Creative Writing and Philosophy and Ethics BA (Hons)
Bath Spa University
Key Information
Campus location
Bath, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
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Pace
Full time
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Introduction
Creative Writing and Philosophy and Ethics BA (Hons)
Creative Writing
Contemporary creative writing is diverse. Its digital and on the page; social and singular. Our comprehensive Program includes prose fiction, YA, flash fiction, poetry, scriptwriting for live performance and screen, life writing and memoir.
In fact, whatever you want to write, You'll find an opportunity to explore it with us. We have modules on graphic novels and comics alongside modules in live literature, creative enterprise and professional practice to support your career development. You'll have the opportunity to collaborate on creative projects with other students both within and outside Creative Writing.
Philosophy and Ethics
Apply your knowledge of philosophy to contemporary challenges, issues and debates. Our innovative Philosophy and Ethics degree has been designed to enable you to acquire specialised subject knowledge alongside practical and professional skills.
The course explores the assumptions, beliefs and values which shape human behaviour and our responses to it. You'll address the key questions which underpin all academic disciplines and concepts, and how they are fundamental to our study of history, literature, the arts and sciences.
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Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Curriculum
Creative Writing and Philosophy and Ethics BA (Hons)
Creative Writing
Year one (Level 4) modules
- The Writers Workshop 1
- Explorations in Prose Fiction
- The Writers Workshop 2
- Reading to Write Poetry
- Introduction to Scriptwriting
- Publishing and Editing for Writers
Year two (Level 5) modules
- Short Stories
- Form and Listening in Poetry
- Genre Fiction
- Lifewriting
- Sudden Prose
- Scripting for Screen
- Writing Graphic Novels and Comics
- Professional Portfolio
- Writing for Theatre
- Performance Poetry and Spoken Word
- Writing For Young People: Reading as Writers
- The Independent Magazine
- Professional Placement Year
Year three (Level 6) modules
- Extended Prose Fiction 1
- Poetry as Synthesis 1
- Advanced Script Project 1
- Advanced Nonfiction Project 1
- Planning and Writing a Novel for Young People 1
- Creative Enterprise Project 1
- Teaching Writing
- Extended Prose Fiction 2
- Poetry as Synthesis 2
- Advanced Script Project 2
- Advanced Nonfiction Project 2
- Planning and Writing a Novel for Young People 2
- Creative Enterprise Project 2
- Teaching Practice
- Live Literature
- Professional Practice
- Publishing Industry Project
Philosophy and Ethics
Year one (Level 4) modules
- Truth and Reality
- Ethics and Values
- Worlds of Ideas
- Thinking Together – Humanities in the 21st Century
Year two (Level 5) modules
- Ethics in the Contemporary World
- Asian Philosophies
- Ecology and Nature
- Digital Humanities
- Applying Philosophy
- Reading Philosophy
- Atheism and Unbelief
- Working Together
Year three (Level 6) modules
- Philosophy Project
- Asian Philosophies
- Ecology and Nature
- Utpoia and Dystopia
- Making Sex
- Life and Meaning
- Comparative Philosophy
Program Outcome
Program Intended Learning Outcomes
Creative Writing
- A systematic and sustained critical awareness of the ways in which the aesthetic / stylistic framework of their own writing appeals to different audiences and markets
- Sustained reflection on their own process and product
- Critical ability to evaluate arguments and assumptions in order to use others feedback to improve the quality of creative work
Philosophy and Ethics
- Philosophical knowledge Systematic and comparative knowledge of the complexity of philosophical enquiry, argument and analysis that draws on a range of philosophical traditions
- Philosophical debates Systematic understanding and analysis of selected debates and theories in the study of philosophyand their application to contemporary issues, challenges and problems
- Ethical perspectives Detailed comparative understanding, interpretation and application of ethical concepts and theories from a transcultural perspective, using contemporary examples
- Theory and method Integration, evaluation and application of concepts, theory, methods from different philosophical traditions in support of independent analyses of a diverse range of issues and problems
Program Tuition Fee
English Language Requirements
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