Creative and Professional Writing BA (Hons)
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Bachelor's degree
In Winchester
Description
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Bachelor's degree
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Location
Winchester
This course encourages you to see writing of all kinds in relation to wider literary, cultural and professional contexts. We want you to become the best writer you can be, whether that be creating novels, poems or scripts, feature articles and travel writing, museum exhibitions and biographies, or reports or copywriting. Whichever genre you feel most comfortable with, the most important thing is that you demonstrate a high level of technical skill, an aptitude for expressing yourself through writing, and a commitment to hard work and personal development.You utilise advanced communication and writing skills in a variety of creative and professional contexts, learning how you can use different techniques, styles and tones to match a wide variety of audiences.In Year 1, you learn to work in the four key genres of creative writing (fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry and script) and develop skills in editing and proofreading. You are encouraged to develop your own creativity in a variety of ways and to examine ways in which writers use and break the rules of writing.In Year 2, you choose to specialise in particular genres of writing, many of which relate clearly to specific professional/vocational environments. At the same time you further develop your research, editing and publishing skills.In Year 3, you may take professionallyorientated modules that focus on areas such as exhibitions, radio plays, film script and creative non-fiction for children, and modules that focus on aspects of creative writing practice.
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Our aim is to shape 'confident learners' by enabling you to develop the skills needed to excel in your studies here and as well as onto further studies or the employment market. You are taught primarily through a combination of lectures and seminars, allowing opportunities to discuss and develop your understanding of topics covered in lectures in smaller groups.In addition to the formally scheduled contact time such as lectures and seminars etc.), you are encouraged to access academic support from staff within the course team, your personal tutor and the wide range of services available to you within the University.Independent learningOver the duration of your course, you will be expected to develop independent and critical learning, progressively building confidence and expertise through independent and collaborative research, problem-solving and analysis with the support of staff. You take responsibility for your own learning and are encouraged to make use of the wide range of available learning resources available.Overall workloadYour overall workload consists of class contact hours, independent learning and assessment activity.While your actual contact hours may depend on the optional modules you select, the following information gives an indication of how much time you will need to allocate to different activities at each level of the course .Year 1 (Level 4): Timetabled teaching and learning activity* Teaching, learning and assessment: 300 hours Independent learning: 900 hoursYear 2 (Level 5): Timetabled teaching and learning activity* Teaching, learning and assessment: 288 hours Independent learning: 876 hours Placement: 36 hoursYear 3 (Level 6): Timetabled teaching and learning activity* Teaching, learning and assessment: 300 hours Independent learning: 900 hours*Please note...
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Subjects
- Creative Writing
- Copywriting
- Radio
- Project
- Writing
- Poetry
- Professional Writing
Course programme
Core modules:
- Fictional Writing
- Scriptwriting
- Creative Non-fiction
- Poetry Now!
- Language-Writing-Reading
- Professional Writing 1
- Publishing 1
- Persuasive Writing
Core modules:
- Rewriting and Adapting
- Professional Writing 2
- Publishing 2: E-books
Students must take two of the following modules:
- Professional Placement Module
- Copywriting
- Report and Policy Writing
- Travel Writing
- Media Writing
- Speechwriting
- Volunteering
Students can take three of the following modules:
- The Short Story
- Fiction for Children
- Composing Song Lyrics
- Creating Short Screenplays
- Playwriting 1
- Poetry: Making it New
- Author Study
- Writing and the Environment
- Fairy Tale Fictions
- Creative Writing Project
- Fiction for Children 1: In the Beginning
- Fiction for Children 2: From Middle to End
- Creativity and the Imagination
- Myths, Dreams and Creative Writing
- Horror Fiction
- Writing and Ethnicity: Special Study
- Scriptwriting for Mainstream Television
- Life Writing and Biography
- Telling True Stories
- Cinematography
- Editing Sound and Image
Core modules:
- Extended Creative Project
- Professional Writing 3
- Publishing 3: Hard-copy publishing
Students must take one of the following modules:
- Writing for Display
- E-Writing
- Script to Film
- Page to Stage
- Academic Writing
- Creativity: Writing and Teaching
- Business Storytelling
Students can take three of the following modules:
- Playwriting 2
- Creative Vigilance: Fictions and Metafictions
- Non-Realist Writing
- Scriptwriting: Innovating within Popular Forms
- Creative Non-fiction for Children
- Special Study
- Writing Comics and Graphic Novels
- Poetry Project: Writing for Publication
- Advanced Fictional Writing
- Film Script Development
- Creative Visions
- Experimental Writing
- Adapting Crime Fictions
- The Writers' Retreat
- Creating an Author Collective
- Writing-History-Fiction
- Science Fictions and Fantasies
- Writing for Radio
For further information about modules, please view the course leaflet (see right hand side).
Please note the modules listed are correct at the time of publishing, for full-time students entering the programme in Year 1. Optional modules are listed where applicable. Please note the University cannot guarantee the availability of all modules listed and modules may be subject to change. For further information please refer to the terms and conditions at /termsandconditions. The University will notify applicants of any changes made to the core modules listed above.
Creative and Professional Writing BA (Hons)