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English: Creative and Professional Writing (BA) - Sunderland
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English: Creative and Professional Writing (BA) - Sunderland

University of Sunderland
SunderlandUK
On campus
Full-time
€18,605.30€11,919.02/year
 1797 Points
Duration
3 Years
Language
English
Apply date
Aug 2024

Program Description

This bachelor in English: Creative and Professional Writing (BA) enables you to understand writing as a profession while exploring and developing your own creative talent.

During the bachelor in English: Creative and Professional Writing (BA), you'll be supported by published writers and senior academics to hone your writing and apply your knowledge to literary, technical, and professional work. You'll acquire skills in pitching, presenting, and networking and learn about a range of industries where writers are in high demand.

If you're interested in taking your writing further into a range of creative industries such as publishing, the literary arts, including novel writing, poetry, and nonfiction, as well as in the media, script and screenwriting, marketing, communications, and other related activities, this bachelor in English: Creative and Professional Writing (BA) is for you.

You'll learn from experts in their field who will connect you to creative institutions and networks both regionally and nationally as you gain expertise in creative and professional writing.

In the bachelor in English: Creative and Professional Writing (BA), you’ll have the chance to work with established organizations as well as develop your portfolio for a varied and fulfilling writing career, and take part in the Sunderland Creative Writing Festival and the renowned Sunderland Literature Festival.

Entry Requirements

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Curriculum

Year 1

The Fundamentals of English Language Study

Regional Writing: Language

Writing Short Fiction and Poetry

Reading and Literature

The Business of Writing: Editing and Publishing

Mini Project

Year 2

Language and Society

Regional Writing: Literature

Submitting Prose and Poetry

Texts and Contexts

The Business of Writing 2: Pitching, Funding and Placement

Environmental Writing (Optional)

Year 3

Major Project

Gender: Theory and Representation

The Business of Writing: Adaptation

Literary History: From the 19th Century to the Present

Digital Writing (Optional)

Jobs - Careers

  • Freelance Writer
  • Novelist
  • Poet
  • Games Designer (narrative)
  • Publicist
  • Publishing Assistant
  • Marketing
  • PR/Communications
  • Copywriter
  • Advertising Executive
  • Digital Writer
  • Editor
  • Content Writer
  • Content Editor
  • Proof Reader
  • Researcher
  • Translator
  • Journalist
  • Reporter
  • Scriptwriter
  • Screenwriter
  • Radio Writer
  • Teacher
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