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BA Creative Writing and Modern Languages
at Bangor University

Bangor, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 15,750
Country Rank#59
Duration36 Months
Score

Program Overview

This degree course will enable you to develop a personal creative practice as a writer, offering imaginative approaches in a variety of forms, while gaining skills and critical insights in modern languages and cultures. It offers an exploration of the techniques and contexts of the novel, the short story, poetry, and writing for performance and media. You will be taught by research experts and published writers.

Our cross-disciplinary Creative Writing and Modern Languages degree will give you to opportunity to learn about the cultures and societies of the countries in which your chosen language is spoken, whilst also helping you to hone you own creative voice as a writer. You use the degree as an opportunity to try out new languages (you might want to specialise in more than one), but also to try out different literary genres, whether fiction or non-fiction.

Course Content
Program structure

Year 1 Modules

Semester 1
- QXP-1001: Creative Writing: Prose (20)
- QXP-1003: Creative Writing: Poetry (20)
- QXE-1013: Reading, Thinking, Writing (20)
Semester 2
- QXP-1001: Creative Writing: Prose
- QXP-1003: Creative Writing: Poetry
40 credits from:
- LZF-1001: Advanced French 1 (20) (Semester 1) or
  LCF-1001: Ffrangeg Uwch 1 (20) (Semester 1)
- LZG-1001: Advanced German 1 (20) (Semester 1)
- LZI-1001: Advanced Italian 1 (20) (Semester 1)
- LZS-1001: Advanced Spanish 1 (20) (Semester 1) or
  LCS-1001: Sbaeneg Uwch 1 (20) (Semester 1)
- LZF-1002: Advanced French 2 (20) (Semester 2) or
  LCF-1002: Ffrangeg Uwch 2 (20) (Semester 2)
- LZG-1002: Advanced German 2 (20) (Semester 2)
- LZI-1002: Advanced Italian 2 (20) (Semester 2)
- LZS-1002: Advanced Spanish 2 (20) (Semester 2) or
  LCS-1002: Sbaeneg Uwch 2 (20) (Semester 2)
- LZC-1003: Chinese for Beginners 1 (20) (Semester 1)
- LZF-1003: French for Beginners I (20) (Semester 1) or
  LCF-1003: Ffrangeg i Ddechreuwyr I (20) (Semester 1)
- LZG-1003: German for Beginners I (20) (Semester 1)
- LZI-1003: Italian for Beginners I (20) (Semester 1)
- LZS-1003: Spanish Begin./Intermed. 1 (20) (Semester 1) or
  LCS-1003: Sbaeneg i Ddechreuwyr 1 (20) (Semester 1)
- LZC-1004: Chinese for Beginners 2 (20) (Semester 2)
- LZF-1004: French for Beginners II (20) (Semester 2) or
  LCF-1004: Ffrangeg i Ddechreuwyr II (20) (Semester 2)
- LZG-1004: German for Beginners II (20) (Semester 2)
- LZI-1004: Italian for Beginners II (20) (Semester 2)
- LZS-1004: Spanish Begin./Intermed. 2 (20) (Semester 2) or
  LCS-1004: Sbaeneg i Ddechreuwyr 2 (20) (Semester 2)
Optional Modules

20 credits from:
- QCL-1018: Disgrifio Iaith (20) (Semester 2)
- QXL-1110: Introduction to Language (20) (Semester 1)
- QXL-1112: Language, Literature & Culture (20) (Semester 2)
- QCB-1113: Iaith a Chymdeithas (20) (Semester 1) or
  QXL-1113: Language and Society (20) (Semester 1)
- LXE-1600: Transnational Cultures (20) (Semester 2)
- LXE-1700: Creating National Histories (20) (Semester 1)
Year 2 Modules

Semester 1
- QXP-2001: C/Writing: Poetry & Short Fict (20)
- QXP-2004: Creative Writing: The Novel (20)
40 credits from:
- LZC-2040: Chinese Language Skills (40) (Semester 1 + 2)
- LZF-2040: French Language Skills (40) (Semester 1 + 2) or
  LCF-2040: Sgiliau Iaith Ffrangeg (40) (Semester 1 + 2)
- LZG-2040: Gegenwartssprache I (40) (Semester 1 + 2)
- LZI-2040: Italian Language 1 (40) (Semester 1 + 2)
- LZS-2040: Spanish Language 1 (40) (Semester 1 + 2) or
  LCS-2040: Iaith Sbaeneg 1 (40) (Semester 1 + 2)
Optional Modules

