The PhD programme in Creative Writing provides students with the opportunity to engage in individual research over three to four years of full time study under the supervision of a member of academic staff, leading to a thesis that combines creative work with a critical commentary.<br><br>The majority of any PhD research will be practice based, that is carried out through your own creative practice, and will lead to a novel, a collection of short stories, a poetry collection or other major piece of writing. You will also need to produce a critical commentary that contextualises your writing and demonstrates understanding of the writing process. The final composition of the submitted thesis will be a matter of negotiation between the supervisor and the candidate in order to ensure that it satisfies the requirements of doctoral study, but will be approximately 70% creative work and 30% commentary.<br><br>The application requirements, procedures, timelines and deadlines for a Creative Writing PhD are the same as that for all other PhD programmes in the School.<br><br>The creative writing PhD has broadly the same characteristics as any other doctorate in terms of its requirements of breadth, depth and originality. It does differ from a literary studies PhD, however, in some significant details, and particularly in the composition of the thesis and research methods.<br><br>The creative writing PhD will normally have two components:<br><br>A creative element made up of, for example, a collection of poetry, prose fiction either in novel form or a collection of shorter fiction, or creative non-fiction such as life writing, travel writing etc.<br>a critical element that might include but is not limited to, critical work on relevant literature, theoretical enquiry and critical reflection on the writing process.