BA (Hons) Creative Writing and English Literature Bachelor's degree at De Montfort University

Exploration of a wide range of short-form writing, including international strict form poetry (sonnet, rondeau, terza rima, ghazal, villanelle, sestina), free verse, flash fiction, and historical flash fiction. Introduction to ethical questions about combining fact and fiction in historical fiction. Review writing in real-world contexts and digital short-form writing on social media platforms. Emphasis on clarity of expression, conciseness, redrafting and editing.

Assessment: Collaborative Writing (20%) and Short Form Portfolio (80%)

Exploration of key concepts underpinning creative writing studies using a post-disciplinary approach. Topics include journeys, spaces, welcome, (im)mobilities and journeys through time and space, representation and imaginative geographies, gender and placemaking, belonging and place attachment, sustainability and UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Assessment: Subject-specific Coursework 1 (30%) and Coursework 2 (70%)

Exploration of how traditional texts and digital innovations can improve writing practice. Development of craft skills in voice, form, structure, and genre through core readings including global majority writers and translations. Writers' salon activities including leading discussions, selecting material, and devising writing activities.

Assessment: Writers' Salon (20%) and Portfolio (80%)

Development of understanding of poetic form and genre and consolidation of close-reading skills. Examination of poems and poets from different historical periods. Exploration of historical origins and development of specific poetic genres such as epic and pastoral.

Assessment: Essay 1 (40%) and Essay 2 (60%)

Introduction to literature written between the medieval era and the early modern period, considered in national, cultural, and historical contexts. Exploration of poetry, drama and prose organised around key themes such as power, faith, love and sexuality. Comparison of early English literature with key works of European literature from this time.

Assessment: Commentary (30%) and Comparative Essay (70%)

Preparation for post-degree pathways with focus on skills, capabilities and knowledge needed for professional environments. Enhancement of core attributes, competencies and transferable skills. Engagement with UN Sustainable Development Goals and themes including race, gender, identity, and geopolitical issues. Subject-specific workshops on writing and publishing industries. Activities may include responding to real-world briefs, placements/shadowing, community projects, or professional proposal

Assessment: Written Portfolio or Recorded Presentation (100%)

Focus on story in the broadest sense across diverse forms including poetry, hypertext, and scripted work. Exploration of narrative arcs and structures, characterisation, pace, event, story-world, dialogue, clue-laying, revelation, and concealment. Study of storytelling and prose with consideration of how storytelling has adapted to contemporary settings. Potential specialist study of story craft in forms such as writing for stage, screen, TV and film with particular focus on structure and narrat

Assessment: Story Craft Proposal (40%) and Story Craft Creative Work (60%)

Exploration of adaptation of classic English texts into other media, genres, and eras through analysis of Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights and Henry James's The Turn of the Screw. Workshops on textual transformation of iconic literary texts from one medium to another and/or one genre to another. Examination of the relationship between source texts and adaptations through debates on social, cultural, historical, and industrial production contexts.

Development of skills in writing for a range of screen genres and platforms including podcast, poetry films, TV and/or film scripts, web novels, flash fiction on social media platforms, and games. Focus on optimising writing practice in 21st century writing and publishing contexts. Collaborative work replicating real-world writing contexts.

Assessment: Screentime Reflection (30%) and Screentime Project (70%)

Exploration of how computers are able to store and process literary texts and answer questions about texts. Understanding of underlying principles of digital text. Project work to explore literary questions through simple computer programming.

Examination of World Englishes from a global perspective focusing on literature from postcolonial nations. Exploration of themes like memory, class, and ethnicity in both written and oral traditions.

Assessment: Blog/Vlog (40%) and Research Essay (60%)

Opportunity to work at length in a single form or genre of choice to produce professionally presented independent creative work. Negotiated with tutor in accordance with departmental guidelines. Must include written creative work accompanied by a critical reflective essay. Consideration of own work in relation to current published work in the same and related genres. Support for learning from feedback, editing, redrafting and rethinking work. Management of professional writing project from conce

Assessment: Concept Testing (20%) and Dissertation (80%)

Range of professional skills and knowledge of the writing industry in its global context. Knowledge specific to creative writing practitioners and applicable to diverse career options. Enterprise and entrepreneurship education. Topics include international publishing trends, copyright, digital marketing, selling of translation rights, e-publishing developments, print-on-demand, and self-publishing.