Creative Writing
Brunel University London
UCAS Code: W800 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Brunel University London
UCAS Code: W800 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
Obtain a minimum of 112 UCAS tariff points in an Access to HE Diploma with 45 credits at Level 3.
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
GCSE/National 4/National 5
A minimum of 5 GCSEs at grade C or grade 4 are required including English Language (or grade B/ 5 in English Literature).
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
including SL5 or HL4 in English (if applicant does not have GCSE English grade C or above)
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma
in any subject with A level grade C
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate
in any subject with A levels grade BB.
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma
in any subject.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
in any subject and A-level grade C
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
in any subject with A levels grade BB.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
in any subject.
Scottish Advanced Higher
T Level
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About this course
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Our Creative Writing BA course has been designed to encourage high levels of creativity, initiative and originality in the design, production, interpretation and analysis of creative writing.
You will be taught every genre of creative writing by some of the most talented and original wordsmiths working today. Between them, they’ve published over 80 books, produced countless scripts for TV, radio and film, and won umpteen awards. The teaching team includes author and journalist Will Self and renowned performance poet, writer and broadcaster Benjamin Zephaniah.
From week one you will write and interact with your peer group of creative writers. You will share ideas and give constructive feedback to others on their creative writing work.
In your first year you will gain a solid grounding in fiction, drama and poetry writing, and you will study world literature. You can choose a variety of subjects in your second year such as journalism and screenwriting. In your final year, the creative industries module helps you consider your career options and shape your future. You’ll start to specialise in your chosen field and choose from a wealth of specialist options.
There are guest lectures covering different aspects of creative writing. Industry expert speakers include book publishers, screenwriters, poets and broadcasters.
You have the advantage of Brunel’s close location to London, the literary capital of the UK. You’ll benefit from trips to the British Library, Shakespeare’s Globe and West End theatres.
Our BA in creative writing can be studied full-time over three years, four years with a placement year, or part-time over six years.
We encourage the placement year option. This time in industry helps you to further prepare for the world of work and you’ll have a year’s worth of invaluable professional experience when you graduate. If you decide to go on a creative writing placement year, you could find yourself working at magazine publishers, film production companies, or even the London Screenwriters’ Festival. Some placements lead to jobs on graduation.
You’ll have the opportunity to get your work published before you graduate. An anthology of creative work is produced each year curated and edited by our creative writing students. Your writing talent can also be showcased at a variety of performances hosted by Brunel including poetry, plays, comedy and film screenings, literary debates, and the popular Brunel Writers’ Series.
Modules
Sample Modules:
Writer's Toolkit,
Genre Fiction,
Life Writing,
Post-Colonial Writing,
Screenwriting,
Poetry.
To view the full list of modules for this course and further information on degree content, please visit the Brunel website: brunel.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/Creative-Writing-BA
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Extra funding
Every year Brunel University London offers over 600 scholarships, bursaries and discounts to home, EU and international students. To apply you will need to have received an offer on one of our courses and submitted the relevant application. Please visit our website to discover more. https://www.brunel.ac.uk/scholarships
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The jobs market for this subject - which includes creative writing and scriptwriting courses - is not currently one of the strongest, so unemployment rates are currently looking quite high overall, with salaries on the lower side. But nevertheless, most graduates get jobs quickly. Graduates often go into careers as authors and writers and are also found in other roles where the ability to write well is prized, such as journalism, translation, teaching and advertising and in web content. Be aware that freelancing and self-employment is common is common in the arts, as are what is termed 'portfolio careers', having several part-time jobs or commissions at once - although graduates from this subject were a little more likely than many other creative arts graduates to be in conventional full time permanent contracts, so that might be worth bearing in mind.
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