Course Content
Year One
Writing workshops play a central role as a collaborative method to accelerate and consolidate student learning.
It will expand your
- critical vocabulary and
- develop technical skills in the drafting and editing work required of a professional writer.
- Tutorials, lectures, seminars, masterclasses, and cross-disciplinary project work also feature in year one.
Year Two
You will now be developing a clear sense of your writing direction and favoured mode of production and will produce work that responds to outward facing briefs and opportunities.
- Tutorials, masterclasses, and collaborative project work help you to focus on technical skills, which may include
- the use of screenwriting,
- editing, and
- publishing software.
Hands-on learning and mentoring by professional writers as well as visits, online forums, and blogs will develop and challenge your writing breadth and skills.
Year Three
The final year gives you the opportunity to negotiate, develop, and complete a major writing project.
This culminates in the production of a substantial body of original work, contributing to your chosen writing platform.
It will reflect your individual philosophy and career aspirations as a talented new writer.
