**Overview** Are you an aspiring writer? Have you always dreamed about writing your own novel or publishing your own work? On this BA (Hons) English and Creative Writing degree course, you’ll fuel your writing with inspiration drawn from the study of great literature. You’ll develop your voice and hone your craft under the guidance of published authors, poets and playwrights. This course provides you with the skills and market awareness to succeed in disciplines such as writing, editing, publishing and teaching. **What you'll experience** On this English and Creative Writing degree course you’ll: - Develop your ability to write as a critic and creator, and become an expert in the history of literature, its modern trends and how the written word is evolving - Learn techniques for producing short stories, poetry and plays and learn to dissect, critique and perform your writing - Tailor your studies, choosing module options that match your interests and career ambitions - Publish your work in our annual anthology and course blog - Learn from visiting professional novelists, poets and playwrights, such as Andy McNab, Francesca Beard and Suzi Feay **Careers and opportunities** When you complete this course, you'll have the necessary knowledge, skills and market awareness to enter a variety of creative careers. You could also go on to postgraduate study or research. Previous graduates have gone on to work in areas such as: - creative writing (prose, poetry, script) - copywriting - publishing - advertising and marketing - arts and events management - local and community broadcasting - teaching Roles our graduates have taken on include: - editor - publishing assistant - copywriter - information abstractor - narrator - projects administrator You'll get help and support from our Careers and Employability service in finding your first role and for 5 years after you graduate.

Year 1 Core modules in this year currently include: - Body Politics - Telling Tales - The Short Story: Murder, Madness and Experimentation - Tips, Tricks, Techniques - True Stories There are no optional modules in this year. Year 2 Core modules in this year currently include: - Literary Prizes and Public Acclaim Optional modules in this year currently include: - Bloody Shakespeare: The Politics and Poetics of Violence - Creative Writing and Critical Thinking - Creative Writing for Comedy - Creative Writing for Film - Crime Writing - Dystopian and Apocalyptic Environments: Ecocrisis in the Literary Imagination - Engaged Citizenship through Interdisciplinary Practice - Film, Media and Communication Study Exchange - Finding Form: Fiction - Finding Form: Non-fiction - Finding Form: Speculative Fiction - Finding Form: Writing for Performance - Press and Public Relations - Professional Experience - Research in Practice - Space, Place and Being - Student Enterprise - Women's Writing in the Americas Year 3 Core modules: - English Literature Dissertation, or - Creative Writing Dissertation Optional modules in this year currently include: - Consuming Fictions: Food and Appetite in Victorian Culture - Fact and Fiction - Fan Fiction - Holocaust Literatures - Magical Realism - Neo-Historical Fiction - Time, Temporality, Contemporary Fiction - Travel Writing - US Masculinities - Writing Project (With Publishing) We use the best and most current research and professional practice alongside feedback from our students to make sure course content is relevant to your future career or further studies. Therefore, some course content may change over time to reflect changes in the discipline or industry and some optional modules may not run every year. If a module doesn’t run, we’ll let you know as soon as possible and help you choose an alternative module.

You’ll be assessed through: - short stories - a novel in progress - a screenplay - a collection of poems - a video production - presentations - reports - a research portfolio - examinations - dissertation/project You’ll be able to test your skills and knowledge informally before you do assessments that count towards your final mark. You can get feedback on all practice and formal assessments so you can improve in the future. The way you’re assessed may depend on the modules you select. As a guide, students on this course last year were typically assessed as follows: - Year 1 students: 8% by written exams, 17% by practical exams and 75% by coursework - Year 2 students: 8% by written exams and 92% by coursework - Year 3 students: 100% by coursework

Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.

26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Course code: QW38

Institution code: P80

Campus Name: Main Site

Campus code:

The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

We welcome applications for advanced entry. If you’d like to apply for advanced entry, you need to select the required year when you complete your UCAS application.

Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course

Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.

Test	Grade	AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)	6.0	English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5.
PTE Academic	54.0	An overall score of 54 with a minimum of 51 in each skill.
TOEFL (iBT)	79.0	79 with a minimum of 18 in Reading, 17 in Listening, 20 in Speaking and 17 in Writing.
Cambridge English Advanced		Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162.
Cambridge English Proficiency		Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162.
Trinity ISE		Trinity College Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level III with a Pass in all 4 components

English Language Entry Requirement Information are not listed for this Course.

Student satisfaction : 0%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 0%

Go onto work and study: 0%

EU	9250.0	Year 1
England	9250.0	Year 1
Northern Ireland	9250.0	Year 1
Scotland	9250.0	Year 1
Wales	9250.0	Year 1
Channel Islands	9250.0	Year 1
Republic of Ireland	9250.0	Year 1
International	16200.0	Year 1

Students who are resident in EU countries: please note that the net fee is inclusive of the Transition Scholarship Placement Year and Year abroad: UK/Channel Islands and Isle of Man students – £925 | EU – £925 (including Transition Scholarship)| International (Non-EU) – £1,800. Fees are accurate at the time of publishing and are subject to change at any time without notice. Fees may also go up in later years, in line with inflation. For more information about fees, go to port.ac.uk/ug-tuition-fees

University House
Winston Churchill Avenue
Address3 are not listed for this Course.
Portsmouth
PO1 2UP