SEL8711 : Creative Writing: Masterclass 2
- Offered for Year: 2025/26
- Module Leader(s): Dr Tina Gharavi
- Co-Module Leader: Professor Lars Iyer
- Owning School: English Lit, Language & Linguistics
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 20 |
| ECTS Credits: | 10.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Aims
This module offers the opportunity to develop and enhance creative writing skills. Students select a focus from a number of different modes, including screenwriting and prose.
The module enables exploration of a wide range of subject matter. Students will be supported to develop skills in formal and thematic experimentation, while the module's framework provides a space for effective critical and creative reflection on their own and other people’s writing.
Outline Of Syllabus
Over the course of taught sessions and scheduled individual tutorials, students will look at a range of approaches to the writing of their chosen form in order to develop their understanding of the tools and resources available to them as writers. Students will explore potential sources and resources, experiment with a variety of devices and strategies, and develop their own work in response to seminars, tutorials, and independent study and practice.
The module will cover different fields of writing. Students will be allocated to the seminar group that reflects their preference.
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 179:40 | 179:40 | N/A |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 10 | 2:00 | 20:00 | N/A |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Drop-in/surgery | 1 | 0:20 | 0:20 | N/A |
| Total | 200:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
Through close reading, discussion, writing exercises, and feedback received in seminars and tutorials (and/or online equivalent), students will apply their knowledge of a range of forms, techniques and thematic concerns to their own writing practice. They will incorporate the skills of revision, self-evaluation, and selection into the preparation of their final creative portfolio.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | 2 | A | 100 | A mixed portfolio of creative and essayistic work. The submission should not normally exceed 4000 words. |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
Students demonstrate acquisition of knowledge and skills, and further demonstrate their understanding of their own creative practice, through the submitted portfolio of creative and essayistic work.
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- SEL8711's Timetable