Course Content
First year
- Block 1: Exploring Creative Writing
- Block 2: Writing Identity
- Block 3: Writers Salon OR you can select to study one route from the list below: Drama route – Shifting Stages, English Language route - Evolving Language,, English Literature route – Introduction to Drama: Shakespeare, Film Studies route – Disney, Warner Bros and the Business of the Film Studio, Education route –, Childhood, Social Justice and Education, History route – Global Cities, Journalism route – Understanding Journalism, Media route - Media, Culture and Society
- Block 4: Shaping Ideas
Second year
- Block 1: Writing Place
- Block 2: Word, Image, Sound
- Block 3: Story Craft OR continue with the route selected in the first year: Drama route – Theatre Revolutions, English Language route - Sociolinguistics, English, Literature route – Text Technolgies, Film Studies route – Screen Archives - Preservation, Conservation and Usage, Education route – Preparing for Professional Practice and Cultural and Educational Transformations, History route – Humans and the Natural World, Journalism route – Beyond News: Peace Journalism and Opinion Writing , Media route – Public Relations and Strategic Communication
- Year Long: Personal Projects
Third year
- Block 1: Genre Specialism
- Block 2: Writing and Publishing
- Block 3: Uncreative Writing, Creative Misbehavior OR continue with the route selected in the first year: Drama route – Performance, Identity and Activism, English Language route - Language and Identity, English Literature route – World Englishes: On the Page and Beyond, Film Studies route – British Cinema - Creativity, Independents and Interdependence, Education route – Adult Learners and Lifelong Learning OR Reflection on Practice: Teaching and Learning OR Gender and Education, History route – The World on Display, Journalism route – Music, Film and Entertainment Journalism, Media route – Gender and TV Fictions
- Year Long: Dissertation
