Undergraduate Prospectus 2013 - University of Winchester

Creative Writing BA (Hons)
Creative Writing at Winchester is
practice-based with workshops designed
to encourage students to evolve as
writers in new and individual ways.
It approaches writing in relation to
wider literary and cultural contexts,
as the development of sensitive and
sophisticated reading skills significantly
enhances the skills of an evolving writer.
Programme content
The programme seeks to move students
progressively through a structured series
of writing assignments and exercises,
working on all genres of writing. It aims to
develop the student’s own work by giving
them positive critical encouragement and
direction. This is enhanced by a workshop
environment which helps students form a
critical understanding of their own writing
and the writing of others. Guidance is
given on audience (for example editor,
agent or publisher) where appropriate.
Students are helped to locate their own
writing within various contexts, including
those of current academic debates.
Year 1 provides the basis of study for the
programme at subsequent levels, with
introductory modules in each of the four
main genres of creative writing. In Year
2, the focus becomes more specific, with
modules that look at elements of different
genres, such as writing for children,
media writing, poetry, song and play,
film and TV script. In Year 3, the modules
look increasingly at the relationships
between writing and the world beyond
the university, looking at publishers in
Advanced Fictional Writing and Creative
Non-fiction for children, producers in
Scriptwriting and Script development,
and community audiences in Writing for
Display and Creative Visions.
Modules:
Year 1
• Fictional Writing
• Poetry and Poetic Expression
• Scriptwriting
• Creative Non-fiction
Year 2
• Fiction for Children
• Media Writing
• Writing Poetry
• Scriptwriting for Mainstream Television
Year 3
• Advanced Fictional Writing
• Writing for Display
• Scriptwriting: Innovation within
Popular Forms
• Writing Comic Books and Graphic
Novels
Careers
After graduating, students may become
professional writers, follow careers
in publishing, advertising, marketing,
teaching or other professions that
require advanced communication
skills or they might simply write with
increased confidence, pleasure and
success.
Creative Writing BA (Hons)
SINGLE/COMBINED HONOURS
UCAS codes: W800 BA/CW
Typical offer: 300-340 points
International Baccalaureate: 26 points
Degree duration:
3 years full-time 6 years part-time
If English is not your first language:
IELTS 6.0 (including 6.0 in writing) or a TOEFL
iBT score of 87 or equivalent
Selection process: Applicants may be
required to submit a portfolio
For more information about entry
requirements see pages 166-167
Find out more – order a course leaflet
or download one from our website
www.winchester.ac.uk/courses
Course Enquiries and Applications
Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827234
Email: course.enquiries@winchester.ac.uk
Combinations
American Studies
Drama
English
Film Production
Film Studies
Journalism Studies
Media Production
Media Studies
For Combined Honours UCAS codes and
entry requirements see pages 170-174
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