Creative Writing with Education Studies BA (Hons) at De Montfort University

Combine diverse forms of creative writing with the exploration of education, childhood, and lifelong learning. This programme offers an exciting opportunity to combine expertise in both creative writing and education studies.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts, Design and Humanities  |  Department: English and Creative Writing  |  Duration: 3 years full time, 4 years with placement  |  Study mode: full-time, optional placement year (sandwich)  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Leicester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules include Exploring Creative Writing, Journeys and Places, Childhood, Social Justice and Education, Shaping Ideas, Writing Identity, Exploring Work and Society, Understanding Learning and Wellbeing, Cultural and Technological Transformations, Music in the Life of the Primary School, Word, Image, Sound, Screentime, Writing and Publishing, Curriculum Design and Co-Creation, Reflection on Practice: Teaching and Learning, Gender and Education, Dissertation.

Career pathways

Employability skills are embedded in the curriculum to prepare you for a range of careers both related to Creative Writing, Education Studies and in wider industries. This course also helps develop skills that are particularly useful for students with an interest in developing a career working with young children.

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