8Feb
UndergraduateDe Montfort University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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Course summary
This programme offers an exciting opportunity to combine expertise in both creative writing and education studies. You’ll work with professional researchers, published writers, research-active academics, and visiting practitioners, gaining valuable insights into both disciplines. Our innovative course structure in Creative Writing keeps things exciting by allowing you to explore various forms and styles while offering the freedom to focus on what inspires you most. Whether you’re honing existing skills or discovering new talents, you’ll thrive in our hands-on Creative Writing modules. From collaborative writing and drafting to receiving feedback and revising, you’ll be immersed in the process. With industry-focused skills woven throughout the curriculum, you’ll gain the confidence to excel as a writer, learning from successful published authors in a vibrant community. In Education Studies, you’ll explore how people learn, develop, and interact with knowledge throughout their lives. This discipline equips you with skills that are invaluable in a range of professions, from teaching and educational policy to human resources and community work. Understanding how people think, learn, and grow fosters empathy and critical thinking, empowering you to make a positive impact in sectors where education plays a key role.
- Join a programme uniquely organised by theme, supporting you in developing a wide range of writing practices, including fiction, poetry, memoir, screenwriting, and digital writing.
- Engage with regional writing networks, participate in spoken word events, and showcase your work through book fairs and festivals like DMU’s annual States of Independence.
- Expand your creative practice by working in dynamic settings such as Leicester Gallery, local museums, DMU’s Special Collections archive, and ghost story workshops in a deconsecrated chapel.
- Explore various academic disciplines to discuss and question educational structures, policy, practice, and theory.
- Develop transferable skills applicable to careers in education and socially and culturally oriented professions.
Modules
First Year Block 1: Exploring Creative Writing Block 2: Journey and Places Block 3: Childhood, Social Justice and Education Block 4: Shaping Ideas Second Year Block 1: Writing Identity Block 2: Exploring Work and Society Block 3: Understanding Learning and Wellbeing OR Block 3: Cultural and Technological Transformations OR Block 3: Music in the Life of the Primary School Year-long: Word, Image, Sound Third Year Block 1: Screentime Block 2: Writing and Publishing Block 3: Curriculum Design and Co-Creation OR Block 3: Reflection on Practice: Teaching and Learning OR Block 3: Gender and Education Block 4: Dissertation
Assessment method
Creative Writing is a practice-based subject, where you’ll learn by doing, guided by successful published writers. You’ll join a creative community of writers, with workshops fostering collaboration and helping you grow as a writer within this dynamic group. Your Education Studies modules also encourage collaborative learning while supporting individual learning styles. You’ll have the flexibility to tailor your assignments to the projects, genres, and issues that interest you most. Lecturers aim to provide transformative experiences through innovative teaching and research that impacts staff, students, and the wider community. Assessment methods across both subjects include creative writing pieces, publications, case studies, essays, presentations, and e-portfolios. Creative Writing coursework focuses on critical reflection and analysis, teaching you to read as a practitioner. The programme supports DMU’s EDI strategy and fosters collaboration, critical thinking, and self-awareness. You’ll also develop entrepreneurial skills to thrive in diverse professional settings. Contact hours You will be taught through a combination of workshops, lectures, tutorials, group work and self-directed study. In your first year you will normally attend around 8-10 hours of timetabled taught sessions (principally workshops) each week, and we expect you to undertake at least 28 further hours of independent study to complete project work and research.
How to apply
29Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- W850
- Institution code:
- D26
- Campus name:
- Leicester Campus
- Campus code:
- Y
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 104 points
A level
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DMM
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
Student Outcomes
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9250 | Year 1 |
| International | £15750 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Please note that fees for subsequent years of study for continuing students are subject to an annual review. Any increase in fee will be in line with RPI-X (linked to the retail price index) and the fee cap set by the Government.
Provider information
De Montfort University
The Gateway
Leicester
LE1 9BH