Creative Writing (BA Hons - Single)

Overview

The course provides a practical and comprehensive guide to aspects of writing fiction, poetry and scripts with strong intellectual engagement with creative and professional aspects of writing the craft. Course content clearly focuses on developing writing skills, critical thinking and engagement with literary and larger intellectual issues informing the discipline of writing.

Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

www.londonmet.ac.uk/depts/fass/

Course contents

Course structure

Three levels, each of 120 credits. If you take a Joint degree you study each subject for 60 credits at each level.

Level 1 topics include:

• Prose Fiction
• Poetry
• Writing for Stage
• Creative Nonfiction
• Screenplays

Level 2 topics include:

• Short stories
• Stagecraft and writing
• Poetry in theory and practice
• Editing Processes
• Publishing

Level 3 topics include:

• Genre Fiction
• Life Writing
• Writing for Performance
• Research and Writing
• Editorial process and publication

Assessment

You are assessed on basis of coursework focussed on creative work produced during the module.

Careers

Career opportunities

Successful completion of this course offers improved career opportunities in publishing, editing and related industries as well as in publishing your own creative work. The programme is also excellent preparation for further research or study.

Student profiles

What our students say

'The course tutors really helped me improve my writing and get me started on my novel. Contacts with industry and alumni from the course have also been really useful.' - 3rd year CW single honours student

Applying and entry

Sept full-time: apply through UCAS
Sept part-time, Feb 2013 full/part-time: apply direct to the University - contact Admissions for an application form.

Suggested Joint Honours

English, Film, Journalism.

Entry requirements

In addition to the University's standard entry requirements, you should submit two pieces of your creative work from two of the following three genres: prose fiction, poetry and/or script. In case of fiction and script, the writing sample must be a minimum of 500 words.

Further information

Please contact the Admissions Office:
Tel: +44(0)20 7133 4202
Fax: +44(0)20 7133 2677
Email: admissions@londonmet.ac.uk
or for further academic questions, contact Sunny Singh