BA (Hons) Creative Writing with Foundation
Unlock your inner writer and be inspired to pen your own words by the rugged scenery that has sparked novels like War Horse and The Hound of the Baskervilles. Unleash your creativity as you learn how to write poetry, fiction, screenplays and more with the support of published authors. Discover what writing sets your imagination soaring and how you can make your mark. Benefit from our partnerships with the Theatre Royal and National Trust, which actively commission work from our students.
- This four-year course is designed to give you the grounding necessary to progress through your undergraduate studies and, through the many opportunities we give you, find the best possible direction to grow your love of learning.
- Work with published and award-winningwriters and journalists.
- Spend time in our nurturing, small-groupworkshops with staff, honing your craft.
- Learn and grow as a writer through trying out multiple forms and genres.
- Encounter digital writing and new ways of expressing yourself.
- Gain work-facing skills utilised in industries such as journalism, content-writing, publishing, editing, marketing and more.
This course is an integrated part of the BA (Hons) Creative Writing degree at the University of Plymouth. Successful completion of your foundation year (Year 0) will not lead to a separate award or qualification in its own right but provides progression onto Year 1 of BA (Hons) Creative Writing, or one of the following degreecourses:
- BA (Hons) Anthropology
- BA (Hons) Art History
- BSc (Hons) Criminology
- BSc (Hons) Criminology and Psychology
- BSc (Hons) Criminology and Sociology
- BA (Hons) English
- BA (Hons) English and Creative Writing
- BA (Hons) History
- BSc (Hons) International Relations
- LLB (Hons) Law
- LLB (Hons) Law and Criminology
- BSc (Hons) Politics
- BSc (Hons) Politics and International Relations
- BSc (Hons) Sociology
- BSc (Hons) Professional Policing
International student tuition fee
Duration
Start Month
Application Deadline
Upcoming Intakes
- September 2024
- September 2025
Mode of Study
- Full Time
