Course: BA (Hons) Literary Studies with Creative Writing*

This degree is designed to encompass the art and craft of writing in a variety of forms, leading to a wide range of expressive and communicative career possibilities. You will develop a range of writing skills across creative and non-fiction genres, different formats and contexts.

Opportunities to practice and refine your skills will include writing workshops, writing for digital and social media formats, real projects and in-house publications, pitches, curatorial and exhibition writing, reviews and articles.

You will also build a professional portfolio and work on real-life industry projects, which will give you the vital employment experience to prepare you for a career in writing.

During the first year of study we will provide a strong and challenging foundation to embark upon the writing/creative industry career of your choice. Our comprehensive programme includes prose, feature journalism, writing for media and life writing.

In your section year you will work on your independent writing skills including within the medium of magazine journalism and, alongside this, you will start to explore, experiment and develop your individual style, informed by the society in which you live.

The third and final year will see you work to a professional brief, look at writers and genres in depth and complete your dissertation enabling you to work confidently as an independent practitioner within a professional environment.

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*Please note this course is subject to validation.