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.
Upcoming courses
- Mon 29 Apr 2024 – 12 Jul 2024
- Wed 01 May 2024 – 12 Jul 2024
- Wed 08 May 2024 – 19 Jul 2024
- Sat 08 Jun 2024
- 9:45am – 5:15pm
- Mon 18 Sep 2023 – 27 Nov 2023
- 11 meetings
- 3:30 – 4:30pm