This course will allow you to focus on creative writing by developing your skills in the craft of writing. You will learn the skills of drafting, editing and 'workshopping' your ideas, as you learn to give and take constructive criticism.
This course is taught by a team of award winning authors whose knowledge, experience and enthusiasm will help you progress as a writer. To further enhance your experience we run a series of seminars by visiting writers and publishers throughout your time with us. Recent speakers have included award winning children's author, David Almond, and screenwriter, Michael Eaton.
This degree is built around the single subject English degree. Most of the modules that are available to BA (Hons) English students will also be available to you. The modules have been designed to expand your skills in reading, debating, writing and editing English texts, and in developing individually researched ideas. Student choice is an important consideration in organising a varied and dynamic curriculum which is why we offer a broad range of optional modules. You can study a variety of modules in areas including: The British Tradition, American literature, Women's writing, and new literatures in English.
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What will I learn?
Year One
Compulsory
- Arguing about English
- Foundations of Literary Studies
- The Craft of Writing
Year Two
Compulsory
Optional
- Critical Theory: Debates and Directions
- Radical Recoveries, 1650-1850
- 20th-Century Texts: Revolution of the Word?
- Romantic Revolutions
- Writing for Voices: Poetry and Drama for
- Stage, Radio and Television
- Mad on the Subject of Degeneration: Fin de Siècle Literatures
- Black Writing in Britain: Nation and Contestation
- Early Modern Identities
- Renaissance Literature 1485-1660
Year Three
Compulsory
- Creative Writing Dissertation
Optional
- Monsters and Cannibals: Renaissance
- Travel Writing in English 1550-1650
- Haunting the Nation: Gothic Fiction in Historical Context
- Postcolonial Texts: Narratives of Liberation
- Queering the Modern
- Reading Gender and Sexuality
- States of Suspense: The Literature of Nuclear Anxiety
- Travel Writing
- A Poet's Eye: Writing the Visual
- Theory Now: Literature, Culture, Politics
- Early Modern Drama
- Times of Terror: Literature and Culture Post-9/11
For full details of the modules available and details of what you will be able to study please download our module booklet 
How will I learn?
We ensure that your learning experience is varied and gives you transferable skills that you can put into practice for years to come. Most modules involve discussions, presentations, group work, and independent project work. Tutorials in year one will help you settle in quickly and help you to make the jump to University level study.
Assessment
Assessment modes vary according to the demands of the module. They include coursework, presentations, portfolios, logbooks and exams, which are designed to evaluate progress in English and to encourage students to practice transferable skills.
Your future career
Our graduates have an excellent employment record across a range of occupations and settings. As one of our graduates you will possess a wide range of academic and transferable skills, including research methodology, problem-solving, time-management, and attention to detail. These skills are invaluable for a number of careers.
Recent graduates have gone onto a wide range of careers. These include areas such as copy writing, journalism, teaching, publishing, marketing and advertising.
Although this course does not offer a placement, all of our courses are vocationally focused and will help you to build a broad range of transferable skills.
You can apply for this course through the UCAS website.
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