Develop the tricks and techniques to produce short stories, poetry and play scripts on our English Language and Creative Writing Foundation Entry course.
Foundation Entry degree courses are ideal if you’ve got the ability to study for a degree, but don’t have the necessary formal qualifications to directly join an honours programme. It’s a great stepping stone to a full degree.
You’ll have a lot of choice on this course. On the Language side, there are modules to suit any interest – from language structure to the teaching of language, language and gender and forensic linguistics.
You could also choose to specialise in the related areas of media, forensic and political discourse, or the nuts and bolts of language by choosing syntax, phonology and morphology. You’ll develop your writing in a range of genres, including short stories, poetry, plays and radio and film scripts.
Why study with us
- Creative Writing ranks 1st in the UK with 100% overall student satisfaction (National Student Survey 2022)
- Creative Writing at the University of Central Lancashire is ranked 2nd in the North West and top 10 nationally for graduate prospects (Complete University Guide 2022)
- You’ll have the chance to learn about careers in writing and the book trade from guest authors, literary agents, editors and publishers.
What you'll do
- You’ll be supported by our Worldwise Learning Centre, where you’ll be able to access the latest language learning and digital technologies, including Rosetta Stone.
- You’ll gain work experience on the English Language Skills Initiative for Employability (ELSIE) programme, writing for the press and client publications.
- Our international scheme means that you can pick to study a semester or year abroad. And closer to home, you’ll participate in a number of field trips.
Module overview
Compulsory modules
• HUCTIO: Essential Study Skills for Higher Education
• HUCT: Developing Academic Knowledge
• HUCT14: Target Award Extended Study
• HUCTS: Learning by Experience
• HUC201: Skills for English
Optional modules
• HUC200: Skills for Languages and Area Studies
• HUC202: Skills for Education
• HUC203: Skills for Humanities
Year 1
Compulsory modules
• CW1002: Writing Identity
• CW1003: Story Shapes: Drama, Structure & Plot
•
LG1106: Meaning in Interaction
• LG1200: ELSIE (English Language Studies Initiative for Employability)
• LG1222: Sounds and Structures of
English
Optional modules
• EN1001: Literary Landscapes
• LG1103: Language Variation in Society
•
LG1105: Language, Gender and Identity
Year 2
Compulsory modules
• CW2002: Writing Adaptations
• CW2005: Reading and Writing the Short Story
• LG2118: Language and Literature
• LG2200: Academic Writing and Graduate Development
Optional modules
• CW2003: Creative Writing for Children and Young Adults
• EN2012: Reading and Writing Fairy Tales
• LG2103: Sociolinguistics
• LG2112: Framing the News
• LG2117: Language, Mind and Brain
• LG2119: Metaphor and Meaning
• LG2206: History of English
• LG2223: Approaches to Syntax
Year 3
Compulsory modules
• CW3004: The Creative Writing Dissertation
• CW3007: Experimental Fiction
•
LG3992: English Language & Linguistics dissertation
Optional modules
• CW3008: Life Writing
• CW3905: Otherworlds: Reading and Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy
• EN3013: British Children's Literature
• EN3028: Literature into Film
• LG3112: Language and Power
• LG3113: Forensic Linguistics
•
LG3117: Clinical Linguistics and Language Pathology
• LG3220: English Phonology
• LG3222: English Syntax
• LG3224: World Grammars: contrastive linguistics
• LG3225: Discourse, Argumentation, Rhetoric
• LG3236: English in Education
Course delivery
Following the pandemic, we have found that some courses benefit from a blended learning and teaching approach. Therefore, the majority of your teaching will be face-to-face on campus aside from a small amount of online teaching where we have learnt it works best.
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.
Future careers
Our English Language and Creative Writing Foundation Entry degree could lead to a career in writing and related fields, such as travel writing, play and script writing, teaching, education support, local government, travel, retail and marketing.
You’ll be well equipped to enter graduate professions in local government and public services, as well as graduate entry schemes in the private sector. Our graduates have also gone on to study to become teachers, or stepped into postgraduate research programmes.
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