Creative Writing and Publishing with Foundation Year BA (Hons)

Our four year foundation year offers the chance to strengthen your skills, knowledge and confidence – with extensive support from our expert staff – before you advance to stage one of your honours degree. It could also be beneficial if you are planning a career change and want to get to grips with aspects of subjects which are new to you.<br/><br/>WHY CHOOSE THIS COURSE?<br/>This flexible and innovative degree enables you to develop your writing skills alongside learning about the publishing industry. Learn the art, craft and processes of writing fiction and non-fiction; well cover writing for books, magazines, and digital content. Understand how todays publishing industry works and gain the skills you need to get your work — or the work of others — to market.<br/><br/>IS THIS COURSE FOR YOU?<br/>If you’re looking for a degree to suit your needs and aspirations, with the choice of a wide range of optional modules, this course is for you. <br/><br/>HOW YOU WILL LEARN<br/>Youll be taught in small supportive groups, using examples from contemporary and historical writing to inform your work. This course includes writing workshops and work-based projects with employers, to help you hone and apply your skills. You might be producing magazines and anthologies of student work, creating interactive eBooks, or crafting industry-standard TV and film scripts. By the end of your studies, you will have a portfolio of professionally developed and presented work to show to a potential employer. <br/><br/>OPPORTUNITIES AND EXPERIENCES. <br/>There are so many! Apply for professional mentoring or internships with independent publishers, literature festival planners and event organisers; write for one of our in-house publications to raise your profile and boost your experience; spend part of your second year studying in America – all these opportunities and more are there for the taking.<br/><br/>CAREERS AND EMPLOYABILITY<br/>Prepare for any career in the literary world, whether you aspire to be a writer or to work in the publishing industry, including roles in editorial, design, production, sales, marketing, publicity and more.