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Full time & Part time September PGDip 1 year full time, 2 years part time Award winner
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Are you passionate about poetry? Look no further than Queen's University's renowned PgDip in English - Poetry. Join an academic environment with a prestigious reputation for producing distinguished poets and critics, including Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney. Explore the creative-critical intersections of poetry through a choice of critical or creative pathways. Immerse yourself in workshops and consultations with renowned poets and writers. Benefit from world-class facilities, including the award-winning McClay library and the dedicated work and social space at the Seamus Heaney Centre. With a strong focus on career development, this programme opens doors to a range of professions, from publishing to teaching. Take your poetic journey to new heights at Queen's.

About the course

Poetry is, quite simply, the activity for which Queen’s University is best known around the world. Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney was both a student and lecturer here at Queen’s, and other famous poet-alumni of the university include Ciaran Carson, Paul Muldoon and Medbh McGuckian. Heaney was a founding member of the famous ‘Belfast Group’ in the 1960s, a forum in which young poets came together with critics to discuss their work and the craft of good poetry more generally. The fruitful interaction of creative and critical activity is at the heart of what this unique programme offers.

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Entry Requirements

Normally a 2.1 Honours degree or equivalent qualification in English, or in Comparative or World Literature, or in Creative Writing. Applicants are required to submit a sample of literary-critical written work (eg an essay on literature completed as part of an undergraduate degree), and, for those who also wish to pursue creative assessment options, a sample of 8-10 poems/pages of poetry, which will be assessed to determine if an offer of admission can be made.

Exceptions may be made in the case of applicants with a strong track record of publication, prize-winning, or relevant professional experience.




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