BA (Hons) Creative Writing and English Literature Bachelor's degree at London Metropolitan University

This module provides a wide-ranging introduction to reading poetry and to the great variety of poetic forms and genres, from sonnets to free verse and performance poetry. It introduces students to poetic literary history through major poets such as Chaucer, Shakespeare, Wordsworth and Eliot, and equally explores contemporary poetry and poetics.

Assessment: Written coursework and an oral presentation

Introduces students to the major transformations of English literature and culture during the mid-18th to the mid-19th century period. Through the study of literary and other primary texts of the period, the module provides a contextual introduction to the study of literature in the late modern period and related critical debates.

Assessment: A series of written coursework pieces

Provides an opportunity to study the development of the genre via a number of canonical texts and transformative moments in the history of the form. Students study the formal characteristics of representative playtexts and the political, social and cultural concerns of the societies in which they were first performed.

Assessment: Essay, presentation, script and/or reflective writing

Provides an introduction to major forms of contemporary prose including fiction, memoir, and essay. Students will consider the historical development of contemporary forms through reading the writings by a range of contemporary writers and practising their own craft in context of these works.

Assessment: Written coursework and in-class presentations

Studies the historical development, interplay, techniques, conventions, audiences and themes of some major types of genre fiction from the eighteenth century to the present day. Allows students to specialise in genres of their choice.

Assessment: A variety of written coursework and a short presentation on a popular text of their choice

Forms the central section of the chronological spine of English Literature modules. Examines the transformations of English literature and culture from the late 19th to the mid-20th century. Through the study of literature, philosophy, criticism and the arts, the module develops students' critical understanding of cultural context and formal innovation in the English literary tradition.

Assessment: A variety of written coursework

Explores the writing and rewriting of fiction and creative nonfiction. Attention is paid to both originating new work and the process of revision. Outlines fundamental principles of style, genre and editing. Covers different kinds of narrative such as fiction, life writing, nature writing, travel writing and literary journalism.

Examines literary and publishing culture through the development of writing and reading technologies from antiquity through the medieval period to the era of print, and then samples how creative writers have experimented with digital tools and platforms to innovate their literary practice. Emphasises employability and immerses students in London's current publishing industry.