20 credits from:
- LXG-2008: The German Film (20) (Semester 2)
- LXG-2009: Dutch I (20) (Semester 1)
- LXI-2010: Making of the Italian Nation (20) (Semester 1)
- LXG-2013: The Divided Germany (20) (Semester 1 + 2)
- LXS-2024: History of Galicia (20) (Semester 2)
- LXE-2025: Reading Fantastic Literatures (20) (Semester 1)
- LXS-2028: Galician I (20) (Semester 1)
- LXS-2033: The Cinema of Spain (20) (Semester 2)
- LXF-2104: French Cinema 1895-1950 (20) (Semester 1)
- LXF-2105: Race and Immigration in France (20) (Semester 2)
- LXC-2200: Contemporary Chinese Studies (20) (Semester 1)
- QXL-2253: English Teaching in Classroom (20) (Semester 2)
20 credits from:
- LXG-2008: The German Film (20) (Semester 2)
- QXP-2019: Modern & Contemporary Writing (20) (Semester 2) or
  QXE-2019: Modern & Contemporary Writing (20) (Semester 2)
- LXS-2033: The Cinema of Spain (20) (Semester 2)
- LXF-2104: French Cinema 1895-1950 (20) (Semester 1)
Year 3 Modules

40 credits from:
- LZC-3040: Advance Chinese Lang Skills (40) (Semester 1 + 2)
- LZF-3040: French Lang. Skills (3 Major) (40) (Semester 1 + 2) or
  LCF-3040: Sgiliau Iaith Ffrang. -3 Iaith (40) (Semester 1 + 2)
- LZG-3040: Gegenwartssprache II (3 Major) (40) (Semester 1 + 2)
- LZI-3040: Italian Language 2 (3 Major) (40) (Semester 1 + 2)
- LZS-3040: Spanish Language 2 (3 Major) (40) (Semester 1 + 2) or
  LCS-3040: Iaith Sbaeneg 2 (3 Iaith) (40) (Semester 1 + 2)
Optional Modules

20 credits from:
- LXI-3011: Adaptations in European Cinema (20) (Semester 1 + 2)
- LXS-3018: Reading Contemporary Galician (20) (Semester 2)
- LXI-3023: The Other Italies (20) (Semester 2)
- LXS-3034: Spain through its Writers (20) (Semester 1)
- LXG-3036: Performing Germany (20) (Semester 1)
- LXE-3101: Approaching Translation (10) (Semester 2) or
  LCE-3101: Trin a Thrafod Cyfieithu (10) (Semester 2)
- LXE-3103: Wales: A European Contact Zone (20) (Semester 2)
- LXF-3106: French Cinema since 1960 (20) (Semester 2)
- LXF-3112: Bande Dessinee & Adaptation (20) (Semester 1)
- LXE-3200: Press Dossier (20) (20) (Semester 1 + 2) or
  LCE-3200: Astudio'r Cyfryngau (20) (Semester 1 + 2)
- LXC-3300: Key topics in Chinese Studies (20) (Semester 1 + 2)
- LXE-3400: Joint Hons Diss (English) (10) (Semester 1 + 2) or
  LCE-3400: Traethawd Hir Cyd-A (Cym) (10) (Semester 1 + 2)
- LXE-3444: Joint Hons Diss (Target Lang) (10) (Semester 1 + 2)
60 credits from:
- QXP-3025: Fantastic Fictions (20) (Semester 1)
- QXP-3093: Experimental Writing (20) (Semester 1)
- QXP-3099: Creative Writing Dissertation (40) (Semester 1 + 2)
Entry Requirement
Offers are tariff based, 80-104 tariff points from a Level 3 qualification* e.g.:
- A Levels (including grade C in relevant modern language. No language required for language-beginners' pathway)
- International Baccalaureate Diploma (including grade H5 in relevant modern language. No language required for language-beginners' pathway)
- BTEC National/Extended Diploma and Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma**: MMP - DMM
- City & Guilds Advanced Technical/Extended Diploma: Case by case**
- Access**
- Welsh Baccalaureate is accepted
- T-levels: considered on a case-by-case basis.
**Can be considered in conjunction with grade C in A level or IB Higher in relevant modern language. No Language required for language-beginners' pathway.
Fees & Scholarships
Home (UK) students
- The cost of a full-time undergraduate course is £9,000 per year
International Tuition Fee For Full Year
- £15,750
Career Prospect
Career opportunities

Taught by experienced academics and published novelists and poets, this cross-disciplinary degree offers students valuable critical insight not only into the study of languages, but the publishing industry itself, and part of what our lecturers can offer is the valuable insight needed to embark on your own career as a writer.

You will develop the critical and analytical skills necessary for careers in a broad range of industries, including publishing, journalism, marketing and communications, translation, and teaching.

Cost Of Studying At Bangor University

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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BA Creative Writing and Modern Languages at Bangor University