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English at Hull is friendly, inclusive and supportive, and characterised by the internationally excellent research that informs our postgraduate degree supervision. Our academic staff have expertise in all literary periods, from Early Modern to 21st century literature. We have renowned expertise in medieval literature and medievalism, Shakespeare and Renaissance drama, early modern literature and politics, 19th-century studies (particularly the novel and the visual arts), modern and contemporary literature (particularly poetry and fiction), genre fiction (gothic, crime and science fiction), and creative writing. We offer two research options for postgraduate students MRes English (Literature and Creative Writing pathways) or a PhD (English or Creative Writing). You have access to the superb facilities of the newly refurbished Brynmor Jones Library, as well as our Graduate School. PhD students have exclusive use of the library's Postgraduate Lounge. Research is strongly interdisciplinary and enhanced by the research networks of its centre including the Andrew Marvell Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies. Training in subject-specific research skills and methodologies is provided by the department, on top of the University's Postgraduate Training Scheme.

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English at Hull is friendly, inclusive and supportive, and characterised by the internationally excellent research that informs our postgraduate degree supervision. Our academic staff have expertise in all literary periods, from Early Modern to 21st century literature. We have renowned expertise in medieval literature and medievalism, Shakespeare and Renaissance drama, early modern literature and politics, 19th-century studies (particularly the novel and the visual arts), modern and contemporary literature (particularly poetry and fiction), genre fiction (gothic, crime and science fiction), and creative writing.

We offer two research options for postgraduate students - MRes English (Literature and Creative Writing pathways) or a PhD (English or Creative Writing). You have access to the superb facilities of the newly refurbished Brynmor Jones Library, as well as our Graduate School. PhD students have exclusive use of the library’s Postgraduate Lounge. Research is strongly interdisciplinary and enhanced by the research networks of its centre including the Andrew Marvell Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies. Training in subject-specific research skills and methodologies is provided by the department, on top of the University’s Postgraduate Training Scheme.

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About The University of Hull

The university is proud to have been making a global impact and changing the way people think for 90 years.

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• Rated Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023

School of Humanities

About the school.

The study of the humanities in universities has been going on for over 1000 years. It is concerned with human society and culture, and seeks to provide critical insights into the past, present and future of peoples and their environments. We are a community of academics that teach and generate research and impact across disciplines: English Literature , Creative Writing and History .

Our teaching engages with the latest approaches to our fields, offers students both breadth and choice within an inclusive and tight-knit community.

We allow you to follow your passion and provide the environment that prepares you for what comes next. In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework , our  research in History and English Literature was graded as 'internationally-excellent'. Our research is supported by funding from the Arts and Humanities  Research Council (UK), the British Academy, the Leverhulme Trust and other charitable and philanthropic sources. We are home to several world-leading  research groups and projects including  Treatied Spaces ,  Risky Cities , Larkin Centre and the Cultures of Incarceration Centre . We also make significant contributions to the work of the  Wilberforce Institute  and the  Leverhulme Centre for Water Cultures .

Social Feeds

English Facebook | Twitter

History Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

Head of school

Dr Jenny Macleod

Accreditations

Our courses

Bringing together English Literature, English Language, Creative Writing and History, our department has a diverse range of programmes that explore many types of cultural works and more.

Undergraduate

Ba (hons) creative writing and english.

Develop your core writing skills and experiment with genres and forms on our BA Creative Writing and English degree at the University of Hull. Apply now.

BA (Hons) Creative Writing and Film Studies

Learn how to bring your writing to life on screen at the University of Hull on our BA Creative Writing and Film Studies degree. Apply now.

BA (Hons) English

Study BA English at the University of Hull, and get 24/7 access to the Brynmor Jones Library in the country's "most poetic city". Apply now.

BA (Hons) History

Study 3,000 years of history, from the Iron Age to today, with our experts on a BA History degree at the University of Hull. Apply now.

BA (Hons) History and Politics

Examine the history of government, with placements in Westminster available, on a BA History and Politics degree at the University of Hull. Apply now.

BA (Hons) Philosophy

Engage with current issues and philosophical challenges on a BA Philosophy degree at the University of Hull. Apply now.

