BA (Hons) Creative Writing and Screen Writing Bachelor's degree at the University of Chichester

This module introduces you to the practice of writing poetry. You will focus on working in a variety of forms and voices, which explore imaginative territories and poetic processes.

This module will build on skills and techniques acquired throughout your first semester, such as: concrete imagery writerly research notebook gatherings reflections on developing creative work. You will encounter a variety of forms and voices in a range of examples from traditional and contemporary sources in both British and international short fiction.

This module explores the history and forms of visual storytelling and integrates the study of visual writing theory and practice, as you consider the narrative techniques and structures of miniseries, anime and manga.

This module explores some key concepts of story and screenwriting theory, as you focus on the cultivation of early relationships between story, character, structure and plot. As part of this process, you will be introduced to some of the processes used in the creation of original screen-works through the development of initial story ideas. You will also be introduced to some of the history and theory of screenwriting as you consider screenwriting as a craft, gain vital awareness of how screenwri

You'll explore the craft of audio-visual storytelling by actively engaging with short (3-7 minute) films across a range of forms. With a focus on 'dramatic form' in both screenings and script analysis, you'll gain a deeper understanding of the strategies available to screenwriters. We will cover topics such as plot, story, tone and theme as we examine the craft skills needed to produce vivid, original work.

This module explores the importance of structure during the screenwriting process. You will consider the multitude of choices when considering how to identify, control and utilise structure when writing screenplays.

This module introduces you to the versatile genre of creative non-fiction, in which writers employ skills transported from fiction to lend dramatic complexity to factual narratives. Using autobiographical material as a base, you will generate dramatic scenes on a variety of topics and themes.

You will examine and experiment as writers in three genres: travel writing 'the new nature writing' psychogeography.

Assessment: Over the course of the module, you will undertake three assignments, one in each genre. In so doing, you will develop a nuanced understanding of non-fiction as a literary form. These 'assignments' will also extend your professional skills of research, drafting and presentation.

This module will enable you to develop a variety of sophisticated traditional poetic forms and to develop experimental free verse poems within a reflective contemporary poetic practice.

Gain an informed historical and critical perspective on a powerful literary and cultural tradition beginning with the fairy tales written in early modern Italy, continuing through Perrault, D'Aulnoy, Grimm, Andersen to the work of more contemporary authors such as Angela Carter and Margaret Atwood. It also asks where we can turn to for modern fairy tales, through a focus on the use of fairy tale tropes in the work of J.K Rowling and Philip Pullman.

This module introduces you to writing fiction for children. The module will extend and deepen your key writing skills as you learn to pay particular attention to such things as suitable and age-specific subject matter, appropriate language, a more active narration, faster pacing and the demands of greater immediacy.

This module provides you with an opportunity to analyse examples of British cultural activity after 1945 within their artistic, political, and historical contexts. The module discusses a series of key movements of cultural production, for example, 'the Angry Young Men'; 'Cold War fictions'; or 'Thatcherism/responses to Thatcherism'.

The module aims to develop your understanding of rhythm, rhyme, free verse, diction, particular verbal effects, timbre, tone and voice. It will encourage awareness of the centrality of genre to a wide range of poetic practice from the Renaissance to the present day.

This module examines the role of the screenwriter in the development of narrative based computer games. You will explore the role the screenwriter plays in developing characters, dialogue and worldbuilding. You will also be introduced to the debates around narrative vs Ludology and the tensions created between story and play.

This module introduces you to the craft of writing a short cinematic screenplay. The module focuses on the building blocks of screenwriting, with a focus on: visual storytelling plot (using treatments and step outlines) scene-building research skills characterisation setting sound struggle movement layout. You will experience the collaborative nature of screenwriting, and explore the role of the screenwriter within the broader institutional framework of the industry.

This module introduces you to the process of development when creating a long form TV drama series. Throughout the module, you will contribute to the creation of a drama TV 'bible', a package of materials that is used to inform writers, producers and directors of a show's particular production criteria. The module will give you the opportunity to explore the industrial context of such documents and how to generate story ideas for such shows. It aims to develop transferable skills in packaging an

This module aims to introduce you to the process of development when creating a long form drama script. Taking an original idea from concept to final draft, sessions will explore structure, style, theme and character, with attention to format. Emphasis on strong dialogue will be a key element to script development, whilst the difference between story and plot will be explored. The importance of a 'pilot' episode will be recognised and what elements must be included when establishing a show's sel

This module explores conflict within British culture from the start of the 19th century to the turn of the new millennium. You will consider the reaction to obscene publications and other literary controversies and moral panics of Victorian Britain, through to the liberal reforms in the 1960s and the self-censorship and the baleful influence of Hollywood on British cinema.

This module will enable you to explore, as active writers and readers, the strategies, innovations and preoccupations of contemporary writers of the short story. You will read and analyse the craft, technique and rigour of three to four highly regarded short story collections from the last 15 years.

This dissertation level project allows you to utilise and build on the practical skills and subject knowledge developed in years one and two. It aims to give you the opportunity to work as autonomous writers, deepening and enhancing your knowledge and understanding of your chosen subject. There is a choice of a feature film script (90 pages), TV script (50 pages) and pitch, or a games pitch package.

This module explores how literary representations of the historical and social treatment of the dead presents a vivid insight into the cultural behaviour, ideology and social order of different cultural and historical contexts. You will explore the beliefs and attitudes towards the dead within literature from the Middles Ages through to more contemporary examples and debates.

'Flash Fiction' is an exciting new way of telling stories. By composing their own portfolio of very short fiction, you will be challenged to see the form from the inside, and to focus upon the creative challenges that are unique to 'flash fiction'. These challenges will be brought into additional focus by workshops that require critical reflection upon the evolving work.

This module will offer you the opportunity to explore the ways in which contemporary writers and critics engage with images, issues and concepts of the environment in novels, poetry and non-fiction. You will choose whether you wish to engage with the themes of the module as a critic or a creative writer.