English Literature with Creative Writing BA (Hons)
Bachelor's degree
In Bangor
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Bangor (Wales)
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Duration
3 Years
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Start date
September
This exciting course develops connections between the critical study of English Literature and the creative practice of writing in a variety of forms. You will learn to approach texts as both a reader and a writer, discovering links and synergies between these different perspectives. Through critical knowledge and practical experience, you will learn how to write in several genres, including the novel, the short story, travel writing, writing for performance, writing for young adults, screenwriting and poetry. Literary study enables you to understand background and context as well as the new possibilities available to the contemporary writer. The final year dissertation offers the opportunity to specialize in an area of your choice.
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About this course
The course aims to enable understudies to: Knowledge of a broad range of imaginative literature.
An awareness of the importance of revision and editing in bringing your work to a near professional standard.
The ability to write concise, expressive, grammatical English.
Knowledge of fiction (short story) and non fiction writing techniques.
A degree from the School of English Literature gives you particular skills and also skills which are common to other degrees in the Arts.
Your degree will indicate your capacity to show initiative and work without close supervision, alone or as a member of a group; you will show to an employer that you are able to work under preassure and meet deadlines.
Those students coming to study degrees such as English with Journalism or English with Songwriting will learn particular skills which will enable them, if they wish, to seek jobs in related fields.
Three A level subjects or the equivalent are preferred. A typical offer would be in the 300 280 points range including B in English/English Literature/English Language
Access to Higher Education: Diploma including English Literature level 3
Irish Leaving Certificate: to include four Higher subjects and a B grade at English
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Subjects
- IT
- IT for adults
- Creative Writing
- English
- Writing
- Poetry
- English Literature
- Creative Writing: Poetry
- Creative Writing: Prose
- The Novel
- Short Fiction and Poetry
- Writing for Children and Young Adults
- Transformative Writing
- Experimental Writing
- Writing and Landscape
- Word and Image
- English Literature with Creative Writing
Course programme
English Literature with Creative Writing BA (Hons)