Overview
In the Creative Writing (Hons) programme from University of Worcester our focus is to help you establish your own identity as a writer and enhance your skillset to enable you to pursue a career that utilises your excellent writing and communication skills. Throughout your degree you will be encouraged to experiment as you are mentored by professional writers who will help you to discover the variety of career choices available to you.
You will be supported to develop a writer’s network and evolve your own distinctive writing practice and submit your work for publication.
Creative Writing is also available as a Joint Honours degree with English Literature, English Language, Illustration, Screenwriting, Playwriting and History. Please visit our Creative Writing website to read student testimonials and blog posts about studying Creative Writing at Worcester. There is also a link to our upcoming events that are free for students, staff and members of the public to attend.
Key features
- Explore a range of different writing styles and platforms that are relevant to the contemporary ways in which writers communicate and showcase their creativity.
- Study a flexible and vibrant portfolio of modules that is constantly developing and improving based on student feedback.
- Learn from professional creative writers who are also experts in their academic fields (e.g. spoken word, contemporary poetry, hypermedia, historical fiction and environmental writing).
- Work closely with small groups of peers who will provide feedback on your writing as well as experience one-to-one mentorship with writing tutors.
- Gain valuable insight into the professional creative industry by participating in work placement opportunities, attending guest speaker events, volunteering, short internships and collaborations.
- Become a part of a rich and vibrant writing community with a number of active clubs and societies.
- Attend national writing events such as UniSlam and Verve Poetry Festival
Where could it take you?
Creative Writing is an extremely versatile degree programme. Employers in a wide variety of job markets value the creativity and creative thinking skills you will develop during the course. Examples of careers you could enter as a graduate include:
- Journalism, including print, broadcast, and digital media
- Computer games design and development
- Teaching, at compulsory and post-compulsory levels
- Arts administration
- Charitable and voluntary sectors
- Civil Service
- Human Resources
- Doctoral research and academic careers
Creative Writing at the University of Worcester places a strong emphasis on developing your proficiencies in both oral and literate communication enabling you to express yourself with confidence and clarity.
Opportunities to expand your professional network at the University of Worcester will allow you to enter the workplace with valuable first-hand experience. Creative Writing students are also well suited to continue on to postgraduate study in a range of different disciplines.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Writer’s Toolkit
- Writing Poetry
- Writing Fiction
- Writing the Animal
- Worcester: Past and Present
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
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Credits
Delivered
Campus Location
- Worcester, United Kingdom
Disciplines
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- 104 UCAS tariff points.
- The normal minimum entry requirement for undergraduate degree courses is the possession of 4 GCSEs (Grade C/4 or above) and a minimum of 2 A Levels (or equivalent Level 3 qualifications).
Tuition Fees
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Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents9790 GBP / year≈ 9790 GBP / year
Additional Details
Part-time UK and EU: £1,190.83 per 15 credit module
Living costs
Worcester
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Funding
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