BA (Hons) Politics, Philosophy and Economics

PPE degrees produce political leaders, thinkers and commentators. The University of Hull's BA degree is one of the country's longest running. Apply now.

Postgraduate

English research degrees ..

Academic staff in English at the University of Hull have expertise in all literary periods from Chaucer to 21st Century. Study at MA or PhD level.

History and Archaeology research degrees .

Our expert academics have a wide range of expertise in both History and Archaeology. Choose to study at MA by Thesis or PhD level.

MA Creative Writing online .

The University of Hull Online MA in Creative Writing is designed to establish you as an accomplished prose writer. Apply now.

MA Creative Writing and English Literature .

Choose to focus on literary studies or creative writing on this MA in Creative Writing and English Literature. Apply now.

MA English Literature .

Focus on literary studies in this MA in English Literature. Apply now to study at the University of Hull

MA History .

Combine period-specific and thematic modules on the MA in History at the University of Hull, and benefit from our unique resources. Apply now.

Brynmor Jones Library

Enjoy 24/7 access to the iconic Brynmor Jones Library which boasts stunning views, cosy reading rooms, cutting edge collaborate spaces and more than a million books.

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History at Hull

Watch: As History has been taught at Hull since 1928, we have a proud heritage of academic excellence.

Try Creative Writing and English

Watch: Join Dr Anna Fitzer and Dr Michael Farrelly for a virtual a taster session.

Hull History Network

The Hull History Network was founded in 2019 to provide a plethora of in-study vocational opportunities that complement our student's degree journey. Students have had the opportunity to work with the Hull: Yorkshire Maritime City Project , the Blaydes Maritime Centre , Hull Museums and Galleries , the Treatied Spaces project and the Department of History . Other members of the network have embraced opportunities to do paid teaching work, volunteer with dementia charity reminiscence therapy, conduct exhibition research, act as tour guides to cultural sites and get involved with the delivery of world class cultural events like the Freedom Festival .

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"The applicant day was really warm and welcoming"

Watch: Maya Tyrrell on why she chose to study English at Hull

Showcasing Queer voices from the past

Students from the department had an exciting opportunity to help curate content for the Pride in our City exhibition by the Humber Museums Partnership . Their research showcased how Hull is an inclusive space for everyone and drew upon art history modules at the University of Hull. They wrote about the queer identities of art held at the Ferens Art Gallery and this partnership was showcased at a national heritage conference on Queer Voices in Museums featuring the Tate, National Maritime Museum, Queer Britain and our friends at Hull Museums and Art Gallery. Such activity complements our work to embed queer histories and historians throughout our curriculum.

The Fear Talking

Dr Chris Westoby  recently published his debut novel  The Fear Talking . Chris – Programme Director of the Online MA in Creative Writing – is also a Hull alumnus and credits his experiences as a student here for helping shape his literary career.

Find out more about Chris's debut novel

Inspiring Olympians

Watch: our research empowers all communities and embraces the individual identities that make us who we are. During the last two years, History staff and students have been working with Team GB to explore the racial, cultural and religious diversity that have underpinned Olympic success since 1896. This short film produced by Team GB features research by our colleagues Dr Jenny Macleod and Dr Catherine Baker, and students Lewis Carter and Grace Hawkins.

Research that makes an impact

Our online lectures , regular podcasts , and appearances in the media ensure our work has an impact around the world. Recently Professor Joy Porter from the Treatied Spaces Research Cluster delivered a keynote lecture 'Who Fights for Canada as the Climate Changes?' at the British Library. Meanwhile, webinars by our historians at the Wilberforce Institute on critical issues including the legacy of slavery, human rights and 2020 Black Lives Matter debates have been attended by people from over 50 countries.

Inspiring postgraduates

Our talented pool of graduate students is at the intellectual heart of our research culture. Their research, which covers topics from ancient Rome to contemporary race relations, has the power to reshape how we engage with the past. Research by Victoria Taylor is reframing our understanding of the Luftwaffe during the Second World War and through her appearance on the History Hit, is inspiring audiences to explore the military past. Former PhD student Dr Ryan Hanley won the 2019 Royal Historical Society Whitfield Prize for his monograph , meanwhile fellow alumnus Dr Michael Reeve won the 2020 Gordon Fraser Essay Prize for a peer-reviewed article in Northern History that drew upon doctoral research at our Blaydes Maritime Centre and collections held at the Hull History Centre .

