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BA Creative Writing and English Language

University of Worcester

Institution
University of Worcester
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Creative Writing and English Language
Duration
3 years
UCAS code
WQ83
Typical offer
A-level BCC

Entry requirements

UCAS tariff points: 104 A-level: BCC BTEC National Extended Diploma: DMM T-level: Merit

About this course

BA (Hons) in English Language and Linguistics and English Literature and Creative Writing, a combined programme spanning language study and creative practice. Core topics include Critical & Analytical Thinking. Students complete a 30-credit Extended Writing Project in their final year, and may pursue optional TEFL modules including one leading to the CELTA qualification.

Modules

  • Introduction to Writing
  • Writing Poetry
  • Writing Fiction
  • General Linguistics
  • Introduction to teaching English as a foreign language (language awareness)
  • Introduction to teaching English as a foreign Language (Teaching skills)
  • Writer as Researcher
  • Sociolinguistic Theory and Practice
  • Teaching English as a Foreign Language (Access to CELTA)
  • Collabowriting
  • Writing for Children
  • Slam, Spoken Word and Performance Poetry
  • Genre Fiction
  • Language and Power
  • Work Project Module
  • Extended Writing Project
  • Hypermedia - Creative Writing in a Digital Culture
  • Contemporary Poetry
  • Creative Non-Fiction
  • Writing Witchcraft
  • Writing for Performance
  • World Englishes
  • History of English language
  • Language Style and Identity
  • Advanced Language Analysis