Creative Writing and the Writing Industries

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The standard University IELTS English language requirement is 6.5 overall with 6.0 in each individual element (reading, writing, listening and speaking). Some Schools/Departments may require higher levels of English language than those specified. The requirements needed, will be sent to you in your offer communication.

For Research Degrees, some Schools/Departments may ask for a higher standard of English language qualifications due to the nature of the research work involved. Details will be included in your offer letter if this applies.

For Undergraduate Degree courses, some Schools/Departments may require higher levels than those specified.  These higher levels are detailed, where relevant and more information can be found here.

English language tests should have been taken within the previous two years. Where a school-based qualification is used to meet the English language requirement, this should have been taken within the past ten years. Evidence of continuing use of English, whether in the workplace or elsewhere, in the intervening period may be considered as supporting evidence of English language ability where a qualification was taken more than ten years ago.

 

Find your programme

We offer over 100 master's programmes in a wide range of subject areas across our two campuses. Take a look through our list of programmes to find the right one for you.

Some questions that you might want to consider when deciding include:

• what modules will I study?
• what careers have graduates from this course gone on to do?
• how will this programme support my personal and professional development?

Take care to pay attention to the entry requirements – most of our programmes will require you to have an undergraduate honours degree in a relevant qualification, while some will require work experience too.

Learn more about Loughborough

Join one of our postgraduate events to speak to our academic staff and ask any specific questions you may have about studying at Loughborough. You’ll also have an opportunity to speak to students who are currently studying at master’s level and meet our support services who can give you more advice on submitting your application.

If you are unable to attend our campus-based events* then there are still ways for you to come and explore our campuses, as you can take a tour of our Loughborough or London campus.

If you can't visit the campuses, you can join one of our web chats, where our staff and students will be on hand to answer your questions. Alternatively, you can take a virtual tour of the Loughborough or London campus.

If you're living outside of the UK, you will be pleased to know that our friendly International Office team regularly visit other countries to speak to future students*. Discover where the team be, and come and meet us!

*Whilst we are currently unable to host campus-based events or travel during the global COVID-19 pandemic, we are hosting a variety of online events for you to engage with Loughborough University staff and current students.

Check the English language requirements

All students are required to meet a minimum standard of English language ability and some departments require a higher minimum level. See our list of English language requirements for more information.

Decide how you're going to finance your master's

Undertaking a postgraduate programme is incredibly rewarding but is a big commitment, so it's important to ensure that you have the funds to pay for your tuition fees and living costs. Take a look at our funding page to discover the sources of financial support available.