Key information
Duration: Full-time 36 months; Part-time 60 months.
Start dates: October 2026, January 2027, April 2027, July 2027. Application deadline not specified.
Language: English
Delivered: On Campus
Campus Location: Cardiff, United Kingdom
Disciplines: Creative Writing
Overview
The Creative and Critical Writing (Welsh) course from Cardiff University includes a compulsory critical element. Students are asked to apply the original creative work to broader critical and cultural contexts as well as evaluating the work’s conceptual and theoretical contribution.
Career opportunities:
Previous graduates in this field have gone on to pursue careers in higher education, research, the arts, media, education, government and publishing.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Advanced subject knowledge and expertise
- Advanced research skills (theory and application)
- Self-management and motivation
- Analytical and critical thinking
- Research dissemination and engagement
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
GPA: Upper Second Class
English requirements
PTE Academic: 69
IELTS: 6.5
Other requirements
Suitable for graduates in Welsh or other Humanities and Social Science subjects. Students who have not completed an MA or a research methods training course normally follow the research skills module of the taught MA while preparing for their MPhil/PhD thesis.
A 1st or Upper 2nd class UK Honours degree or equivalent is required.
Candidates who wish to submit their PhD dissertation in Welsh, and who have not graduated in Welsh, must satisfy the School as to the standard of their written and oral skills in the language.
Fees and funding
Tuition Fees
International: 40,054 AUD / year (approx. 21,200 GBP / year)
Domestic: 9,458 AUD / year (approx. 5,006 GBP / year)
Living costs
Cardiff, United Kingdom: 1,186-2,014 AUD / month