Online courses in creative writing and literature

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Short online courses

Be creative or immerse yourself in the creativity of others from the comfort of your home. Learn techniques in writing fiction, poetry or short stories, read literature ranging from Old English to contemporary, or brush up on literary theory or your critical reading skills.

Our short online courses in creative writing and literature include live-time weekly classes, day and weekend schools, and flexible online courses.

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Credit earned from some of these short courses is transferable towards our Certificate of Higher Education - a part-time undergraduate course in which you study a main subject discipline, but also undertake study in other academic subjects.

Undergraduate programmes

We are delighted to introduce new distance learning study options for our undergraduate creative writing and English literature programmes so that you can choose your preferred mode of study to fit around your work, home or family life.

• Certificate in English Literature

• Diploma in Creative Writing