Find your creative writing voice and develop your talent while learning a range of exciting professional careers.

You'll hone your skills in fiction, non-fiction, scriptwriting, poetry, and digital storytelling alongside exploring other professional opportunities such as games narrative, journalism, marketing and public relations.

You'll explore contexts such as gender, identity, post-colonialism, and eco-criticism, both in your own writing and as a reader, while receiving feedback on your work from published writers and academic experts. 

Our Business of Writing modules will teach you essential employability skills such as how to build your brand as a writer, edit and proof-read, use social media tools to tell stories, and pitch your writing for publication and competitions. 

You'll undertake a placement in the second year where you will gain key industry experience. In your final year, you will produce a major piece of writing to reflect your interests with support from lecturers and industry professionals. 

 

In year 1, you'll receive a grounding in Language, Literature and Creative and Professional Writing via core modules. In years 2 and 3 you'll develop your skills, knowledge and independent learning, with the opportunity to undertake an Major Project in the final year.  

 

You'll be taught via lectures and seminars, with access to our online teaching environment (VLE). Our teaching is designed to help you become an active, independent, and reflective learner. Lectures are used to communicate the core content of modules, while seminars and workshops provide you with the opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills through a range of tutor-guided activities, including creative writing practice, peer review groups, and redrafting, as well as more academic skills such as close textual analysis, and the guided reading of primary and secondary material. We'll encourage you to work in pairs and in small groups, as well as individually.  

 

You'll be assessed via portfolios of creative work, essays, through innovative measures such as pitches, group projects and presentations. There'll also be  the chance to take up an industry placement.

 

You'll also be supported through one-to-ones with academic staff during office hours or online depending on teaching conditions.