Creative Writing - BA (Hons)
Bachelor's degree
In Nottingham
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Nottingham
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Duration
3 Years
Designed for talented and committed writers, this course will introduce you to the intricacies of writing including plot, characterisation and narrative study.The course enables you to develop your own craft and writing talent and focuses on key aspects of creative writing practice, alongside the study of literature.
This course will allow you to develop and build on your writerly skills, while offering you an opportunity to work with a range of published writers and academics. You’ll find yourself at the heart of an active writing community. You’ll learn all of the skills required to master the craft of writing, alongside other skills essential to the modern writer, such as editing, drafting, pitching and performing your work. You’ll also learn how to give and receive criticism alongside supportive colleagues who are keen to challenge you.
You’ll be encouraged to follow your writerly instincts and push yourself outside of your comfort zone. You’ll experiment with writing in a variety of genres. A wide range of optional modules places the emphasis on student choice, enabling you to follow your instincts and interests. Our focus on employability will ensure you have the skills and experience necessary to succeed in your future career, and where better to begin than in a UNESCO City of Literature.
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About this course
Good writing and creativity are workplace skills that are highly valued by employers. During your studies, you’ll develop valuable transferable skills that include time management, the ability to think analytically, and confidence in presenting your work. Creative writing graduates have embarked on careers in writing, journalism, publishing, teaching, the civil service, marketing and advertising.
112 UCAS tariff points from up to four qualifications (two of which must be A-level equivalent including A-level English grade C)
GCSE English and Maths grade C / 4.
If you are unsure whether the qualifications you have, or are currently studying for, meet the minimum entry requirements for this course, please contact us before submitting an application through UCAS.
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Subjects
- Writing
- Creative Writing
- Arguing
- Professional
- Dissemination
- Literary Cultures
- Advanced Poetry
- Voices
- Visions
- Dissertation
- English
Course programme
- Beginning Writing
- Arguing About English
- Writing and Editing
- The Book Group: Reading Texts in Small Groups / Curating Nottingham: Introduction to Professional Writing
- Magazine Publishing: Concept to dissemination
- Literary Cultures I
- Writing Works
- Advanced Poetry
- The Anthology
- Voices and Visions
- Writing for Short Film
- Digital Storytelling
- Black Writing in Britain
- Dissertation
- English and Creative Industries Project
- The Freelancer
- Performance and Collaboration
- Travel Writing
- Postcolonial Texts: Narratives of Liberation
- American Specialisms
- Modernism and Modernity
- Nuclear Literature: Culture in the Atomic Age
Creative Writing - BA (Hons)