Course summary

Foundation Year Our Foundation Year provides an excellent alternative route to Keele, providing a unique opportunity to better prepare for your chosen degree, and with guaranteed entry onto your undergraduate course once you successfully complete your Foundation Year. This extra year of study can improve your academic skills, expand your subject knowledge, give you a better understanding of higher education and, perhaps most importantly of all, build your confidence. On the Keele Foundation Year, you'll study on campus, joining our undergraduate community from the outset, with access to all the facilities and support that you'd get as an undergraduate student at Keele. International Students For International Students, Foundation Years are delivered through our dedicated on-campus provider, Keele University International College. Applications for International Foundation Years are also handled by KUIC; please do not apply via UCAS as the University will not be able to process your application and you may still be charged the UCAS application fee. To find out more and to apply for an International Foundation Year, visit https://kuic.keele.ac.uk/ Creative Writing Engage your imagination by exploring a diverse mix of literary texts and genres to develop your skills and voice as a writer. Under the guidance of our experienced, published poets, novelists, and creative practitioners, you will develop your technical abilities in addition to acquiring the knowledge and understanding needed to thrive in the current writing marketplace. Why choose this course?

• Learn to write in a wide variety of styles and genres including scriptwriting, fiction and poetry

• Develop your technical abilities as a writer in addition to understanding workings of the modern publishing industry

• Create a portfolio of work to showcase your abilities to potential employers and partners

• Learn and gain inspiration from our dedicated team of published authors

• Build your contacts in the literary world by attending our open mic nights and readings by guest speakers