Professional Writing Marts
Course
In Bangor
Description
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Type
Course
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Location
Bangor (Wales)
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Duration
4 Years
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Start date
September
This exciting new degree is aimed at students who want to combine a mastery of a range of ‘non traditional’ modes of writing (such as digital fiction and screenwriting) with the study of others forms of media (for example television and radio, film and video, software and computer games, design, professional writing and journalism).
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About this course
The course aims to enable understudies to: Be able to research their own stories and develop these for future use
Originate their own stories and construct these with all the necessary elements to enable them to be published
Analyse news events and construct their own independent view of each story
Deal with interview situations, both planned and unplanned
Appreciate the different journalistic writing skills for the press, TV and radio
Appreciate the importance of finding, nurturing and developing contacts
Understand and appreciate the need to write copy to length
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.
260 300 points
B in English A level
Applicants will be asked to submit a brief portfolio of writing.
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Subjects
- Screenwriting
- Writing
- Media
- Professional Writing
Course programme
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Professional Writing Marts