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- Creative Writing with Foundation BA (Hons)
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Qualification
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
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Location
Main Site
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
SEP-24
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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
Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.
Entry requirements
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QUALIFICATION TYPE
- A level
- Scottish Higher
- UCAS Points
- AS
- Access to HE Diploma
- Extended Project
- International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
- Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
- Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
- T Level
- Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)
University information
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University League Table
64th
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Campus address
Plymouth University, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, England
Subject rankings
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Subject ranking
12th out of 56 2
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Entry standards
/ Max 170145 68%10th
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 10068.0 68%16th
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 53.59 72%56th
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