Creative Writing
University of Chichester
UCAS Code: W801 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
English Literature, English Language, English Language and Literature, Creative Writing or Drama at grade B or C.
Access to HE Diploma
Pass with 12 level 3 credits worth of English units at Merit.
The University welcomes the Extended Project Qualification and this will be taken into account in offers (where presented by an applicant).
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
English Higher at 4.
UCAS Tariff
A levels or combination with AS/EPQ/BTEC/Cambridge Technical
About this course
Chichester hosts one of the best creative writing courses in the country and our staff are all published writers with a wide knowledge of the writing industry.
Consistently rated highly in the National Student Satisfaction Survey, our degree programme will help you to find your voice by learning the craft of writing across a wide variety of genres, including poetry, short fiction, drama, screenwriting, creative non-fiction, novel writing, writing for young people and digital writing.
You will work with published writers and will also explore the pleasures and challenges of developing your work from a first idea to an early draft to a finished poem, story or script. But we don’t just want you to learn from us; we want you to contribute to our culture of creativity, innovation and success. As educators, our aim is to help all our students achieve the very best of which they are capable and to direct them on a voyage of self-discovery. In particular, we are keen that you extend your experience beyond the university. In your final year you will have the opportunity to undertake a workplace module where you can apply your skills as a writer by, for example, working as a writer-in-residence.
We are a teaching-focussed university. We have one of the best student retention rates in the country. We know and care about our students.
Modules
In your first year, you will be introduced to the writing process through modules which help you develop a notebook, tap your own experience and engage with the wider world for material. You will also begin to learn the craft of Poetry, Prose and Life Writing. You will also take two critical English modules to widen your knowledge of the tradition. In year two, you will deepen your practice of Poetry, Short fiction and Life Writing in detail. You will take modules in Children’s Fiction. There will also be the opportunity to take a module in Writing for TV. Once again, you will take two critical modules designed to complement your work in poetry and short fiction. By year three, we feel you will know what you want to say and how you want to say it.
You will therefore be able to choose from a range of modules such as: Writing the Novel, Writing the Short Story, Screenwriting, Advanced Poetry, Writing for Children, Writing for the Stage, Writing Fantasy and Science Fiction, YA Fiction, Flash Fiction, Digital Writing and Writing Place and Environment. The Work Placement module allows you to develop your skills in a work environment, for example by working with a community group on a writing project.
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The Uni
Bishop Otter Campus, Chichester
Humanities - English and Creative Writing
What students say
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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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