The Program
This MA program focuses on Creative Writing as an object of theory and research as well as a cultural practice. It highlights Creative Writing's manifold applications in literature, various other arts, communication, digital culture, and educational practices.
Aim
The main aim of the Creative Writing program is to train researchers, instructors at different educational levels, and professionals in the fields of culture, communication, and media in Creative Writing and its various manifestations, complexities, and applications in contemporary cultural and social reality. The program offers its students theoretical grounding and practical skills in the composition, critical reception, and editing of texts that fall within a wide range of genres and forms of the written word (literary texts, essays, plays, journalistic articles, film scripts, etc.), as well as in the relevant uses of modern digital applications and educational methods and techniques.
The program takes into account recent research in the Humanities and links creative practice in various genres and discourses with a strong theoretical element. It offers a systematic acquaintance with important literary works and artistic manifestations and movements as well as with theoretical and critical thinking, educational practices, and digital skills. The Program encompasses innovative treatments of basic and applied research and explores Creative Writing as a theoretical and practical field, while also applying the methodology and principles of Open and Distance Learning. Its theoretical and practical components can be used in education, as well as in various fields of cultural interest (publishing, cultural management, creative industries, journalism and communication, tourism, etc.). At the same time, the Program's students acquire solid foundations for further research and specialization in a wide range of academic fields, as well as towards the effective cultivation of their personal writing and artistic aspirations in various areas of the written word (including poetry, prose, essays, drama, film script, literary translation, literary criticism, digital literature, etc.).
ECTS Credits
The total number of credits (ECTS) required for the award of the Postgraduate Diploma of Specialization (PDS) is 120 ECTS.
Characterization of the Programme
Master of Arts (MA)
Classification according to UNESCO code ISCED-2011
Classification by level of study: 7
Classification according to UNESCO code ISCED-2013
By education sector: 0288 Inter-disciplinary programs and qualifications involving arts and humanities
Language of Instruction
The language of instruction of the program, as well as of student's papers and theses, is Greek.
Program Duration
The minimum duration for the completion of the program is two (2) academic years, i.e., four (4) semesters.
The Postgraduate program accepts graduates or holders of higher education diplomas from related disciplines. The program is offered in Greek.
Knowledge of a foreign language and good computer and internet skills would be beneficial for successful participation in the program.
Note:
Holders of a degree or diploma of higher education include graduates of Greek universities, polytechnics, the Higher School of Fine Arts, the Higher School of Pedagogical and Technological Education, Higher Technological Educational Institutions (ATEI), or those with academically equivalent first-cycle degrees from recognized foreign educational institutions. This is in accordance with article 304 of Law No. 4957/2022 (Government Gazette 141/21.07.2022, vol.).
Branding::
For evaluating applications to the Postgraduate Studies Program, it will be assessed whether the candidate’s institution is included in the National Register of Recognized Higher Education Institutions of Foreign Countries and whether the candidate’s degree is included in the National Register of Types of Degrees of Recognized Institutions of Foreign Countries.
If the degree is listed in article 307 of Law No. 4957/2022, the will request a “Certificate of Place of Study” issued and sent by the foreign university. If the place of study or part of the studies was in Greek territory, the degree will not be recognized unless the part of the studies conducted in Greek territory was in a public higher education institution or a recognized foreign educational institution as per paragraph b) of article 299 of Law No. 4957/2022.
The MA program in Creative Writing is structured in four academic semesters which feature thirteen Modules, six of which are required and seven optional, as well as a Postgraduate Diploma Thesis or a Practical Training Module.
Students are required to complete ten Modules and to either submit a Postgraduate Diploma Thesis or to complete the Practical Training Module.
The program's structure per semester is as follows:
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1st Semester |
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DHG50 |
(C¹, 10 ECTS) |
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DHG51 |
European Literature, 18th-20th c. (Trends, Schools and Authors) |
(C, 10 ECTS) |
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DHG52 |
Modern Greek Literature (19th-20th c.): Texts, readings, revisions |
(C, 10 ECTS) |
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2nd Semester |
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DHG53 |
(C, 10 ECTS) |
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DHG54 |
(C, 10 ECTS) |
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DHG55 |
(E², 10 ECTS) |
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DHG56 |
(E, 10 ECTS) |
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3rd Semester |
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DHG60 |
(E, 10 ECTS) |
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DHG61 |
(E, 10 ECTS) |
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DHG62 |
(E, 10 ECTS) |
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DHG63 |
(E, 10 ECTS) |
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DHG64 |
(E, 10 ECTS) |
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4th Semester (30 ECTS) |
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DHG65 |
(C, 10 ECTS) |
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DHGDE |
(E, 20 ECTS) |
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DHGPA |
(E, 20 ECTS) |
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