BA (Hons) Creative and Professional Writing at University of Kent

A writing degree at Canterbury combining contemporary and historical writing with creative practice across fiction, poetry, screen and stage writing, creative non-fiction, journalism and digital storytelling. Workshops are at the core of the course. A year in industry or year abroad can be added.

Duration: 3 years full-time (4 with a year abroad or in industry); 6 years part-time (7 with a year abroad or in industry)  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Study mode: full-time or part-time (Canterbury)  |  Location: Canterbury, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Stage 1 compulsory modules include Other Worlds: Dystopias and Futures, Creative and Critical Conversations, Becoming a Writer, The Writer's Toolkit 1 and 2, and Performance Writing. Stage 2 includes Approaching Poetry and Writing Fiction, with options such as Screenwriting for Film and Television; Stage 3 has a Project and options such as Beginning to Write a Novel and Novel to Netflix.

Career pathways

Graduates go into journalism and media, marketing and public relations, creative and cultural industries, writing and publishing, education, business, the charity sector and law.

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