Swansea University

Visit our website for more information on fees, scholarships, postgraduate loans and other funding options to study at Swansea University - 'Welsh University of the Year 2017' (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2017). This course is a unique programme offering integrated teaching in literary and performance writing. A prize-winning staff of professional writers provide core teaching in fiction, poetry, non-fiction and drama, and guide students through individual pathways in the major genres of contemporary writing. Students on this course benefit from visits by representatives from the worlds of arts and publishing. The Extended MA (EMA) is a 240-credit postgraduate qualification that is equivalent to 120 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) and is thus a recognised Masters qualification throughout the European Union. The EMA is a standard UK MA plus an additional 60 credits (30 ECTS) and this additional coursework is undertaken in one semester at a partner institution overseas. The EMA is therefore not only an EU recognised postgraduate qualification it also adds a study abroad experience thus enhancing the qualification's employability credentials.