Creative Writing and Media Studies BA (Joint Hons)

Bachelor's degree

In Bangor

£ 11,750 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Bangor (Wales)

  • Duration

    3 Years

  • Start date

    September

This exciting Creative Writing and Media degree course is run by the School of Creative Studies and Media. It is aimed at students who want to study Creative Writing (for example fiction, poetry, scriptwriting) and combine this with the study of other forms of media (for example television and radio, film and video, software and computer games, design, professional writing and journalism). This Creative Writing and Media degree will equip you with a solid grounding in the practical and critical skills required to make you a sought after professional in these fields. During the three years of this degree, you will have the opportunity to work with staff at Bangor who have a wide range of interests and expertise including poetry, the novel, the short story, documentary and filmmaking, digital communications, electronic publishing, computer games, scriptand screen writing, and print and broadcast media.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Bangor (Gwynedd)
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LL57 2DG

Start date

SeptemberEnrolment now open

About this course


The course aims to enable understudies to: understanding and use of key terms in information theory
understanding of the role of technology in terms of media production, content manipulation, distribution, access and use
an understanding of the audio, visual and verbal conventions through which sounds, images and words make meaning
an understanding of the history of communication and media technologies, and a recognition of the different ways in which the history of, and current developments in, media and communication can be understood in relation to technological change
an ability to make technical and aesthetic choices in the production and transmission of information and an awareness of the possibilities and constraints involved in digital production processes


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.

We aim to interview all candidates.

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

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Subjects

  • IT
  • Creative Writing
  • Design
  • Media Studies
  • Writing
  • Joint
  • Media
  • Poetry
  • Game Design
  • Storytelling
  • Visual culture
  • Introduction to Media Studies
  • VC2: Reading the Visual
  • Practical Digital Journalism
  • Japanese Cinema
  • Race and Gender
  • Creative Writing Dissertation
  • Writing for Performance

Course programme

What will you study on this course? Modules you might take include: Year 1 Visual Culture 1: Seeing the World Introduction to Media Studies Years 2 & 3 Creative Writing: Showing and Telling VC2: Reading the Visual Storytelling: Theory and Craft Practical Digital Journalism Japanese Cinema Game Design Visual Culture 3: Race and Gender Creative Writing Dissertation Writing for Performance Genre Fiction: Theory and Craft 21st Century Writing and Publishing Adapting for Film & Media Developing Scripted Media E Publishing

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.

Creative Writing and Media Studies BA (Joint Hons)

£ 11,750 VAT inc.