Undergraduate multimedia stories

The creativity of our student community is at the core of their success. While we are keen to encourage our students to embrace new ways of learning, we often learn as much from them. Dane Mellows became something of a social media star in the summer of 2020, sharing his digital literacy with his passion for our fantastic campus in a fun way that brought us all some much-needed cheer. Meanwhile, recent Graduate Intern Rebecca Kelly produced #RebeccasGuide, three short films that shared her top tips for bolstering your CV alongside studying for a degree in History. Her advice included making greater use of our wonderful careers service .

Building upon Medieval foundations

The department’s Medieval historians have for decades ensured the spatial breadth of our teaching and research activity remains world class. Building upon pioneering work making the contents of the Domesday Book accessible to global audiences, recent research by Dr Colin Veach is helping to rewrite the history of England’s first overseas colony – medieval Ireland. In this recent recorded lecture he discusses the political role of powerful English magnates in subjugating Irish resistance to early colonisation. His latest work ‘The General Crisis’ will feature in the forthcoming multi-volume New Cambridge History of Britain which trace the causes and consequences of Magna Carta throughout England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.

The school is a vibrant community of extremely talented staff and students, who collaborate to craft some incredibly creative work.

Dr Catherine Baker

John Bernasconi

Professor Glenn Burgess

Dr Amanda Capern

Dr Caroline Cauchi

Dr Dean Clay

Dr Kevin Corstorphine

Kerry Dobson

Dr David Eldridge

Dr Nicholas Evans

Dr Michael Farrelly

Dr Helen Fenwick

Dr Anna Fitzer

Dr Barnaby Haran

Dr Edmund Hurst

Dr Bethan Jones

Dr Ann Kaegi

Dr Jason Lawrence

Kathleen McKay

Dr Richard Meek

Dr Jo Metcalf

Dr Stewart Mottram

Dr Nanette O'Brien

Dr Sam Perry

Alison Price-Moir

Professor Valerie Sanders

Professor Simon Smith

Professor Gregory Smithers

Dr Colin Veach

Dr Christopher Westoby

Dr Martin Wilcox

Dr Rachel Williams

Dr Catherine Wynne

Student blogs.

History at Hull on YouTube .

Find out more about the Department on our YouTube channel. Featuring short films on our new programme, great videos by our students, and more webinars, tours and talks.

A Brief History of American Empires .

This presentation looks at three examples of empires and asks how placing Native Americans at the centre reshapes what we think we know about American history.

Freedom Talks: Black Peril 2020 .

A conversation with award-winning musician Soweto Kinch and Marianne Lewsley-Stier marking the centenary of race riots in Hull.

Dr Nicholas Evans ,

#EurovisionAgain .

When Eurovision 2020 was cancelled, Dr Catherine Baker explained the historical and geopolitical context surrounding the contest to thousands of fans across the globe during #EurovisionAgain.

Dr Catherine Baker ,

UN peacekeeping mission's "video letters" .

As part of an AHRC-funded collaboration with the Imperial War Museum, Dr Catherine Baker has investigated the "video letters" made by TV producers working for the United Nations peacekeeping mission in former Yugoslavia

Interview: Professor Daniel Woolf, author of A Concise History of History .

A podcast interview for New Books Network.

Dr Charles Prior ,

Uncovering the Roman past of East Yorkshire .

Watch: Petuaria Revisited chair Martin Credland and PhD student Jonny Farley discuss the project to uncover Brough's Roman past with Dr Peter Halkon.

Dr Peter Halkon ,

Latest news

‘Like Love Island but back in the day’ .

The Decameron is Netflix’s raunchy, raucous re-imagining of a medieval plague masterpiece writes PhD student Lucyl Harrison.

Posted on 25 July 2024

From BA English to vi-fi fiction at the University of Hull .

Lucyl Harrison, who came to the University of Hull to study English, blogs about the special community in Hull and her passion for pandemic literature. 

