Our programme enables you to build your creative skills while honing your reading that is critical across range of genres and periods.
How can you become a far better writer? Workshops on core writing that is creative will enrich your knowledge of short stories, novels, poetry, scriptwriting and narrative non-fiction, and encourage you to reflect on your own craft.
Our wide range of optional modules explore the political and social debates raised by literature, uncover the cultural and historical contexts that shape literary forms, and introduce you to writing from about the entire world. Your final project gives you the opportunity to complete an extended piece of imaginative writing, guided by our award-winning novelists, journalists, and playwrights.
Course Facts
Programme Overview
Each year regarding the course gives you a selection of core options in creative writing and English studies, allowing you to build your understanding of writing in a selection of genres and traditions. You’re going to be encouraged which will make connections in the middle of your critical and creative practice throughout the amount programme. It is possible to enrich your degree sufficient reason for optional modules from other subject areas, including film studies and languages
We support your professional practice with an arts ambassador scheme, regular readings and writers’ events, and opportunities to take paid internships in a variety of arts organisations. One of our modules offers a schools placement, and you will have opportunities that are vocational Southampton arts institutions. There are active student societies for film, TV and radio, offering media experience.
Programme Structure
As part of your degree you can easily:
- join one of forty student-led performing arts groups
- study film and visual culture
- be a part of writing workshops at Nuffield Southampton Theatres
- use a unique assortment of rare books at Chawton House Library
- learn a language that is modern any level
- join a student-run English society for social events
- explore experimental writing at Entropics, hosted by the John Hansard Gallery
- Get media experience with our student societies for film, radio and TV
Location and awarding body
The course location is Avenue Campus in Southampton. The body that is awarding University of Southampton.
How exactly to apply
Whenever you apply use:
UCAS Course Code: CW01
UCAS Institution Code: S27
Apply for 2020 entry now. It is possible to still apply even though the UCAS date that is key of January has passed.
What goes on once you apply
We shall assess the job regarding the strength of the:
- mix of subjects
- predicted grades
- academic achievements
- personal statement
- academic reference
We try to react to you within 2 to 6 weeks with a determination regarding your application.
We treat and select everyone in accordance with our Equality and Diversity Statement.
Life at Southampton
Grow as a person, make lifelong friends, and do the things you’ve got always wished to do while you study.
You’ll find an amiable, diverse and welcoming home when you study at University of Southampton. Working, living and socialising with students from a lot more than 130 countries you are able to become element of a global community on our campuses.
Clubs, societies and facilities
Enjoy vibrant campuses with cafes, restaurants, bars and facilities health that is including, banks and a student shop.
Be inspired by arts and culture with an internationally-known theatre, concert hall and art gallery and opportunities including gigs, concerts, theatre, exhibitions, writers workshops.
Make use of great sporting facilities including more than 80 sports clubs and the Ј8.5m Jubilee Sports Centre with its 25-metre pool.
Get involved with student life with more than 300 clubs and societies and a calendar of social activities in almost every hall of residence.
Support while you study
Starting university is a step that is big. We can assist you to make the most of student life.
Learn more about all of the support we are able to provide, including help with:
- psychological state, disability and needs that are learning
- money and accommodation
- childcare
- computers, software and IT
Entry Requirements
Typical entry requirements
Other international qualifications
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Different ways to qualify
You may be in a position to meet our criteria in other ways if you don’t have the qualifications we truly need. Find out more about:
- our Access to Southampton scheme for students living permanently in britain (including summer that is residential, application support and scholarship)
- Skills you may have gained through work or any other life experiences (otherwise referred to as recognition of prior learning)
Learn more about our Admissions Policy.
Selection process:
Selection is normally according to actual or predicted grades as well as the reference and statement that is personal your UCAS application. Exceptionally we might ask you to come for an interview prior to making an offer.
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Typical course content
This course takes an approach that is interdisciplinary the analysis of poetry, prose, and drama. Creative writing modules will build up your understanding of short stories, novels, poetry, scriptwriting and narrative non-fiction.
Your degree can be further complemented by firmly taking as much as 25% of modules in other areas that are subject including modern languages, music, and philosophy.
Your first year will introduce to new kinds of literature and new creative and critical approaches. You can expect to take three core modules to produce your understanding of literary criticism, essay writing and collaborative research. This may enable you to develop your perspectives that are own.