Music and Creative Writing BA (Hons)

Bangor University

Bachelor's degree

In Bangor

£ 11,750 VAT inc.

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Bangor (Wales)

  • Duration

    3 Years

  • Start date

    September

This exciting course course is run by the School of Creative Studies and Media in collaboration with Bangor’s world class School of Music. The course is aimed at students who want to study Creative Writing (for example: fiction, poetry, scriptwriting) and combine this with the study and/or practice of Music. This course course will equip you with a lively grounding in the practical and critical skills required in these exciting creative fields.

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Location

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Bangor (Gwynedd)
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LL57 2DG

Start date

SeptemberEnrolment now open

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.


Creative Studies and Media courses have seen graduates involved in both academe and in industry, including work in:

Creative Writing, Professional Writing and Publishing;
Performance and the Theatre, both on and behind the stage;
Print and/or Broadcast Journalism;
Actors, presenters and in television programme production;
Advertising and the Marketing industries;
Radio, as presenters, as well as in programme production;
Digital, Web and New Media production;
Multi media industries.

300 260 points
We consider mature students with non standard qualifications.

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Subjects

  • IT
  • Creative Writing
  • Theatre
  • Composition
  • Performance
  • School
  • Project
  • Writing
  • Media
  • Music
  • Poetry
  • Production
  • Introduction to Journalism
  • Introduction to New Media
  • Essentials of Media Production
  • Music and Creative Writing
  • Creating Fiction
  • Poetry and Performance
  • Publishing Past and Present
  • Creative Project 1
  • Dramatic Techniques
  • Poetic Forms
  • Arts of Writing
  • Forms and Techniques
  • Introduction to Theatre Studies
  • Saints, Geniuses, Stars

Course programme

What will you study on this course? Modules to choose from can include: Creative Writing Year 1 60 credits from: Creating Fiction (20) Poetry and Performance (20) Publishing Past and Present (20) Introduction to Journalism (20) Creative Project 1 (20) Poetic Forms and Dramatic Techniques (20) Arts of Writing: Forms and Techniques (20) Essentials of Media Production (20) Introduction to New Media (20) Introduction to Theatre Studies (20) Saints, Geniuses, Stars (20) Year 2 60 credits from: Marketing Creativity (20) Stories and Storytelling (20) Creative Project 2 (20) Standard Media Production (20) Writing for Children (20) Writing the Novel (20) Games and Virtual Environments (20) Writing for Film and the Media (20) Development of Journalism (20) Science Fiction (20) British Publishing: Uncovered (20) Scripts for Theatre and Television (20) Year 3 60 credits from: Marketing Creative Writing (20) Creative Writing Dissertation (20) Advanced Practical Journalism (20) Individual Project (20) Creative Project 3 (20) Writing Hypertext (20) Digital Photojournalism (20) Creating Documentaries (20) Creative Writing and Production 2 (20) Scripts for Theatre and Television (20) Directing Theatre (20) e Publishing (20) Advanced Games (20) Music Year 1 60 credits from: Monteverdi to Mahler (20) Harmony and Counterpoint (20) Composition (20) Practical Music Technology (10) An Introduction to Early Music (10) Twentieth Century Music (10) Music Cultures of the World (20) Media and Popular Music Culture (10) Solo Performance (20) Performance and Interpretation (10) Year 2 60 credits from: Cerdd. Metcalf, Sam a Barrett (10) The Violin in World Culture (10) Christian Church 2 (10) Choral Music 1750 1830 (10) Songs of Protest (10) Minimalism (10) The Twentieth Century Symphony (10) J. S. Bach (10) Purcell in the Theatre (10) Bartok (10) Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (10) Debussy and Ravel (10) Orchestrations and Arranging A (10) Composition A (10) Orchestrations and Arranging B (10) Composition B (10) Ensemble Performance 1 (10) Historical Performance Studies (10) Solo Performance (20) Ensemble Performance 2 (10) Conducting (10) Writing about Music (10) Tonal Studies A (10) Ethno A: Ethno in Action (10) Welsh Music Studies A: 20th Century (10) Arts Administration (10) Recording Techniques (10) Wagner in the Theatre (10) Schenkerian Techniques (10) Research Project (10) Notation and Editing (10) Tonal Studies B (10) Music in the Community (10) Community Arts Project (10) Year 3 60 credits from: Supplementary Study (10) Orchestration and Arranging A (10) Composition A (10) Orchestration and Arranging C (10) Songs of Protest (10) The Twentieth Century Symphony (10) J. S. Bach (10) Purcell in the Theatre (10) Bartok (10) Writing about Music (10) Tonal Studies A (10) Ethno A: Ethno in Action (10) Welsh Music A: 20th Century (10) Arts Administration (10) Teaching Techniques (10) Recording Techniques (10) Ensemble Performance 1 (10) Historical Performance Studies (10) Composition (project) (20) Composition (project) (30) Composition (project) (40) Dissertation (20) Dissertation (30) Dissertation (40) Edition (20) Edition (30) Edition (40) Tonal Music Project (20) Tonal Music Project (30) Tonal Music Project (40) Solo Performance (20) Solo Performance (30) Solo Performance (40) Supplementary Study (10) Orchestration and Arranging B (10) Composition B (10) The Violin in World Culture (10) Christian Church 2 (10) Choral Music 1750 1830 (10) Minimalism (10) Wagner in the Theatre (10) Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (10) Debussy and Ravel (10) Schenkerian Techniques (10) Research Project (10) Notation and Editing (10) Tonal Studies B (10) Ethno B: Music in Africa (10) Music in the Community (10) Community Arts Project (10) Editing Fifteenth Century Music (10) Ensemble Performance 2 (10) Conducting (10)

Additional information

Research and practice Our courses combine elements of research and practice. You have the opportunity to create and produce in all media fields under the supervision of staff that have many years of experience working in the media. We have excellent links with theatre companies, newspapers and the television industry. BBC Wales’ television and radio centre is literally next door, and there are many independent producers nearby. Students will be able to take advantage of the new Pontio centre, which includes a theatre, a cinema, a design and innovation centre, and spacious lecture rooms. Our students play a prominent role in many creative projects, such as Student Cut Films, two student newspapers – Seren and Llef – and a radio station, Storm FM.

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Music and Creative Writing BA (Hons)

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