BA (Hons) Creative Writing and Digital Media (Study Abroad) at Lancaster University

The hallmark of Lancaster’s Creative Writing and Digital Media degree is the exceptional opportunities you will have to gain professional skills and experience. Develop your creative voice and hone your writing with support from published novelists, poets and playwrights. Gain in-depth knowledge of the opportunities and challenges presented by digital media technologies.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences  |  Department: School of Arts  |  Duration: Full time 4 years  |  Study mode: full-time (includes a year studying abroad)  |  Location: Lancaster, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 core modules: Introduction to Creative Writing, Understanding Media and Culture, Transformations in Digital Media, Re-Making Tradition. Year 2 core modules: Developing Your Writing Practice, Thinking Digital Worlds, Writing Fiction, Digital Cultures. Year 3 core modules: Your Year Abroad. Year 4 core modules: Advanced Creative Writing Workshop, Audiences, Fans and Participatory Cultures, The Making of Media and AI Futures.

Career pathways

You will gain impressive knowledge of digital media and its impact on society combined with skills in critical analysis, research, presentation and - of course - writing. Our creative writing graduates have published their own stories, novels, videogames, graphic novels and poems with major publishers, and have had their scripts produced in national festivals and on national radio.

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