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Qualification
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
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Location
Plymouth Campus
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
21-SEP-26
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Duration
3 Years
Course summary
Writing is an age-old craft – and an essential skill in the 21st century. At Plymouth, you work with poets, novelists, journalists and digital writers to hone your writing with a view to making your way in the field. Our accessible team of published authors has years of professional experience working within creative fields. We are adept at nurturing talent and enabling future successes.Develop a range of valuable skills, including critical and creative thinking and excellent communication, presentation and project management skills.Benefit from a tailored programme of careers events and opportunities.Boost your career prospects by working with a publishing house, literary agent, arts organisation or magazine on our work-based learning module or extra-curricular internships.Work with and learn from 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-ready skills used in industries such as journalism, writing content, publishing, editing, marketing and more.3 years (plus optional placement) Full-time.
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£ 17,100per year
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QUALIFICATION TYPE
- A level
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- UCAS Points
- Access to HE Diploma
- Extended Project
- International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
- Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
- Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
- Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
- Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
- Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
- Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
- Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Foundation Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
- T Level
- WJEC Level 3 Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales
- Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)
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University League Table
75th
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Campus address
Plymouth University, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA, United Kingdom
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Subject ranking
10th out of 45
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Entry standards
/ Max 173134 77%11th
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Graduate prospects
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Student satisfaction
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