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Creative Writing Major
UAC Code: 754601
A major in Creative Writing offers both a practical and theoretical understanding of writing practice. The first year provides a foundation in Creative Writing covering a range of styles as well as editing. The core themes of the narrative, poetic and dramatic are continued in second year along with specific writing theory. The final year culminates in a major project that allows students to develop a significant piece of creative work.
In general, class activities are based around a combination of lectures, intensive workshops, writing exercises, group discussions and individual student presentations. The degree regularly makes use of various artist and writer-in-residence schemes. Students are encouraged to participate in extracurricular activities; to facilitate public readings and performance of their work and to pursue publication opportunities.
| Subject Code | subject Name | Credit Points | Session(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core BCA Subjects: | |||
| CACS101 | Contemporary Creative Practice | 6 | Autumn |
| CACS102 | Critical Frameworks in Creative Practice | 6 | Spring |
| Plus TWO of the following 300-level subjects: | |||
| CACS301 | Professional Practice | 6 | Spring |
| CACS331 | Contemporary Theory and Research Practice | 6 | Autumn |
| CAGD331 | New Media and Visual Communication Theory | 6 | Autumn |
| CAMS331 | Music and Culture | 6 | Autumn |
| CAPF331 | Theory and Practice of Theatre in the 20th and 21st Century | 6 | Autumn |
| CAVA331 | Contemporary Artworlds | 6 | Autumn |
| CAGD332 | Advanced Graphic Design and Visual Communication Theory | 6 | Spring |
| CAVA332 | Globalisation and Contemporary Art | 6 | Spring |
| CAPF333 | Political Dramaturgy | 6 | Spring |
| CAVA361 | Curatorial Practices | 6 | Spring |
| Plus the following major related subjects: | |||
| CACW101 | Writing Foundation: Prose Fiction and Non-fiction | 6 | Spring |
| CACW103 | Editing Foundation | 6 | Autumn |
| CACW102 | Writing Foundation: Poetic and Dramatic | 6 | Autumn |
| CACW104 | Text and Context | 6 | Spring |
| CACW201 | Poetic Studio | 6 | Spring |
| CACW202 | Dramatic Studio | 6 | Autumn |
| CACW231 | Writing, Representation and Power | 6 | Autumn |
| CACW203 | Narrative Studio | 6 | Autumn |
| CACW232 | Writing and Critical Theory | 6 | Spring |
| CACW301 | Writing Across Borders | 6 | Autumn |
| CACW390 | Creative Writing Major Project | 12 | Spring |
| Plus electives to bring the total number of credit points to 144. | |||
Credit Arrangements
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