BA (Hons) Creative Writing
University of LincolnBrayford Pool, United Kingdom
Course overview
Live the Writing Life at the University of Lincoln. If you love to read and write and want to explore the boundaries of your own creativity, Creative Writing at Lincoln can provide you with a new appreciation of the writer's craft. Students can develop their own distinctive voice as an author and philosophy of composition, as well as explore the theory and practice of building a diverse portfolio of work across forms and styles.
As a Creative Writing student at the University of Lincoln, you have the opportunity to work with, and become part of, an international community of writers who will aim to help you develop your skills in genres as diverse as prose fiction, historical fiction, contemporary fiction, speculative fiction, scriptwriting, poetry, creative non-fiction, audio dramas, young adult fiction, multi-modal writing, and the graphic novel. Our aim is to help you to develop your writing in innovative and exciting ways, becoming the best writer you can be. The course has a strong focus on employability and aims to prepare you for a professional writing or publishing career.
Our teaching team consist of highly experienced and enthusiastic professional writers whose work has been internationally published, broadcast, and staged. They include science fiction writer Chris Dows, poet and literary translator Daniele Pantano, novelists Guy Mankowski and Robert Weston, and Amy Lilwall; playwright Sue Healy; and multi-modal author Sherezade Rangel, most of whom are award-winning in their own genres and writing formats. You may also have opportunities to take part in readings, workshops, masterclasses, and events; to serve as editors for 'The Lincoln Review' (www.lincolnreview.org), an international literary journal edited exclusively by undergraduate and postgraduate students; and to benefit from the experience of a range of writers, editors, dramaturges, producers, and directors who come to the University of Lincoln as visiting lecturers, such as Ann Cleeves, Andrew Graham-Dixon, Chris Packham, and Visiting Professor Robert Shearman.
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Key highlights
- Genres include prose fiction, poetry, scriptwriting, audio drama and graphic novels
- Taught by internationally published, broadcast and staged professional writers
- Chance to edit The Lincoln Review, a student-run international literary journal
- Visiting lecturers include writers, editors, dramaturges, producers and directors
- Readings, workshops, masterclasses and events alongside the core curriculum
- Strong employability focus preparing students for writing or publishing careers
Entry requirements
- UCAS tariff points: 104-112 — UK: 104 to 112 UCAS Tariff points. This must be achieved from a minimum of 2 A Levels or equivalent Level 3 qualifications. For example: A Level: BCC to BBC BTEC Extended Diploma: Distinction Merit Merit T Level: Merit Overall Access to Higher Education Diploma: 104 to 112 UCAS points to be achieve…
- International Baccalaureate: 29 — UK: 104 to 112 UCAS Tariff points. This must be achieved from a minimum of 2 A Levels or equivalent Level 3 qualifications. For example: A Level: BCC to BBC BTEC Extended Diploma: Distinction Merit Merit T Level: Merit Overall Access to Higher Education Diploma: 104 to 112 UCAS points to be achieve…
- BTEC: DMM — BTEC Extended Diploma
- T-level: Merit — UK: 104 to 112 UCAS Tariff points. This must be achieved from a minimum of 2 A Levels or equivalent Level 3 qualifications. For example: A Level: BCC to BBC BTEC Extended Diploma: Distinction Merit Merit T Level: Merit Overall Access to Higher Education Diploma: 104 to 112 UCAS points to be achieve…
- GCSE: 4 or above — to include English
- A-level: BCC-BBC — UK: 104 to 112 UCAS Tariff points. This must be achieved from a minimum of 2 A Levels or equivalent Level 3 qualifications. For example: A Level: BCC to BBC BTEC Extended Diploma: Distinction Merit Merit T Level: Merit Overall Access to Higher Education Diploma: 104 to 112 UCAS points to be achieve…
- International qualifications — International Non UK Qualifications: If you have studied outside of the UK, and are unsure whether your qualification meets the above requirements, please visit our country pages https://www.lincoln.ac.uk/studywithus/internationalstudents/entryrequirementsandyourcountry/ for information on equivalent qualifications. EU and Overseas students will be required to demonstrate English language profici…
Scholarships
Global Leaders Scholarship
The scholarship is available to international students and is valued at 50% of tuition fees for one year of study.
Up to 50% of feesInternational Undergraduate Scholarship
The International Undergraduate Scholarship is valued at £2,000 and will be awarded to eligible students as a tuition fee discount for each year of their undergraduate programme at the University of Lincoln.
Up to £2,000Partner Scholarship
If you’re eligible to receive the Partner Scholarship, you may also be eligible to receive a tuition fee discount of £1,000 through our Early Payment Discount.
Up to £1,000
Careers this course leads to
- Author
- Scriptwriter
- Editor
- Publishing assistant
- Copywriter
- Journalist
Cost of study
UK/Home: £9,790 per year | International: £16,900 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Lincoln, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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