Our MA modules
In 2021-22, the Warwick Writing Programme is planning to offer the following MA modules. All module offerings and modes of delivery (face to face, online, blended) are subject to confirmation in accordance with the university's best efforts to reflect ongoing changes to government guidelines. While our aim is to deliver a predominantly face-to-face learning experience in 2021-22, some modules may be delivered online or in a blended format.
Students may also normally take at least one and sometimes two modules (please check with your MA Convenor) elsewhere in the Faculty of Arts. Please check that external modules have a compatible number of CATS for your degree requirements: 45 CATS for MA in Writing students; 30 CATS for MA in Literary Translation Studies students.
Term 1
CW904 Fiction Workshop 1 (CORE, open to MA in Writing students only)
CW908 Translation Studies in Theory and Practice (CORE for MA in Literary Translation Studies and MA in Translation and Cultures students, may be taken by other students)
CW911 Writing Human Rights and Injustice
CW913 Historical Fictions, Fictional Histories
CW923 Writing For the Screen I
Term 2
CW901 Fiction Workshop 2 (open to MA in Writing students only)
CW915 The Practice of Literary Translation (CORE for MA in Literary Translation Studies students, may be taken by other students)
CW917 Brave New Worlds: Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy
CW918 Writing Wrongs Workshop (prerequisite module normally Writing Human Rights and Injustice - please contact instructor for exemption)
CW922 Writing For the Screen II
Year-long modules
CW907 Long Project (open to MA in Writing students only)
CW921 Literary Translation Studies Dissertation (open to MA in Literary Translation Studies students only)
Research skills
Research for Writing (compulsory research skills for MA in Writing students, not for credit)
NB: MA in Literary Translation Studies students must take EN100 Research Methods, offered by the Dept. of English and Comparative Literary Studies.
Modules not on offer in 2021-22
CW909 Literary Translation and Creative (Re-)Writing Workshop
CW910 Writing for Children and Young People
CW912 Nonfiction Writing Workshop
CW902 Writing and the Practice of Literature
Warwick Writing Programme - a quick guide to your MA degree structure
MA in Writing (180 CATS in total)
All students must take one optional core, normally Fiction Workshop 1.
Full-Time Module Pathway - 4 modules @45 CATS (two modules each term) + Research for Writing
Full-Time Long Project Pathway - 2 modules @45 CATS + Long Project @90 CATS + Research for Writing
Part-Time Module Pathway - 2 modules @45 CATS in Year One, 2 modules @45 CATS in Year Two (normally one module each term)
Part-Time Long Project Pathway - 2 modules @45 CATS in Year One (normally one module each term) + Long Project in Year Two (supervision begins in January)
MA in Literary Translation Studies (180 CATS in total)
CORE + CORE + OPTIONAL CORE + ELECTIVE + DISSERTATION + RESEARCH METHODS
Full-Time - 4 modules @30 CATS (two modules each term) + Dissertation @60 CATS + Research Methods
Part-Time - 2 modules @30 CATS in Year One (normally one module each term) + Research Methods, 2 modules @30 CATS in Year Two + Dissertation @60 CATS
Questions? Please contact your MA Convenor:
MA in Writing - Tim Leach
MA in Literary Translation Studies - Chantal Wright