BA English and Creative Writing with Foundation
Entry requirements
A level: 32 UCAS tariff points. BTEC National Extended Diploma: PPP. Access to HE Diploma: Pass an Access to Higher Education Diploma (preferably English, Humanities or Combined). T level: Pass in any subject. International Baccalaureate: 24 points overall. Other qualifications: Other combinations and non-A level qualifications also considered. We are looking for applicants with good potential, including with non-standard qualifications and backgrounds, so will consider every application on a case-by-case basis. If you have any questions or concerns about meeting the entry requirements listed above, we encourage you to contact the Admissions team on +44 1752 585858 or email admissions@plymouth.ac.uk , and a member of the team will be able to offer you further advice.
About this course
BA (Hons) in English and English Literature and Creative Writing. Core topics include Research Methods, Project Management, and Design & Creative Practice. Students complete a dissertation of 9,000-10,000 words or equivalent creative work, and may undertake an optional placement year of 24 to 48 weeks with one or two placement providers.
Modules
- School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences Placement Year
- Academic Foundations
- Independent Project
- Imagining the Past
- Literature, History and Visual Cultures
- Gods, Monsters, and Heroes: Myths and Legends in Literature
- The Craft of Writing I: Prose Fiction and Non-Fiction
- Rewritings: Contemporary Literature and its Histories
- Make it New: Digital Writing
- Adventures in Criticism: Introduction to Critical Theory
- The Craft of Writing II: Poetry and Drama
- Writing and the Modern World:1600-1800
- Preparing for Dissertation Research
- Revolutions: Romanticism and Victorian Literature
- Writing Creative Nonfiction: Autobiography, Travel Writing, Reportage
- Dramatic Writing for Stage, Screen and Beyond
- Brave New Worlds: Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Politics
- Writing Genre Fiction
- Professional Writing for Different Media
- Stage 2 Professional Development, Placement Preparation and identifying opportunities
- Literary transformations: Modernism and contemporary literature in the 20th and 21st centuries
- Gothic Fictions, Villains, Virgins and Vampires
- Dissertation
- University of Plymouth Literature Festival
- Modern and Contemporary Literature
- Script to Screen: Making Films, Podcasts, and More
- Eco-Dystopia: Literature, Culture and Environmental Crisis
- Portfolio and Publication