Semester 1 Credit Value: | 20 |
ECTS Credits: | 10.0 |
Code | Title |
---|---|
SEL1000 | Introduction to Creative Writing |
SEL1031 | Drama, Theatre & Performance |
These pre-requisites are only for QW38 students.
N/A
This module provides an introduction to a variety of processes and practices involved in the development of creative and essayistic work.
It is concerned with the development of knowledge, understanding and experience of a range of creative approaches to writing.
It encourages critical consideration of creative methods and habits, and introduces a variety of intellectual and practical approaches to the compilation of a creative work.
It supports and encourages students to take responsibility for their learning and to develop creative thinking and judgement.
It aims to inspire students to use their understanding of a variety of creative practices as a means of improving their own creative, reflective and critical practices.
In the lectures and workshops (and/or online equivalent) students will be introduced to a variety of creative practices, approaches and influences, and explore and discuss the ways that these can affect creative writing. Students will practice, evaluate and develop their own creative work as a response to the topics investigated during formal teaching, as well as carrying out independent research into their own creative practices, approaches and influences.
At the end of the module it is expected students will have:
a developed knowledge of a range of creative writing practices
an increased ability to appraise a range of approaches to creative writing
an increased ability to choose new writing strategies drawn from critical reflection on their reading
a nuanced critical awareness gained from contextualising their own creative practice with respect to texts they have read
a critical awareness of the context in which writing is produced and how individual practice relates to that of predecessors and contemporaries, peers and established practitioners
At the end of the module it is expected students will have:
begun to analyse texts in terms of creative practice, methods and approaches
begun to develop the ability to assess, evaluate and choose new ideas about creative practices in relation to established conventions and knowledge
applied their understanding of the effects of creative process to their own creative practice
developed a new creative project
developed a reflective, essayistic practice
begun to develop reflective, critical, and innovative creative thought
Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 167:00 | 167:00 | N/A |
Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 8 | 2:00 | 16:00 | N/A |
Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Workshops | 8 | 2:00 | 16:00 | N/A |
Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Module talk | 1 | 1:00 | 1:00 | End of module plenary |
Total | 200:00 |
A programme of lectures and workshops (and/or online equivalent) will support the development and reflective critical evaluation of individual creative writing practice as well as encouraging students to identify the context in which they are working. The lectures (and/or online talks, demonstration videos and guided learning tasks) will cover subjects such as the habits and processes that lie behind certain creative works, and the potential creative practices available to creative writing students. The workshops and/or scheduled online contact time will provide peer and tutor support and feedback on individual creative approaches, developing the ability for critical reading of others’ work as well as for self-evaluation and drafting. This module places emphasis on the production of a portfolio of creative and essayistic work, developed through an increased awareness of a range of creative practices. This portfolio puts into practice the idea that creative writing can be a method of research and exploratory discovery, as well as demonstrating a critical awareness of the context in which the portfolio has been produced and how individual practice relates to that of predecessors and contemporaries, peers and established practitioners.
Professional guest speakers will be invited, where possible, to enhance and diversify learning.
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
Portfolio | 1 | A | 100 | A mixed portfolio of creative and essayistic work. The submission should not usually exceed 4000 words. |
The portfolio will illustrate the student’s ability to select, use and analyse new ideas about creative practices, and will demonstrate their ability to apply their understanding of the effects of creative processes to their own writing practice.
Texts may change from year to year. Recommended reading will include writing by creative writers and academics who are actively involved in research and in developing new teaching and writing techniques and whose work concerns the relationship between creative, reflective and critical processes.
Disclaimer: The information contained within the Module Catalogue relates to the 2022/23 academic year. In accordance with University Terms and Conditions, the University makes all reasonable efforts to deliver the modules as described. Modules may be amended on an annual basis to take account of changing staff expertise, developments in the discipline, the requirements of external bodies and partners, and student feedback. Module information for the 2023/24 entry will be published here in early-April 2023. Queries about information in the Module Catalogue should in the first instance be addressed to your School Office.