English language and creative writing ba(hons)
Bachelor's degree
In Brighton and Hove
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Brighton and hove
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Duration
3 Years
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Start date
Different dates available
This course is for students who are passionate about the study of English language and are keen to apply their knowledge of the subject to innovative creative writing practice.
On this course you will study a wide range of genres, historical periods and styles and engage with political, cultural, and social ideas to develop your own imaginative work.
The course will suit students who are excited about the idea of exploring the structure and evolution of language in relation to their own creative writing. Award-winning tutors will help you develop your knowledge of the forms and techniques of powerful texts and respond imaginatively to historical and contemporary texts.
You will get the opportunity to work with local publishers and authors to further develop your professional understanding of writing. Trips and projects enable you to work in the community beyond the classroom and be motivated by inspirational writers.
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Subjects
- Writing
- English
- Creative Writing
- English Language
Course programme
Year 1
Modules- Practices of Reading and Writing
In this module you will build on and identify skills and techniques essential to the study and expression of writing, focusing through close reading on writerly techniques to apply to your own critical and creative practices.
Practical workshops on reading and writing skills will be supplemented by creative workshops and master classes led by professional writers, enabling you to develop confidence with your reading and writing processes and develop research and presentation skills through individual and collaborative work.
- Narrative and Narratives
This module acts as a bridge from your earlier experiences of reading narrative texts and will encourage you to reflect on those early experiences. You will be introduced to a variety of narrative texts and genres (including early forms such as fairy-tales and myths) and to key issues in narrative theory. The module offers you an awareness of narrative as central to being human and allows you scope to explore narratives in creative and personal as well as critic always in a journal.
- Storying The Self
This module will introduce you to practices of storying the self in writing and digital media. Through creating a first person story combining audio script, music and still image, you will engage with the expressive complexities of autobiographical representation. The module will also give you the creative writing tools to experiment with storying the self in a variety of written genre.
- The Structure and Grammar of English
On this module you'll develop your understanding of the basic structure/grammar of English and develop your awareness of how different choices of forms of spoken and written English might affect meaning.
- Text Design: Genre and Style
This module will provide you with the tools of analysis required to explore and discuss texts from a stylistic perspective. It will enable you to distinguish text types through an analysis of linguistic features and will allow you to explore the stylistic choices made by authors. It will also help you develop your own ability to construct effective written and spoken texts.
- Perspectives on the History of English Language
In this module you will trace the development of the English language from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present, by looking selectively at major social and historical influences on language change.
English language and creative writing ba(hons)