Key information
Duration
- Full-time: 36 months
- Part-time: 72 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting January 2027: Apply before Oct 2026 (International); Apply before Nov 2026 (National)
Language
English. TOEFL iBT: 88.
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
Swansea, United Kingdom
Disciplines
Creative Writing
Overview
Features
The Swansea Writing Programme offers its graduate writers an apprenticeship, with the precious time to dedicate oneself to learning a craft which, for all its mysteriousness, works according to techniques and rules which may only be creatively broken once they have been thoroughly understood.
Swansea University is especially proud of the intellectual rigour of its programme and research culture. Our Creative Writing team includes teacher-writers of award-winning stature and long experience, and we go to considerable lengths to match student with supervisor, to create an enriching and enduring writerly bond.
Programme Structure
Structure:
- Swansea's Creative Writing research programme offers a choice from a spectrum of skills and a research dialogue across genres, including poetry, fiction, drama and screenwriting.
- We are a closely bonded community of writers, each research student being supervised by a specialist writer-teacher. One-to-one meetings take place every 4 weeks, or at the student's request.
- The corpus of research students also meets in monthly staff-student Creative Writing Methodology Workshops.
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
GPA: Upper Second Class
English requirements
TOEFL iBT: 88
Other requirements
General requirements
- Applicants for PhD must normally hold an undergraduate degree at 2.1 level and a master's degree with a minimum overall grade at 'Merit'. Alternatively, applicants with a UK first class honours degree (or Non-UK equivalent as defined by Swansea University) not holding a master's degree, will be considered on an individual basis.
- As well as academic qualifications, Admissions decisions may be based on other factors, including (but not limited to): the standard of the research synopsis/proposal, performance at interview, intensity of competition for limited places, and relevant professional experience.
- As standard, two references are required before we can progress applications to the College/School research programme Admissions Tutor for consideration.
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in AUD and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
- International (Non-residents): 36,324 AUD / year (approx. 19,300 GBP / year)
- Domestic (Citizens or residents): 9,704 AUD / year (approx. 5,156 GBP / year)
Living costs
Swansea, United Kingdom: 1,368-2,595 AUD / month. The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.