in the UK without having to relocate or give up your current job.

Developed to complement the University's growing and acclaimed suite of courses in creative writing, the Low Residency gives you the option of completing the majority of your credits through distance learning while enjoying both accredited and non-accredited residency periods on campus, scheduled annually in mid-September and early June. All residency periods will combine writing workshops with critical reading seminars, masterclasses, guest readings, supervisions and visits to cultural events in London. Accommodation is located close to the University and arranged before arrival by the course team.

What will you study?

The Creative Writing Low Residency MA follows the same course structure as the successful and popular Creative Writing MA.

Full-time students take two 30-credit modules in semester 1, combining the first residency module with a Writers' Workshop module. In semester 2, they will take two more 30-credit modules, this time following their choice of a Special Study workshop with their second residency module in June. During this time they will complete work on structure and style begun online during the semester, while participating in general workshops and reading sessions and tutorials with their assigned dissertation supervisor.

Students may then choose to complete a 15,000-word 60-credit dissertation accompanied by a 3,000-word critical review. They will begin to plan this as part of the June residency and will receive one-to-one supervision as they work towards a September completion.

Instruction during the residency periods will combine small group workshops and reading classes along with readings by colleagues, writers-in-residence, students and guests. Modules delivered by distance learning will be organised with staff student ratios of 8:1 at the most and will include individual tutorials. Students will be able to access supporting materials, including streamed lectures and readings held at or sponsored by the University.