About Creative Writing - BA (hons) Degree in Cardiff Metropolitan University

Course Overview

​The BA (Hons) Creative Writing degree will equip you with the skills needed to become a practicing writer.  You will learn how to write poems, stories, script and non-fiction using both traditional media and new technologies. As well as writing your own work, this course will give you the opportunity to sharpen and develop your creative skills through textual analysis, class discussions and peer-to-peer workshops. As you reflect upon your own writing, and that of others, you will learn to position your work in relation to social and cultural contexts. 

At each level, there will be a subject specific strand; a field strand which will include employability focused opportunities such as collaborative projects, certification and work-related placements; and a theory strand which will bring expertise from across the Humanities. In practice, this means that you will develop your knowledge of subjects like poetry and scriptwriting; gain the skills necessary for employment in the creative industries; and be able to underpin your work with relevant contemporary theories. 

This Creative Writing degree will provide a crucible for you to find your own direction as a creative artist. It will also encourage you to develop proficiency in the business of creative writing through its emphasis on enterprise and entrepreneurship. You will have the chance to put your ideas into practice and enable you to experience directly and reflect creatively on the practices of the creative industries and how you can succeed in them. 

Course Content

You will study core subjects including: 

• Fiction (Novel, Short Story and Genre Writing)
• Poetry (On and off the page)
• Creative Non-Fiction
• Writing for Performance (Script, Radio, TV and Stage)
• Digital Writing
• Approaches to marketing your work 

Employability & Careers

Graduates from the BA (Hons) Creative Writing degree will be well placed to work as freelance writers; join literary, media and publishing companies; or work in the arts and cultural sectors. During the course there will be the opportunity to explore the varied role of the freelance writer from publication and commission through to working in distinct community settings (such as in therapeutic and educational contexts). 

The degree has a strong contemporary focus and provides highly valued employability skills. These skills form the foundation for careers in:

• Writing (fiction, nonfiction, poetry or script)
• Publishing
• Editing
• Media production
• Teaching
• Lecturing
• Advertising
• PR
• Copywriting
• Video game production
• Web content generation
• Research
• Therapeutic writing 

Academic qualification equivalents

• Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, include one English, Grade 12 (ENG4C or ENG4U), minimum 60%

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS      :      6.0 overall* with no sub score lower than 5.5
• PTE         :      Overall - 52, Reading - 51, Speaking - 51,Listening - 51,Writing - 51

Cardiff Metropolitan University Highlights

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