Creative Writing with Foundation

Writing is an age-old craft – and an essential skill in the 21st century. At Plymouth you will work with poets, novelists, journalists and digital writers to hone your ability as a writer, reader and editor, with a view to making your way in the many fields that now rely on these skills. Our accessible team of published authors has years of professional experience and are adept at nurturing talent, unlocking creativity and enabling future success.

• This four-year course is designed to give you the grounding necessary to progress through your undergraduate studies and, through the many opportunities we give you, find the best possible direction to grow your love of learning.

• Work with published and award-winning writers and journalists.

• Spend time in our nurturing, small-group workshops with staff, honing your craft.

• Learn and grow as a writer through trying out multiple forms and genres.

• Encounter digital writing and new ways of expressing yourself.

• Gain work-facing skills utilised in industries such as journalism, content-writing, publishing, editing, marketing and more.

This course is an integrated part of the BA (Hons) Creative Writing degree at the University of Plymouth. Successful completion of your foundation year (Year 0) will not lead to a separate award or qualification in its own right but provides progression onto Year 1 of BA (Hons) Creative Writing, or one of the following degree courses:

• BA (Hons) Anthropology

• BA (Hons) Art History

• BSc (Hons) Criminology

• BSc (Hons) Criminology and Psychology

• BSc (Hons) Criminology and Sociology

• BA (Hons) English

• BA (Hons) English and Creative Writing

• BA (Hons) History

• BSc (Hons) International Relations

• LLB (Hons) Law

• LLB (Hons) Law and Criminology

• BSc (Hons) Politics

• BSc (Hons) Politics and International Relations

• BSc (Hons) Sociology

• BSc (Hons) Professional Policing