Creative and Professional Writing BA(Hons) single honours

You'll receive a solid grounding in the practice of creative and professional writing, including digital writing, creative non-fiction, prose writing, poetry, and dramatic writing.
You'll develop an awareness and critical understanding of writing as a craft, including in the varied processes of drafting, review, and editing.
You'll understand how writing can be used to communicate with varying effects in a range of contexts, and with appropriate uses of style, register, and form.
You'll stretch your own creative practice through supervised independent projects including opportunities to develop extended pieces of writing with support from specialist staff.
You'll put your writing skills to work in real-world contexts, building vital transferable workplace skills and preparing you for a career centred on writing practice.
In the final year you will undertake a major project module designed to put your skills into practice in relevant real world industry contexts, which in turn will look great on your CV. This may involve visits to the employers you are working with, or may be based at the University.
All students are able to undertake an optional year abroad, either in a work placement or for additional study.
This degree is also available as a sandwich degree.

Kingston University's degree in creative and professional writing is uniquely designed to encompass the art and craft of writing in all its forms, leading to a wide range of expressive and career possibilities. In choosing this course, you'll develop a wide range of writing skills across creative and non-fiction genres, different formats and contexts.

You'll also acquire technical skills and practical experience in writing for digital media formats, pitches, curatorial and exhibition writing, reviews, and articles. The course is designed to develop multi-skilled and entrepreneurial graduates, with a flexible skill set that will equip them to work in a wide range of creative industries. The core development of written skills will therefore be enhanced by a strong focus on oral communication, digital literacy, critical thinking, and problem solving.

112 UCAS points, to include two A levels or equivalent, with English Language/Literature/related subject (32 points required). General Studies/Native Language accepted when one of three A levels or equivalent
BTEC: We will consider a range of alternative qualifications or experience that are equivalent to the typical offer
GCSE: candidates are normally required to hold five GCSE subjects grades A*–C including Mathematics and English Language (or comparable numeric score under the newly reformed GCSE grading).