Creative Writing (DHG)

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Admission requirements

Structure

Academic Supervision Committee

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The Program

This MA program focuses on Creative Writing as an object of theory and research as well as a cultural practice; it focuses on Creative Writing’s manifold applications in literature and various other arts, in communication, in digital culture and in educational practices.

Aim

The principal 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 toward 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 Specialisation (P.D.S.) is 120 ECTS.

Characterisation 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 Inter-disciplinary program in the fields of:

0232 Creative Writing

0222 History of literature

0215 Drama

0231 Translation programs

0321 Journalism and reporting

0114 Teacher training with subject specialization

Language of Instruction

The language of instruction of the program, as well as of student’s papers and theses, is Greek.

Programme Duration

The minimum duration for the completion of the program is two (2) academic years, i.e. four (4) semesters.

Quality Policy

Quality Target 2025

Upon successful completion of the program, graduates will be able:

to recognize and critically discuss the main works, developments and representatives of Greek and European literature, especially from the early 19^th century to the present time;
to follow contemporary developments in the fields of literary history, theory and criticism;
to appreciate the central role of reading and interpretative practices in the context of modern and contemporary European culture;
to practice in the theory, editing and composition of literary, communicative and academic texts;
to apply creative writing principles and techniques in education and in a variety of other subjects and disciplines;
to engage in writing, publishing, education and in many other cultural practices;
to practice strong digital skills, particularly concerning research in and critical uses of digitally available literature;
to compose academic essays and papers and to experiment with the production of literary, theatrical and journalistic texts, as well as film scripts.

Admission Requirements

The Post-graduate programme accepts graduates or higher institution diplomas of related disciplines. The programme is offered in Greek.

The knowledge of a foreign language and good computer-Internet skills would be useful for the successful participation in the programme.

Note:

Holders of a degree or diploma of higher education means graduates of Greek Universities or Polytechnics or Higher School of Fine Arts or Higher School of Pedagogical and Technological Education or Higher Technological Educational Institutions (ATEI) or those who hold academically equivalent first cycle degrees from recognized foreign educational institutions with the degrees awarded by the Greek Higher Educational Institutions, in accordance with the provisions of article 304 of Law No. 4957/2022 (Government Gazette 141/21.07.2022, vol.Α΄)

Marking:

For the evaluation of the application to the Postgraduate Studies Programme, it will be examined whether the candidate’s institution of study is or may be included in the National Register of Recognised Higher Education Institutions of Foreign Countries and whether the candidate’s degree is or may be included in the National Register of Types of Degrees of Recognised Institutions of Foreign Countries.

The Hellenic Open University, if the degree is included in the list of article 307 of Law No. 4957/2022, must request a “Certificate of Place of Study”, which is issued and sent by the foreign university. If the place of study or part of the studies is confirmed as the Greek territory, the degree is not recognized, unless the part of the studies that took place in the Greek territory is in a public higher education institution or in a recognized foreign educational institution within the meaning of 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:

1st Semester
DHG50	Literary Theory, Readers’ Response and Creative Writing	(C¹, 10 ECTS)
DHG51	European Literature, 18th-20th c. (Trends, Schools and Authors)	(C, 10 ECTS)
DHG52	Modern Greek Literature (19th-20th c.): Texts, readings, revisions	(C, 10 ECTS)
2nd Semester
DHG53	Poetry and Prose: Literary History and Forms	(C, 10 ECTS)
DHG54	Creative Writing Workshop I (Poetry-Prose)	(C, 10 ECTS)
DHG55	Creative Writing and Education	(E², 10 ECTS)
DHG56	Literary Translation and Creative Writing	(E, 10 ECTS)
3rd Semester
DHG60	Copyediting, Proofreading and Editing of Texts	(E, 10 ECTS)
DHG61	Literature in the digital universe	(E, 10 ECTS)
DHG62	Discourses of communication, advertising and social media	(E, 10 ECTS)
DHG63	Creative Playwriting	(E, 10 ECTS)
DHG64	Creative Screenwriting	(E, 10 ECTS)
4th Semester (30 ECTS)
DHG65	Creative Writing Workshop IΙ (Playwriting- Screenwriting)	(C, 10 ECTS)
DHGDE	Master’s Thesis	(E, 20 ECTS)
DHGPA	Practical Training	(E, 20 ECTS)

Notes:

C¹: Compulsory

E²: Elective

Guidelines on Module selection

You can choose from one (1) to three (3) Modules per semester (30 ECTS).

The choice of the Module is done in the order that follows the structure.

For example, in the 1st semester, if you wish to choose one (1) Module, you must declare the DHG50. If you wish to declare two (2) Modules, you must declare DHG50 and DHG51. If you wish to declare three (3) Modules, you must declare DHG50, DHG51 and DHG52.

During the process of the declaration of the Modules, the Modules of the previous semester must be exhausted first and then declare the Modules of next semester.

In the 4th semester, you must choose either the Master’s Thesis (DHGDE) or the Practical Training (DHGPA).

The preparation of the Master’s Thesis presupposes the successful attendance of all nine (9) Modules. The presentation of the Master’s Thesis takes place after the successful completion of the program’s Modules.

In order to obtain the Postgraduate Diploma of Specialization it is compulsory: either the successful completion of ten (10) Modules, as well as the successful elaboration and presentation of the Master’s Thesis, or the successful completion of ten (10) Modules and the Practical Training.

Academic Supervision Committee:

Panagiotis (Takis) Kagialis, Professor at the School of Humanities (HOU)

Vlavianou Antigone, Associate Professor at the School of Humanities (HOU)

Pateridou Georgia, Associate Professor at the School of Humanities (HOU)

Evripidis Garantoudis, Professor, Department of Philology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Katerina Karatasou, Associate Professor in Modern Greek Literature at Frederick University

Module Coordinators

DHG50	ALEXIOU	VASILEIOS	CV
DHG51	VLAVIANOU	ANTIGONE	CV
DHG52	BAKOGIANNIS	MICHAIL	CV
DHG53	GARANTOUDIS	EVRIPIDIS	CV
DHG54	VLAVIANOS	CHARIS	CV
DHG55	KARATASOU	EKATERINI	CV
DHG56	MISIOU	VASILIKI	CV
DHG60	KAPLANIS	ANASTASIOS	CV
DHG61	KAGIALIS	PANAGIOTIS	CV
DHG62	VOGLI	ELPIDA	CV
DHG63	IOANNIDES	GRIGORIOS	CV
DHG64	SKOPETEAS	IOANNIS	CV
DHG65	VLAVIANOU	ANTIGONE	CV
DHGPA	PAPADOPOULOU	IOANNA	CV