English Language with Creative Writing
University of Huddersfield
UCAS Code: Q3WV | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
Access to HE Diploma
or above.
120-112 UCAS tariff points from International Baccalaureate qualifications.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
UCAS Tariff
from a combination of Level 3 qualifications.
About this course
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Do you have a passion for language? Do you enjoy expressing yourself in words? If you’re looking to take your talent further, then we’ll give you the chance to see what you could achieve.
Why English Language with Creative Writing?
* State-of-the-art facilities including a forensic linguistics lab, a research and resource centre and conference labs.
* Opportunity to take a five-week placement as part of the ‘Language in the Workplace’ module – a chance to see how the language skills you’ve learnt on the course can be applied to communication in a working environment.
* Get involved in the writing, editing and production of the popular department linguistics magazine, Babel (https://babelzine.co.uk/).
* Opportunities to establish yourself as a professional writer through our Grist Creative Writing Project (http://mhm.hud.ac.uk/grist/).
* Our team of academic staff are ranked in the top 5 in the UK for the quality of their research publications (REF 2014).
* 95% of graduates from this subject are in work and/or further study fifteen months after graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes 17/18, UK domiciled graduates).
* Every year students also have the chance to get involved in events at the Huddersfield Literature Festival.
* We’ll get you out of the classroom on some interesting fieldtrips.
On the course you’ll be taught by tutors who are actively involved in writing and getting their work published. They’re passionate about their subject, and will focus on giving you the opportunity to explore your own talents. You’ll be encouraged to develop your writing across a whole range of creative media, including theatre, film, television and radio as well as fiction and poetry.
Additional Costs - Placements:
The nature and suitability of your work placement is decided in consultation with your tutors. You are responsible for making your own arrangements for any travel or incurred costs in relation to the placement module, or in relation to the optional placement year if you chose to undertake one as part of your degree.
Modules
Year 1
Core modules:
Introduction to Descriptive Linguistics
Approaches to Language Study
Introduction to Stylistics
Writing and Thinking Creatively
The ABC of Creative Writing
Option modules:
Choose one from a list which may include:
Introduction to Intercultural Communication
Sociolinguistics
History of English
Year 2
Core modules:
Language in the Workplace
Writing Beyond the Page
Option modules:
Choose three from a list which may include:
Communication across Cultures
Conversation Analysis
Stylistics
Corpus Linguistics
Pragmatics
Field Linguistics
Phonetics and Phonology
Syntax
Plus, choose one from a list which may include:
Writing Short Stories
The Art of Poetry
Year 3 - optional placement year
Final year
Core modules:
Dissertation in English Language and Linguistics
Creative Writing Project
Option modules:
Choose two from a list which may include:
Relations Across Cultures
Translation in Practice
Audiovisual Translation
Language of Humour
Multilingualism
Language and Power
Child Language Acquisition
Face and Politeness
Forensic Phonetics and Forensic Linguistics
Plus, choose one from a list which may include:
Experiments in Narrative
Liberating Poetic Chaos
Assessment methods
Assessment includes essays, textual analyses, formal examinations and group presentation.
Your module specification/course handbook will provide full details of the assessment criteria applying to your course.
Tuition fees
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Extra funding
Please see our website for more information - http://www.hud.ac.uk/undergraduate/fees-and-finance/undergraduate-scholarships/
The Uni
University of Huddersfield
Department of History English Linguistics and Music (ADHELIM)
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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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English studies
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