English BA (Hons) English and Creative Writing
What’s it about?
You will learn creative writing skills in scriptwriting, fiction, poetry, writing for young people and life writing. You will also study a range of works from modern literature.
The creative writing portion of your programme will teach you how to present creative work to a professional standard, editing techniques, how to research a story and how to turn life experiences into exciting reading.
The English portion will equip you with the key skills and analytical tools needed for literary study and will also encourage you to explore social and cultural issues raised by literary texts.
What will I learn?
In year 1, you will gain a broad awareness of the genres of poetry, fiction, scriptwriting and autobiography. You will be given a basic grounding in approaching different literary genres, understanding literary history and exploring the history of ideas.
In year 2 you will choose three writing modules and you will also choose the three literature modules that interest you most and may replace one of these with a foreign language module.
During year 3 you will spend two semesters working on your own self- directed creative project, which can comprise poetry, short fiction, novel extract, autobiography, a script or a combination of these. You will also choose from the range of literature modules available, including the foreign language option.
Modules include: • Creative Writing 1 and 2 • Narrative Fiction and The Novel • Introduction to Poetry • Creative writing options include: Poetry, Fiction, Scriptwriting, Life Writing, Writing for Young People and Visual Text
• Literature options include: High Romance; Reptiles of Genius: Satire and Satirists of the 18th Century; The Female Gothic; British Writers and Popular Culture
This is a small sample of the modules on offer.
“Whilst studying at Salford I had two plays selected for productions at the 24:7 Festival in Manchester, was a Finalist for the Red Planet Prize, won a major award for TV writing run by Tony Jordan’s television production company, and had my radio work selected for a full read by BBC Writersroom. I’ve also had several short stories published. After graduating I went on to receive a Skillset bursary to study for the MA in Creative Writing (Scriptwriting strand) at the University of East Anglia.”
Sean Gregory Graduate, BA (Hons) English and Creative Writing
How will I learn?
You will have the opportunity to study weekly with professional writers. The creative writing element will be taught through workshops. English will be taught through a combination of lectures, seminars and tutorials. Lectures will introduce you to key conceptual ideas and frameworks. Seminars and tutorials will give you the opportunity to explore such ideas in relation to specific texts through small group discussions.
There are optional extra-curricular talks, masterclasses and workshops available to all students.
There is also the option to study overseas in Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands or Australia for either a full semester or a full academic year. Teaching is in English and all EU exchanges are supported by an Erasmus grant.
Where can I get a job?
You may be able to follow a career as a professional writer, or a career in publishing, journalism, creative media, advertising or teaching. Other students have progressed to take our MA in Creative Writing: Innovation and Experiment.
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3 good reasons to study this programme at Salford
• Achieved a Learning North West award
• Experienced published and award-winning creative writers and scriptwriting staff with contacts in BBC television, regional theatres, creative writing magazines and publishers
• Innovative and experimental approach to creative writing
Typical entry requirements 260 UCAS points
Specific requirements: With grade B or C in A2 English Language, English Literature or English Language/Literature
We encourage applications from students with equivalent qualifications and recognise experience of adult learners see page 27 for further details
www.salford.ac.uk/course-finder has a full list of entry requirements
Programme details
Duration: Three years full-time Up to six years part-time (and can alternate between modes)
Average teaching contact time: 8-10 hours per week
Assessment: Creative writing modules will be assessed through portfolios and other creative assignments. The English element will be assessed through a combination of exams and coursework such as essays and presentations
Programme code/s: QW38
Employment and/or further study
84% of English, Sociology, Politics and Contemporary History graduates go on to employment and/or further study within six months of graduating
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