BA in Creative Writing and Film Cultures
Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom
DURATION
3 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
GBP 9,250 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* only for home students. We will continue to accept applications from international students after the 25th of January
** UK students: £9,250 per year | international: £15,800 for the first year
Introduction
Why choose this course?
This course is ideal if you're interested in film and creative industry careers beyond production, such as scriptwriting, journalism and reviewing, festival programming, museum and exhibit curation, and promotion and marketing. The course examines creative writing and film within historical, cultural and geographical contexts, rather than in isolation. You'll explore how writing and film are shaped by their surroundings. Through analysis of published writing, you'll consider language and style. In Year 3, the course culminates in a major research project, covering a topic of your choice. You'll also complete a creative writing dissertation.
Reasons to choose Kingston
- This course encourages you to explore the relationship between film and other cultural forms and to express your understanding through creative writing, including film scripts, as well as traditional essays.
- Take part in masterclasses from experts in a range of film-related careers, such as journalism, scriptwriting, festival management and archiving.
- You'll be taught by a team of award-winning novelists, short story writers, directors and film scholars, with expertise in areas such as horror films, audiences and fandom, experimental film, movie adaptations and world cinema.
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Curriculum
What you will study
This integrated course covers the histories and global contexts of the moving image, and theoretical, critical and practical approaches to creative writing in an interdisciplinary context.
Modules
Each level is made up of four modules each worth 30 credit points. Typically, a student must complete 120 credits at each level.
Year 1
In Year 1 you will begin to develop practical skills in creative writing through analysis of published writing and consideration of language and style. You will also be introduced to key issues and approaches for the study of a film within the wider context of visual culture, and you will acquire habits of writing, self-reflection and revision necessary to be a successful professional writer.
Core modules
- Introduction to Creative Writing I: The Writer's Toolkit
- Writing that Works
- From Pre-Cinema to Post-Cinema
- Authorship and Active Audiences
Year 2
In Year 2, you will develop a more sophisticated and focused understanding of your subject areas and the synergies between them. You will study four modules across the year, experiencing a variety of learning and assessment methods.
You will have the opportunity to progress your creative writing skills by exploring the relationship between theory and practice across a range of modes and genres.
You will also learn from industry specialists in a range of fields such as film journalism, scriptwriting, festival management and archiving, and will feed this learning into your own portfolio of written and creative work.
Core modules
- Screenwriting
- Independent Creative Writing
- Writing about Film
- Global Film Cultures
Year 3
Year 3 is a ‘capstone year' during which you will complete a major self-designed creative writing dissertation project. You will use the practical, critical and analytical skills developed across years one and two, to research a topic of your own choice.
Other modules will help you to manage your research and introduce you to further ideas and ways of working that may influence your career choices.
Research is key throughout the third year, in both the modules delivered and in the increasing focus on your extensive, independent study.
Core modules
- Box Set Drama: Writing for Television
- Creative Writing Dissertation Project
- Power and the Image
- Special Topics in Film Cultures
Please note
Optional modules only run if there is enough demand. If we have an insufficient number of students interested in an optional module, that module will not be offered for this course.
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Career Opportunities
Graduates from this course have worked in the creative industries as writers, directors, stand-up comedians, outreach workers, technicians, producers and events managers. They work in publishing, journalism, advertising and marketing, arts management, new media, education, community arts, the public relations industry, business, and therapeutic fields.
A number of graduates have gone on to postgraduate study in Film, Theatre, Creative Writing, Media or teacher training. Our alumni have published novels in a variety of countries as well as gained employment in a range of industries where accurate and imaginative writing is valued. We have industry links with publishers, film professionals and literary agents, as well as working writers in a variety of fields.