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MA Creative Writing

MA Literary Studies

MA Poetry

Queen's University Belfast

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Situated in the heart of literary Belfast, English at Queen's has one of the most esteemed heritages of any English department in Britain and Ireland. Queen's is also ranked Top 150 in the World for English (QS Ranking 2025).

If you choose to study Creative Writing, Literary Studies or Poetry at Queen’s, you will be joining an academic environment that is at the focal point of creativity in Ireland and research excellence in the field of literature.

Since 2003 the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen's has been home to some of the UK and Ireland's foremost poets, novelists, scriptwriters and critics. Building on a literary heritage at Queen's that stretches back to the 1960s 'Belfast Group', the Centre is dedicated to excellence and innovation in creative writing and criticism.

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World-Renowned Staff

Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney was both a student and lecturer here at Queen’s. Current staff include, for example, Forward Prize winning poet Leontia Flynn, Betty Trask award-winning novelist Glenn Patterson, BBC Book of the Week writer Garrett Carr, Oscar-nominated director and screenwriter Tim Loane, and Stephen Sexton, winner of the National Poetry Competition and the 2019 Forward Prize for Best First Collection.

Queen’s offers three Masters pathways, delivered through the renowned Seamus Heaney Centre:

- MA English – Creative Writing

- MA English – Literary Studies

- MA English – Poetry

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Why Choose Queen's

Ranked in the Top 250 Universities in the World

(QS World University Rankings 2025)

Competitive Fees

Queen’s offers lower tuition fees than many other similarly well-regarded UK universities.

Funding your study

We offer a wide range of generous scholarships to academically talented applicants.

Career launch pad

You'll have opportunities for work placements, industry-led programmes and study tours.

AMAZING Facilities

Our historic campus is also an innovative learning environment featuring a dedicated postgraduate building.