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Creative Writing with Foundation BA (Hons)

University of Plymouth

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  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

  • Location

    Main Site

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    SEP-24

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary

Writing is an age-old craft – and an essential skill in the 21st century. At Plymouth you will work with poets, novelists, journalists and digital writers to hone your ability as a writer, reader and editor, with a view to making your way in the many fields that now rely on these skills. Our accessible team of published authors has years of professional experience and are adept at nurturing talent, unlocking creativity and enabling future success. 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-winning writers and journalists. Spend time in our nurturing, small-group workshops 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 degree courses: 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

Application deadline

31 January

Tuition fees

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17,100per year

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University information

University of Plymouth

University of Plymouth

  • University League Table

    64th

  • Campus address

    Plymouth University, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, England

Join a thriving international community made up of 2,000 students from over 100 different countries.
Find your uni family in one of many international student groups at the Students' Union.
To reward outstanding achievement and to help ease concerns you may have about funding your studies, the university offers several international scholarships.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    12th out of 56 2

  • Entry standards

    / Max 170
    145 68%

    10th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    68.0 68%

    16th

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    3.59 72%

    56th

    26

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