Creative & Professional Writing BA (Hons)

Fusing traditional and emerging forms of communication, our course prepares you for a career in the rapidly evolving discipline of creative & professional writing.<br/><br/>Realise your potential as a creative, professional writer in a climate of constructive challenge and personalised support, all set against the inspirational Cornish landscape.<br/><br/>Our course is focused on the individual learner and our unique adaptivity when it comes to allowing you to develop the skills essential to crafting your personalised career. <br/><br/>Throughout the three years, you will be working with a range of professionals including experienced lecturers, respected academics, published authors, small press publishers and acclaimed poets and script writers.<br/><br/>You will be based within the thriving community of Bodmin; the location affords you ample opportunity, not just for inspiration, but also to develop an appreciation for the important role that creative writing is afforded within the local culture.<br/><br/>As part of the course, you’ll be joining a pioneering group of writers seeking to bring professional writing to the fore in this unique setting within a dynamic Cornish community. <br/><br/>Working closely in a unique partnership with our Digital Media Centre, we offer collaboration which reflects the diverse and ever changing modern landscape of creative writing as a discipline. Our students are makers; they learn through creating and crafting with a view to real world applications. Supported by workshops and creative seminars, you’ll be introduced to a wide variety of narrative aspects and genres. <br/><br/>We are looking for fresh thinking contributors and we welcome applications from diverse educational backgrounds. Students with a passion for writing and literature as well as poets, dramatists, gamers and artists are at home in our dynamic, multi-disciplined degree course.<br/><br/>This course is taught by Bodmin College and awarded by Falmouth University.