BA (Hons) Creative and Professional Writing at St Mary's University, Twickenham

Tell stories that matter to you with our vibrant Creative and Professional Writing degree. Explore yourself and your imagination with our hands-on Creative and Professional Writing degree. You will fine-tune your craft, work collaboratively, and learn how to write and edit in an encouraging seminar and workshop environment. You will focus on contemporary writers and writing to understand the latest developments in the literary and social media worlds.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts, Business, Law, Education and Theology  |  Department: School of Theology and the Arts  |  Duration: 3 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 core modules: Current Writers and Writing, Introduction to narrative, Rethinking Modernity and the Liberal Arts, The Public Role of the Arts and Humanities. Optional modules in Year 1 include Cinema History, Critical Theory and Literature, Film, Style and Form, Doing History, Revolutions and Rebellions, London Theatre (£350 surcharge for international students), Digital Production, Foundations in Biblical Interpretation. Year 2 core modules: Writing Genre Fiction, The Publishing Industry, Journalism 1: News Writing, Writing Lyrics and Poetry.

Career pathways

Our Creative and Professional Writing degree will help you develop key transferrable skills like communication, confidence, and attention to detail. Graduate roles include creative writing, publishing, journalism, advertising, editing, scriptwriting, teaching.

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