Modules

Focussing on writing both as an autonomous professional, and as a contributor to a range of local industries, you’ll explore a variety of relevant genres allowing you to experience popular topics and styles as a means of developing your individual voice. You’ll also study the more practical side to creative writing, including its applications within a real-world context. Year one You will study the building blocks of creative writing including the core elements of narrative and our contemporary culture of publishing. You will be exposed to a wide range of culturally relevant literature to stimulate discussion and reflection as you begin to develop your writing technique. You will be taught through a range of lectures, workshops and tutorials. Year two In year two, you'll improve your literary skills further through the study of essential genres which allow you to experience a topical sample of the fields that make up creative writing. Here you are afforded the opportunity to shape an increasingly specialised career path. On top of developing your own traditional texts, you’ll have the chance to learn skills for media like digital, radio and voiceover, thus increasing the practical opportunities for writing in a professional capacity. Year three The final year allows you to put all you have learned to practical use as you begin the transition from study to career. You will be working on two major 40 credit modules, which are both designed to afford you the opportunity to develop positive relationships with professionals in the local writing community. Your collaborative project is an opportunity for you to develop a uniquely personal project focussed on a real-world collaboration within the Cornish writing community. You will be supported in making connections and developing a productive collaboration that allows you practical experience within the industry. The creative project allows you to create a sustained piece of work that represents the culmination of your progress as a writer; this piece you can continue with post-graduation. The modules above are those being studied by our students, or proposed new ones. Programme structures and modules can change as part of our curriculum enhancement and review processes. If a certain module is important to you, please discuss it with the Course Leader.