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Susan Greenberg - Creative and Professional Writing senior lecturer

One of the longest-established Creative Writing undergraduate degrees in London

About the course

Taught by working writers (including poets, novelists, journalists and screenwriters), the Creative Writing programme introduces and focuses on writing practice in four main genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry and screenwriting. As you explore the technical craft and process of writing, you develop broad critical awareness and skills. As you progress through the degree programme, you may also choose to specialise.
Course overview


Full programme details

Type

Undergraduate
BA Single Honours
BA/BSc Combined Honours

Duration

3 (full-time), 5–7 (part-time) years

Department

English and Creative Writing

Tuition fees

£8,500 (2013; UK/EU)

Cash scholarships and bursaries available

UCAS code

W801

Entry tariff

280 points

Single or Combined

Single or Combined honours

View combinations

Facilities

The University of Roehampton has exceptional facilities including an extensive Library and Learning Services, and state-of-the-art teaching spaces in modern buildings.

On campus

The University Library has an excellent range of books and online materials for the study of Creative Writing, including the historical Children’s Literature Collection. The National Centre for Research in Children's Literature at Roehampton also offers a valuable resource.

Off campus

Roehampton is close to the many world-class facilities of London, including the Barbican Centre, British LibraryNewspaper Library, National Archives, and Southbank Centre.

Career opportunities

The University of Roehampton has an enviable record in graduate employment. Employers want a complete package of qualification, experience and life skills, so we provide all sorts of career-boosting opportunities, such as internships, work or volunteer placements, networking events, and semesters at universities abroad.

This programme provides grounding for a range of careers related to writing, the media, publishing, film and television, education and the arts in general.

In addition, students and graduates have won major prizes and had a wide range of work published by national newspapers, magazines and publishers.

 

Combinations

CourseUCAS code CourseUCAS code
Drama, Theatre and Performance StudiesWW84 JournalismPW58
English LiteratureWQ83 PhotographyWW68
FilmPW38   

Key Information Set (KIS)

Department of English and Creative Writing

The Department of English and Creative Writing offers innovative undergraduate and MA courses and are proud of our commitment to excellent teaching. The Department’s research record is impressive and students can choose from a wide variety of modules taught by enthusiastic, high-profile staff. Areas of expertise range from Blake to Bellow; from the history of Cupid to the social history of cake; from screenwriting to the experimental sonnet and stand-up comedy.

Go to the Department of English and Creative Writing homepage.

Green Awards Ceremony 2013 2013-05-24 Green Impact teams and environmental heroes throughout the University of Roehampton were recognised at the Green Awards Ceremony held last week. Simon Dorman with Environmental Champion, Jennifer Foulds Chair of Environmental Forum, Simon Dorman, presented

Hopkins Celebrated - Interview with our Poet-in-residence 2013-04-25 As he prepares to deliver his first masterclass on The Business of Poetry on Wednesday1 May, Chris Hamilton-Emery - the University's poet-in-residence - speaks with Bill Carey, Fulbright Scholar. Roehampton's poet-in-residence Ch

Hopkins Celebrated: Sir Andrew Motion delivers inaugural Hopkins Lecture 2013-04-25 Tickets are still available to attend the inaugural Hopkins Lecture which will be delivered by Sir Andrew Motion, the former Poet Laureate. The University of Roehampton is proud to launch “Hopkins Celebrated”

Business Management student Alexander Large and Drama, Theatre and Performance student Tiffany Birchard have been awarded iPads by the University for their participation in the National Student Survey.

Hopkins Celebrated 2013-04-03 The University of Roehampton is proud to launch “Hopkins Celebrated” – a series of events to honour the Victorian poet Gerard Manley Hopkins. Hopkins spent his novitiate as a Jesuit priest at Manresa House, now the home of Whitelands College, and later returned for a while to teach