Creative Writing, BA Hons

University of Greenwich

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Duration

    3 Years

This creative writing degree uses the study of great writing from different periods and cultures to help you grow as a writer.


Our degree in creative writing explores the written word across a wide variety of forms and genres. As well as studying fiction and poetry, you'll produce work for stage and screen and for online media.

With option modules, you can expand your studies to include a foreign language or specialise in particular fields of writing, such as journalism. By the end of the course, you should have your own writing style and creative process and have the ability to critically analyse the writing of others.

Popular career options for our creative writing graduates range from professional writing, research and journalism to publishing and arts administration.

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About this course

104 UCAS points from A-Levels (we also accept UCAS points from alternative Level 3 qualifications including: BTEC Nationals, the International Baccalaureate and Scottish and Irish Highers)
AND YOU WILL ALSO REQUIRE:

GCSE English (Language or Literature) AND GCSE Maths at grade 4/C or above. We also consider equivalent qualifications in English and Maths at Level 2, in place of GCSEs.

What you should know about this course
Develop your fundamental writing skills in a range of disciplines, while specialising through a choice of options
Engage with a wide range of texts from many periods and cultures
Expand the scope and depth of your writing across a variety of formats while incorporating courses from other subjects
Enables you to undertake research and develop the skills to critically evaluate texts and contexts
Study and create writing across a variety of genres and media, professional writing, and writing for performances.

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Subjects

  • English
  • Media
  • Stage and screen
  • Poetry and Prose
  • Writing poetry
  • Mandarin
  • Literary
  • English Language
  • Western literature
  • European languages

Course programme

Year 1

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.

  • Writing for Stage and Screen (30 credits)
  • Writing Poetry and Prose (30 credits)
  • Writing for the Media (30 credits)

Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.

  • Mandarin 1 (30 credits)
  • Mandarin 2 (30 credits)
  • Mandarin 3 (30 credits)
  • Literary Forms of Representation (30 credits)
  • English For Academic Purposes 6 (30 credits)
  • The Canon: A Short History of Western Literature (30 credits)
  • European Languages (French 1) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (French 2) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (French 3) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (French 4) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Italian 1) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Italian 2) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Italian 3) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Spanish 1) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Spanish 2) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Spanish 3) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Spanish 4) (30 credits)
Year 2

Students are required to choose 90 credits from this list of options.

  • Advanced Poetry Writing (30 credits)
  • Playwriting (30 credits)
  • Short Story Writing (30 credits)
  • Writing for the Screen (30 credits)
  • Writing Journalism (30 credits)

Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.

  • Mandarin 1 (30 credits)
  • Mandarin 2 (30 credits)
  • Mandarin 3 (30 credits)
  • Advanced Poetry Writing (30 credits)
  • Playwriting (30 credits)
  • Short Story Writing (30 credits)
  • Writing for the Screen (30 credits)
  • International Bestsellers (30 credits)
  • Poetry and Drama in Context (30 credits)
  • Prose Fiction in Context (30 credits)
  • European Languages (French 1) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (French 2) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (French 3) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (French 4) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Italian 1) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Italian 2) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Italian 3) (30 credits)
  • Writing Journalism (30 credits)
  • Work Placement (Level 5) (30 credits)
  • Language Research Project (French, Italian, Spanish) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Spanish 1) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Spanish 2) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Spanish 3) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Spanish 4) (30 credits)
Year 3

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.

  • Creative Project (LLT) (30 credits)

Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.

  • Mandarin 2 (30 credits)
  • Mandarin 3 (30 credits)
  • Novel Writing (30 credits)
  • English in World Literatures: Postcolonial and Transnational Writing (30 credits)
  • Advanced Screenwriting (30 credits)
  • Literature and Publishing Since 1820 (30 credits)
  • English For Academic Purposes 6 (30 credits)
  • Advanced Playwriting (30 credits)
  • European Languages (French 2) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (French 3) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (French 4) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Italian 2) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Italian 3) (30 credits)
  • Journalism in Practice (30 credits)
  • Work Placement (Level 6) (30 credits)
  • Language Research Project (French, Italian, Spanish) (30 credits)
  • Contemporary Publishing (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Spanish 2) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Spanish 3) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Spanish 4) (30 credits)

Students are required to choose 60 credits from this list of options.

  • Novel Writing (30 credits)
  • Advanced Screenwriting (30 credits)
  • Advanced Playwriting (30 credits)
  • Journalism in Practice (30 credits)
  • Contemporary Publishing (30 credits)

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