Posted on 31 July 2024

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The School of Humanities has world-leading research strengths in a range of global histories, literatures and cultures. Our work is supported by significant levels of funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom, the Leverhulme Trust, the British Academy and a range of other charitable and philanthropic sources. Our focus is interdisciplinary, collaborating across humanities, social sciences, business, and STEM.

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MA in Creative Writing and English Literature

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MA - Master of Arts

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English Literature Creative Writing

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Our MA Creative Writing and English Literature course is perfect if you want to enhance your creative writing skills but are also interested in English Literature.

You’ll study contemporary text with published writers and scholars and can specialise in either creative writing or English Literature – or both.

About this course

This course gives you the perfect opportunity to combine your love of studying literature with learning the skills you need to successfully write your own.

You’ll gain insight into society, culture and politics by developing an understanding of the power of language while receiving a thorough grounding in research methods and practices.

Full flexibility means you can choose to focus on the writers, or forms of writing, that most interest you while tailoring this course to your interests in either Creative Writing, English Literature, or both.

This course has received 100% overall satisfaction from our MA students in the national 2023/24 Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey (PTES), with 100% agreeing that they feel better prepared for their future careers.

Guided by published scholars and authors, the literature modules explore cutting-edge themes, including gender and sexuality, climate fiction and intertextuality. Creative writing modules allow students to focus their interests on both fiction and non-fiction prose forms, as well as sci-fi and fantasy

The course culminates in a creative writing portfolio, where you will produce an extended creative piece in a genre of your choice.

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We normally require a 2:2 undergraduate degree in English (literary studies/creative writing) or a cognate humanities discipline or international equivalent. With your application, you must submit a satisfactory 2000 to 3000-word sample of your written work, consisting of either literary criticism or creative writing, on a subject of your choice. You can use written work that you have previously produced for your coursework.

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Transform your passion for reading into the ability to produce prose worthy of public recognition. Whatever your genre of preference, be it literary fiction, nonfiction, or the likes of fantasy, mystery or romance – you will have the opportunity to hone your creative writing skills and discover the techniques seminal writers have used to significant effect:

push your creative boundaries and give shape to a strong and original creative voice

expand your knowledge of the literary canon and acquire the art of reading as a literary writer

gain an in-depth knowledge of structure which will help you towards a deeper understanding of your writing process

become conversant with a range of textual elements such as the use of dialogue, point of view, perspective and sensory detail and apply learned technique to your preferred writing genre

take your place within the international creative writing community. Critique the work of others and engender the view of published writers as colleagues from who you can learn

develop your practice as a creative writer, understand the editing and re-drafting process necessary to produce prose of a publishable standard.

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By studying this course, you should gain the confidence and practical skills necessary to produce creative writing of a publishable or near-publishable standard, in your genre of choice.

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A minimum 2.2 Bachelor Honours degree or international equivalent. Applicants who do not meet this requirement may still be considered, but will need to present examples of relevant published work with their application.

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What’s it like to study Creative Writing online?

Find out how a Creative Writing student's project led her to discover more about her family history. 

Sonya Hundal is a writer and wood-fired baker living in rural Lincolnshire. She has a background in theatre and in supply-chain management.

Alongside studying for an MA in Creative Writing with the University of Hull Online, Sonya works for First Story as a writer-in-residence. She has also just completed workshops and publications for an Elder Tree project from Writing East Midlands.

Why did you choose to study online with Hull?

I was interested in a part-time online degree to balance my work commitments and to take account of my rural location.

Hull’s range of modules combined with the workshop and taught elements were really appealing. They offered the opportunity to explore new writing forms and to receive significant feedback .

What motivated you to study Creative Writing at master’s level?

I have been writing for a long time and really felt I needed to understand the craft of writing. I wanted to be more professional in my work and wanted to spend more time working with other writers . Life events had delayed my postgraduate studies and I applied to Hull when I felt there was more time for me to study.

One of your assignments led you to discover more about your family history. Can you tell us more about it?

