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Bachelor of Arts Honours in Creative Writing at North-West University

North-West University, South Africa

Programme overview

Bachelor of Arts Honours in Creative Writing is an NQF level 8 honours degree in the School of Languages of the Faculty of Humanities at North-West University, offered full-time and part-time on the Potchefstroom campus. Qualification code: 1EB L02 L601P. The primary purpose of the qualification is to develop the nature and scope of learners' knowledge of Creative Writing, enhancing their insight into and stimulating their creative and scientific skills in this disciplinary field.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities  |  Department: School of Languages  |  Duration: 1-2 years full-time; 2-3 years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Potchefstroom, North West, South Africa

What you will study

Modules include Creative Writing in Practice, Text Editing for Creative Writers, Afrikaans Poetry: Poetry and Intertext, Afrikaans Narrative Texts, Narratology: Novel and Film, Twentieth-Century Fiction, Postcolonial World Literature.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A Bachelor's degree or equivalent degree with Creative Writing as a major. Students who wish to be admitted into this programme will be screened by means of the submission of an original piece of writing. Approach the chairperson of the Subject Group Creative Writing about this requirement in good time.

Duration: 1-2 years full-time; 2-3 years part-time

Apply through the official page: https://studies.nwu.ac.za/studies/apply

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