Creative and Professional Writing with Foundation Year

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# 251-300QS Subject Rankings

48 monthsProgram duration

English Language and LiteratureMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

English Language and Literature

Degree

Study Level

Undergraduate

This Creative and Professional Writing is intended for those who are passionate about words and want to work with them. Students will develop their own creative practice and distinctive voice, and in addition they will study commercial writing – in newspapers and magazines, broadcast media, and business copywriting. This course enables students to study Creative Writing in the USA for a year as part of this degree. While studying in North America, students will learn to write in a variety of styles, voices, and genres. Students will hone their skills and explore the rich world of writing, tutored by professional writers with a deep knowledge of their craft and valuable experience of the writing industry. Through this course, students will learn the skills and techniques required to write poetry, prose fiction, nonfiction (including journalism and memoir), and drama for the stage and screen. There

Program overview

Main Subject

English Language and Literature

Degree

Study Level

Undergraduate

Admission requirements

Exam Scores

IELTS

UCAS Tariff

32+

Tuition fee and scholarships

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We are a modern university with an international profile, attracting students from across the globe. We are also the South East's largest provider of education, training and skills to the public services. Our network of five campuses reaches across Kent and Medway, from the historic cathedral city of Canterbury - a World Heritage Site - to the costal location of Broadstairs and the centrally located Medway Campus. With London and Europe only a train ride away our students really can stay connected and enjoy all that the South East and the continent have to offer.Great choice of coursesWe have thousands of courses on offer in the arts and humanities, applied and social sciences, (including business) and health, and we are among the best in the country for teacher training, which was rated 'outstanding' by Ofsted in 2010. View our courses at: www.canterbury.ac.uk/StudyHere/UndergraduateWe have excellent student facilities including new buildings: - A multi-million pound city centre library and learning centre: Augustine House in Canterbury - A city-based sports centre- A new city centre accommodation and Students' Union building opening in 2012: St George's Centre- A new music centre at St Gregory's, Canterbury, and rehearsal space opening in 2012Continued student satisfactionOver 80 per cent of our students told the 2011 National Student Survey (NSS) that they were 'overall satisfied' with their experience of studying with us. With 84% of our students telling us our excellent teaching is just one of the reasons students choose us.Interested?Why not join us at an open day or check out our courses, you can also read our latest prospectus online. Discover more at: www.canterbury.ac.uk

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CCCU offers a range of good value specialist Postgraduate masters programmes. The Business School offers four specific masters programmes: an International MBA (An MBA with an international focus), an MSC in Business and Management, and MSc in Marketing and an MSc in Managerial Finance. These programmes are offered with two start dates each year: October and January. The programmes run for 12 - 15 months (depending on the length of time required by a students to complete the final project). The cost of these programmes is : MBA £8,755 MSc programmes £8,355.

Business school programmes

The business school in conjunction with the English and Language Studies Department also run a three months pre-masters preparation programme from End of September through to December (12 weeks). More information is athttp://www.canterbury.ac.uk/international/premasters.asp . This programme prepares people who do not have the necessary IELTS 6.5 level or the necessary background knowledge of business studies. The cost is £2,300 and passing this course leads directly into the January masters programmes starts.

Faculty of Humanities programmes

Film

CCCU has a very active and well known Media Department. The Masters programme offered by the department is Film Production. There are 12 places available for this each year.

Fine Art

The Art department, which owns a gallery in the city centre, offers a Masters in Fine Art - a programme for those wishing to train to be practicing artists

Music

The prestigious music department offers a masters in Music (MMUS) it is a performance masters and the university has its own concert hall.

TESOL

The faculty is also internationally well-known for its English Language teaching department and its MA TESOL (Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages). The department has worked closely with Latin American institutions in the delivery of these programmes in Argentina and Mexico.

PhD Linguistics (Research). The English and Language Studies Department is also internationally recognised as an innovative centre for its PhD programmes in the fields of linguistics and TESOL. The Graduate School is particularly interested in students who wish to research cultural issues in TESOL and linguistics generally.