I went on a fundraising walk organised by Journey to Justice where a conversation about my Indian heritage led to a conversation about my father’s activism in the 1960s. I realised his actions may have been more significant than I’d thought and that it was not widely documented.

I found some references online but during the Writing from Life module on the course I used the Hull Library resources along with photographs and interviews with my mother to evidence and detail the events.

The Director of JtoJ, Carrie Supple had expressed an interest in my father’s story and I sent her the piece I had written for the assignment. The filmed interview followed, and it was specifically for the ongoing resource as part of the Economic Injustice project .

You can watch the video here .

Some of the information I discovered has made me want to document other areas of my family history and I’m currently engaging with another historical/ cultural organisation to achieve this.

Writing from Life has been my favourite module of the course. I wasn’t very excited at the start! The opportunity to write so differently alongside the online research resources has provided me with a lot of new skills as well as leading to other creative outputs.

What are the networking opportunities like for online students?

You have to make an effort to communicate with people as you would do in real-life. The nature of reading other people’s work and giving feedback can create a strongly critical environment.

It’s great that tutors have used webinars for widening discussions and for creative expression. The more informal Facebook and WhatsApp groups have been a good way to support collaboration and friendship.

I’ve really enjoyed and appreciated participating in the events organised by the Creative Writing department such as the Showcase and the face-to-face writing retreat . I’m aware there have been other events organised by Hull - I just ran out of time to take part.

How do you think the course will help you in your career?

The course has already created opportunities for me to write and to contribute to a new range of writing projects. I am more confident about my skills as a writer and about exploring new forms of writing. I have been able to participate in poetry workshops with established poets, despite only being a prose writer and been comfortable with sharing my work.

What’s your advice for anyone else thinking of studying Creative Writing online with Hull?

Be honest about the time you have available to study. It seems counterintuitive on a creative writing course to be organised with your reading and writing time but having a routine means you can write more.

The weekly forum tasks and workshops really help with this – so don’t skip them. And engage with your peers because their feedback and support are the most valuable resource on this course.

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MA in Creative Writing (Online) University of Hull

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MA - Master of Arts

University of Hull

Distance / Online

SEP-24, JAN-25, MAY-25

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Course summary

What you learn

Transform your passion for reading into the ability to produce prose worthy of public recognition. Whatever your genre of preference, be it literary fiction, nonfiction, or the likes of fantasy, mystery or romance – you will have the opportunity to hone your creative writing skills and discover the techniques seminal writers have used to significant effect:

push your creative boundaries and give shape to a strong and original creative voice

expand your knowledge of the literary canon and acquire the art of reading as a literary writer

gain an in-depth knowledge of structure which will help you towards a deeper understanding of your writing process

become conversant with a range of textual elements such as the use of dialogue, point of view, perspective and sensory detail and apply learned technique to your preferred writing genre

take your place within the international creative writing community. Critique the work of others and engender the view of published writers as colleagues from who you can learn

develop your practice as a creative writer, understand the editing and re-drafting process necessary to produce prose of a publishable standard.

Career prospects

By studying this course, you should gain the confidence and practical skills necessary to produce creative writing of a publishable or near-publishable standard, in your genre of choice.

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Tuition fees.

• Afghanistan
• Antigua & Barbuda
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Burkina Faso
• Central African Republic
• Congo (Democratic Republic)
• Czech Republic
• Dominican Republic
• El Salvador
• Equatorial Guinea
• Guinea-Bissau
• Ivory Coast
• Korea DPR (North Korea)
• Liechtenstein
• Marshall Islands
• Netherlands
• New Zealand
• Northern Ireland
• Palestinian Authority
• Papua New Guinea
• Philippines
• Puerto Rico
• Republic of Ireland
• Sao Tome and Principe
• Saudi Arabia
• Sierra Leone
• Solomon Islands
• South Africa
• South Korea
• South Sudan
• St. Kitts & Nevis
• Switzerland
• Trinidad & Tobago
• Turkmenistan
• United Kingdom
• United States
• Vatican City
• Western Samoa

£ 5,300 per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

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Campus address.

University of Hull, Admissions Office, Cottingham Road, Hull, Kingston Upon Hull, HU6 7RX, England

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Subject ranking.

14th out of 50

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