A Combined Honours degree at Chester gives you the opportunity to study two subjects. You will spend a fairly even amount of time studying each subject area, with possible opportunities to declare a major – minor towards the end of your studies.
**Creative Writing**
Unleash your creativity and discover what makes good writing great as you produce and reflect on your own fiction, poetry and drama.
This course helps you to develop the skills and techniques to become a creative writer in poetry, drama and fiction (flashes, short stories, novels), and also to write crit...
A Combined Honours degree at Chester gives you the opportunity to study two subjects. You will spend a fairly even amount of time studying each subject area, with possible opportunities to declare a major – minor towards the end of your studies.<br/><br/>**Creative Writing**<br/>Unleash your creativity and discover what makes good writing great as you produce and reflect on your own fiction, poetry and drama.<br/>This course helps you to develop the skills and techniques to become a creative writer in poetry, drama and fiction (flashes, short stories, novels), and also to write critically. We have a number of highly successful published writers of fiction and poetry in the Department, who can share their insights with you.<br/>Learn how your own work fits into the wider world of literature and contemporary publishing. Study the works and techniques of successful poets, novelists and dramatists to inform your own writing; choose from a number of optional and specialist modules; and pursue and complete a writing project of your own choice.<br/>The Department’s commitment to contemporary literature and its contacts with eminent authors allow us to place your degree studies in Creative Writing in an exciting wider context. We will also give you guidance on how you can get your work published, so that you can share your success with others. At Chester, we pride ourselves on teaching Creative Writing in a professional but supportive environment.<br/><br/>**Journalism**<br/>Immerse yourself in the vibrant world of news as you learn to practise journalism and critique the industry.<br/>Journalism is an exciting subject, crucial to any understanding of the current state of the world. Our course strives to remain at the cutting edge of journalistic practice and theory, with an emphasis on sustainability and technology. The way journalists report news and how consumers engage with it is evolving all the time – mainly due to the impact of digital technology.<br/>The Journalism course recognises the value of developing relevant skills throughout your studies with a particular focus on enhancing your ability to adapt to ever changing environments within a fast-moving industry. To prepare for this multimedia environment, the practical skills we teach include news research and writing, photography, video and audio production techniques (including podcasting).
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
23/09/2024
Campus
Chester
Provider Details
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Course Code
WP85
Institution Code
C55
Points of Entry
Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
A-LevelB,C,C B,B,C 112 UCAS points from GCE A Levels or equivalent. Typical Offer - BCC/BBC The Department requires one of the following subjects at GCE A Level: a Humanities-based essay writing subject such as English Literature, English Language, English Language & Literature, Philosophy, Religious Studies, History or Classical Civilisation. UCAS Tariff112 112 UCAS points from GCE A Levels or equivalent. Typical Offer - BCC/BBC The Department requires one of the following subjects at GCE A Level: a Humanities-based essay writing subject such as English Literature, English Language, English Language & Literature, Philosophy, Religious Studies, History or Classical Civilisation. Scottish HigherAccess to HE DiplomaAccess to HE Diploma (must include a relevant Humanities subject at Level 3), to include 45 credits at level 3, 30 of which must be at Merit International Baccalaureate Diploma ProgrammePearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)BTEC Extended Diploma/Diploma: merit/distinction profile plus one of the GCE A Level subjects listed above Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) |
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