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BA Creative Writing

Manchester Metropolitan University

Institution
Manchester Metropolitan University
Level
undergraduate
Subject
BA (Hons) Creative Writing
Duration
3-4 years
UCAS code
W810
Typical offer
A-level BCC, IB 26, UCAS 104

Entry requirements

A level: BCC IB: IB Diploma with minimum 26 points overall or 104 UCAS Tariff points from three Higher Level subjects. If you plan to meet the Level 2 course requirements through your IB Diploma you will need to achieve Higher Level 4 or Standard Level 5 in English

About this course

BA (Hons) in English with Creative Writing, combining literary study with creative practice. Core topics include Communication & Writing, Design & Creative Practice, Research Methods and Project Management. Students can undertake a placement in industry or study overseas as part of the four-year route, based at the Manchester Writing School in Manchester, a UNESCO City of Literature.

Modules

  • Interactive Learning Skills and Communication
  • Crafting Images: Language and Technique
  • Crafting Worlds: The Art of Storytelling
  • Creative Practice 1: Becoming a Writer
  • Reading and Writing Mancunia (Creative)
  • The Art of Adaptation: Remake/Remodel
  • Creative Practice 2: The Writer's Studio
  • Make It Now: Creative Workshop
  • Shakespeare and Adaptation: Stage and Screen
  • Commercial Storytelling: Crafting for a Market
  • American Spaces
  • Creative Practice 3: Beyond the Page
  • Creative Project: Writing for Publication
  • Immersive Dramas
  • Reading Games, Making Games
  • Space, Place and Environment
  • Voicing the Contemporary