BA (Hons) Creative and Professional Writing
Course overview
| Qualification | Bachelor's Degree |
| Study mode | Full-time |
| Duration | 3 years |
| Intakes | September |
| Tuition (Local students) | Data not available |
| Tuition (Foreign students) | Data not available |
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Entry Requirements
- GCSE: For all applicants, Grade C or above, or Grade 4 under newly reformed GCSE grading, in English Language, or equivalent. Please note the University does not accept Level 2 Key Skills, Functional Skills or Certificates in Adult Numeracy and Literacy as suitable alternatives to GCSEs. If English is not your first language, you will be required to meet the UK Border Agency and Universities minimum English Language requirements such as the International English Language Test (IELTS) overall score of 6.0 with 5.5 in each component.
- A-level subjects: No specific subjects required. Points from A-Level General Studies and AS-Level subjects (not taken onto full A-Level) can be included towards overall tariff. You must have a minimum of two A-Levels.
- Relevant subjects: Arts, Humanites, Marketing, Business, Creative Writing, Social Sciences
- EDEXCEL (BTEC) Diploma: No specific subjects required.
- Access: Achievement of the Access to HE Diploma; to include 30 level 3 credits at merit.
- Baccalaureate IB: No specific subjects required.
Curriculum
Year one
In your first year, modules are designed to provide a solid foundation for your creative practice, to strengthen your technical expertise as a writer and to give you an overview of the professional landscape.
- Creative Practice and Writing Mechanics
- Essential Scriptwriting Skills and Techniques
- Narrative Non-fiction and Copywriting
- Writing Fiction: Contemporary Practice in Context
Year two
As you progress into your second year, you will hone your writing skills by exploring and engaging with a variety of structures and contexts. You will develop a critical awareness of your work in the context of other writing, and undertake a major creative project.
- Ideation, Platforms and Commercial Writing
- The Novelist's Workshop - Genre, Form and Editorial Techniques
- Professional Portfolio Development 1
- Writing for Stage, Screen, Radio and Digital Media
Final year
In your final year, you will work on a second major creative project, which will give you the opportunity to focus on the style of writing you most enjoy. Employability is a central focus of this course and you will gain a thorough understanding of the expectations of industry professionals.
- A Career in Fiction - Publishing, Self-publishing and Promotion
- Copywriting - The Professional Nexus
- Professional Portfolio Development 2
- The Working Scriptwriter - Commissions, Briefs and Audiences