The English and Writing for Creative Industries MA has new media and technologies at its heart, considering them from a critical perspective while also encouraging creativity in new and emerging media and forms such as video games, comics, manga and streaming. The professional development module, 'Creative Futures and Social Change' focuses directly on your employability and impact in a range of industries and creative sectors.

 

Why you should study this course

• Development of specialist creative writing skills and competency in particular genres to meet the growing demand in the publishing, film, television, streaming, new media, games and video games industries
• A focus on global issues and cutting-edge critical theory including the climate crisis, climate justice, ecofeminism and critical race theory
• A contemporary, global outlook with a focus on texts from East Asia, India, Pakistan, Africa, America and Europe
• Coursework outputs produced in industry-standard packages taking into account the requirements of the publishing, media and games industries
• Coursework options and outputs reflecting your individual interests, career ambitions and goals.