BA (Hons) English and Creative Writing

at University of Bolton

Modules
 

• Scholarship

• Stories and Narrative

• Introduction to Literature: Form and Genre

• Introduction to Literature: Text and Context

• Writing Poetry and Fiction

• Writing Drama

• Future Directions

• Critical Dialogues

• The Literature of Love

• Perspectives on Poetry

• Aspects of Prose Fiction

• Writing Drama: The Turn of the Story

• Writing Fiction: The Character of the Writing

• Writing Poetry: The Shape of the Voice

• Writing for Publication

• Approaches to Drama

• Gothic Narratives

• Adaptation

• Ambivalent Intimacies: Reading Contemporary British Fiction

• Virtual Victorians

• Children's Literature

• Narrative Representations of Female Desire

• Special Authors

• Renaissance Drama

• The Writers' Room: Drama

• The Writers' Room: Fiction

• The Writers' Room: Poetry

• The Writer's World

• The Professional Author

• Contemporary Poetry

• Creative Dissertation

• Dissertation and Research Skills

• 60% or above at standard XII (all boards)

• Successful completion of a 2 year diploma (state board or approved polytechnic)

• Accept applications for entry to year 2 & 3; however these are assessed on a case by case basis.

• If English isn’t your first language, you’ll also need IELTS 6.0 with no less than 5.5 in any band (or equivalent).

• Home Fees Per Year - £9,250
• International  Fees Per Year - £12,950

The qualification can support a range of other career paths. For some of these roles, relevant experience or postgraduate study may be required. Potential careers include:
 

• Libraries
• Social media management
• Information services
• Leisure and tourism
• Web content production
• Public relations
• Technical writing
• Research
• Strategic communications
• Screen and play writing
• Novelist/poet