BA (Hons) Creative Writing and Media at York St John University

Build both creative and analytical skills on this joint honours degree. We will support you to grow as a writer, while also investigating the wider media landscape. Explore how different types of media interact with each other, and influence the society and culture they are part of. This understanding will help to inform your writing, as you unleash your creativity by experimenting with form and genre.

Faculty: School of Humanities  |  Duration: 3 years full time, 6 years part time  |  Study mode: full-time/part-time  |  Intake: September 2027, September 2028  |  Location: York, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Compulsory modules include Media, Culture and Society; Forms of Narrative; Writing to Order; Dissertation Project; Contemporary Writing 2: Literary and Publishing Culture Now. Optional modules include Introduction to Creative Writing; Critical Perspectives; Mediated Identities; Writing Fiction; Writing Reality: Creative Nonfiction; Convergence Cultures.

Career pathways

A degree in Creative Writing and Media can help you become a professional writer, but the skills you learn on this course will also be relevant to a wide range of professions. As you explore your creativity you will also build transferable skills in analysis, communication, team working, using digital technologies and presentation. Example roles include Writing; Copy writing and editing; Journalism; Teaching; Publishing; Arts administration; Writing or producing for TV and film; Researching for TV and film.

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