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CRWT40150

Academic Year 2026/2027

Creative Writing Workshop III (CRWT40150)

Subject:
Creative Writing
College:
Arts & Humanities
School:
English, Drama & Film
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
10
Module Coordinator:
Dr Paula McGrath
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

Weekly workshop in which students' work is critically evaluated by the writer-in-residence, focusing on the work of two students per week. A copy of the work to be evaluated is circulated to the other members of the group in advance and students are expected to join in the emerging discussion.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

1. The capacity to evaluate creative critically a work in progress
2. An increased ability to revise and redraft
3. Learning to work with an editor / team of editors
4. A clearer understanding of what is central in the work in progress
5. A sense of the importance of careful editing

The United Nations identified seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as core to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and UCD contributes in general to SDG 4 Quality Education. Further SDGs explored within this module if relevant are listed below. A scale of 1 - 5 indicates the extent to which the SDG is covered.


 

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Small Group

200
Total

200

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Workshop, peer-review, and self-reflective learning.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Equivalents:
Writer-in-Residence Workshop (ENG41750)


 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade Component repeat (in-module) Offered
Portfolio: Students will submit a portfolio of writing Week 14, Week 15 Graded Yes
100
 Yes

As part of UCD's student support, under the Additional Consideration policy, extensions may be available for the following assessments in the module: Assignment (including essay/poster), Portfolio, Reflective Assignment, Report(s), and Individual Project.


Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Spring Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Wed 12:00 - 13:50
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