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Creative & Professional Writing with Foundation Year BA (Hons)
Bachelor's degree
Online
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Methodology
Online
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Duration
4 Years
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Online campus
Yes
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Delivery of study materials
Yes
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Support service
Yes
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Virtual classes
Yes
Offering a thorough grounding in the art, craft and processes of writing, this course equips you with vital skills which will set you apart - whether you aspire to work in publishing, editing, new digital media or the broader creative and literary industries.
Choose our foundation year route if you want to strengthen your knowledge and skills before you progress to stage one of the BA (Hons) Creative & Professional Writing degree
Compile an impressive portfolio of creative and professional writing to present to prospective employers
Develop your work for commercial sale through our partnership project with international publisher ROMAN Books
Gain valuable insights into the writing profession through mentoring, internships, work-based projects and our vibrant programme of guest lectures by leading writers
Seize the chance to get your talent noticed in the industry: our students regularly win awards for their work
Be inspired by our teaching team of experienced and internationally respected writers
Spend part of your second stage studying at one of our partner universities in America.
About this course
Our students have gone into a wide range of jobs including working at the BBC, copywriting, arts development, librarianship, archive and record keeping, computer games and website design, teaching, marketing and law. Some choose to continue with their studies at postgraduate level, including progressing to our PhD in Creative Writing Studies.
GCSE Maths and English are preferred, however if you don't have these qualifications you will be able to undertake Maths and English at L2 as part of your course of study.
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Subjects
- English
- Project
- Writing
- Media
- Professional Writing
- Study Skills
- Culture and Ideas
- History
- Literature
- Creative Project
- Political Studies
Course programme
You will study modules such as:
Foundation year- Study skills
- Culture and Ideas
- History
- Literature
- Creative Project
- Political Studies
If you don’t have either English or Maths GCSE, you will need to substitute one or two of the above for a module in English and/or Maths.
Stage one- Introduction to Creative Forms
- Introduction to Professional Writing
- The Writer's Toolbox: Introduction
- The Writer's Toolbox: Reading for Writing
- Ancient Forms: Spoken
- Representation and Responsibility
- Different Modes for Different Media
- Magazine Editing Project
- The Writer's Toolbox: Research and Investigation
- Power, Passion and Polemic: Advanced English for Writers and Editors
- Short Fiction
- Ancient Forms: Written
- Writing for Screen
- Poetry
- Writing for Radio
- Portfolio Project
- Writing for the Community
- Genre Fiction
- Advanced Scriptwriting
- Advanced Poetry
- Independent Study in Creative Writing
- Horror-Nation
- Principles and Practice of Business in the Creative Industries
Additional information
£9,250 per year* (2020/21)
International fee -
£14,045 per year (2020/21)
Creative & Professional Writing with Foundation Year BA (Hons)