Master of Arts in Creative Writing for Cultural Professionals

Programme Director: Dr TONG, Yui

We aim to train cultural professionals in the foundations of writing and thinking creatively in both English and Chinese, so they are able to develop their careers in the language of their choice yet have an international, cross-cultural outlook in their development. The Programme is designed to recognize and strengthen the role creative writing plays for professionals in different cultural and creative fields, especially during challenging times in local and global contexts. Through appropriate training, graduates can turn their creative writing into a significant strategy to deal with social issues, community development, personal anxiety, etc. and to serve as a communicative channel to bring civic engagement, transparency, and better understanding to the community.

The MA in Creative Writing for Cultural Professionals can be completed in 1 year (full-time) or 2 years (part-time).

The structure of the curriculum is as follows:

Requirements

This Master of Arts programme offers a 27-unit taught postgraduate degree. In order to fulfill the graduation requirements, students must complete 18 units of required courses including a Master Project (6 units) and 9 units of free electives. Half of the taught core courses are offered in English and half in Chinese. The elective courses will be offered in Chinese or English, depending on the course. Master Project can be completed in the language of the students’ choice.