BA Creative Writing with Foundation Year
Canterbury Christ Church University
Entry requirements
A level: DDE BTEC: MPP Access to HE: Pass 45 Credits 64 UCAS tariff points.
About this course
BA (Hons) Creative Writing, combining narrative craft with literary analysis. Core topics include Laboratory Techniques, Fieldwork, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. The final year includes a supervised Major Project, and a foundation year option is available for students without standard entry qualifications. A second-year Client Project or Innovation Challenge provides experience of collaborative work.
Modules
- The Fearless Learner
- The Power of Arts, Humanities and Education
- Canterbury in the World
- The Big Question
- Success Modules
- The Short Form: Brevity and Economy
- Movers and Shakers: Literature in Context
- Make a Noise: Your Voice in the World
- Sustainable Writing Practices: Essential Skills
- Success Modules
- Genre, Markets and Trends: Publishing Now
- Rule-Breaking and Game-Playing: Analogue and Digital Experiments
- Interdisciplinary modules
- Employability Modules
- The Long Form: Structure and Stamina
- Working as a Writer: Next Steps
- Major Project: Creative Writing