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BA Creative and Professional Writing

UWE Bristol

Institution
UWE Bristol
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Creative and Professional Writing
Duration
Three years full-time; four years sandwich; six years part-time
UCAS code
W810

Entry requirements

GCSE: Grade C/4 in English, or equivalent. Tariff points: 112 Contextual tariff: See our contextual offers page. English Language Requirement: International and EU applicants are required to have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.0 with 5.5 in each component (or approved equivalent*). *The university accepts a large number of UK and International Qualifications in place of IELTS. You can find details of acceptable tests and the required grades you will need in our English Language section. Please visit our English language requirements page. A-level subjects: No specific subjects required. BTEC: No specific subjects required. For information on required Guided Learning Hours please see our minimum entry requirements page. Access: No specific subjects required. Baccalaureate IB: No specific subjects required. We accept the IB Career-related Programme in conjunction with other Level 3 qualifications. Irish Highers: No specific subjects required. Welsh Baccalaureate: We accept tariff points achieved from the Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales in conjunction with other Level 3 qualifications. Cambridge Technical: No specific subjects required. T Levels: No specific subjects required.

About this course

BA(Hons) in English Literature and Creative Writing, covering fiction, non-fiction, scriptwriting, and publishing. Core topics include Research Methods. The final year includes a self-devised Humanities Research Project and a degree show. Live briefs from real-world clients feature in the programme.

Modules

  • Human Stories
  • The Fundamentals of Writing Fiction
  • The Fundamentals of Non-fiction and Copy
  • The Fundamentals of Writing Scripts
  • Human Futures
  • The Novelist's Workshop: Genre, Form and Editorial Techniques
  • Writing for Stage, Screen, Audio and Digital Media
  • Poets and Cultural Commentators
  • Ideation, Platforms and Commercial Writing
  • Humanities Research Project
  • A Career in Fiction
  • The Working Scriptwriter
  • Publishing from Commission to Print
  • Text, Image, Other: Creative Writing and the Self
  • The Professional Copywriter