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BA Creative Writing and English Literature

Edge Hill University

Institution
Edge Hill University
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Creative Writing and English Literature BA (Hons)
Duration
3 years
UCAS code
QW38
Typical offer
A-level BBC

Entry requirements

A level: BBC-BBB IB: We are happy to accept IB qualifications which achieve the required number of UCAS Tariff points.

About this course

BA (Hons) English Language and Literature and English with Creative Writing, combining literary study with creative writing practice. Core topics include Research Methods, Language & Translation, Entrepreneurship, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. The final year includes an extended creative project in a chosen genre and an independent literature research project. A publishing module features industry guest speakers, and a project module provides placement experience in a professional setting.

Modules

  • Writing 1- Character and Voice
  • Reading
  • An introduction to working within Arts and Humanities
  • Listening
  • Writing 2- Image and Theme
  • Theorising
  • The Studio
  • New Venture Creation
  • Language 1
  • Inside the Publishing Industry
  • Romanticism
  • The Art of Poetry
  • American Literature
  • Writing Short Stories
  • Special Topic 1
  • Project Module
  • Working with Children
  • The Art of Scriptwriting
  • Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  • Independent Literature Research Project
  • The Writer’s Workshop
  • Experiments in Writing
  • The Victorians at Work
  • Advanced Fiction
  • Modernisms
  • Sexualities, Genders and Identities
  • Greening
  • Advanced Script Writing
  • Poetry and Innovative Form
  • Enterprise Management