Creative Writing in the Highlands and Islands BA (Hons)
University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI)
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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Orkney

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Full Time

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SEP-24

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4 Years

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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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Orkney

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Full time

Start date

SEP-24

Duration

4 Years

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The innovative BA (Hons) Creative Writing in the Highlands and Islands is designed to give you a solid grounding in the creative principles, in both form and structure of four of the main areas of creative writing: poetry, prose, playwriting and the screenplay. You will be encouraged to explore how these can inform and support other areas of professional writing in gaming, advertising, marketing, vlogs etc. You will have the opportunity to present your work using traditional methods as well as ...Read more

The innovative BA (Hons) Creative Writing in the Highlands and Islands is designed to give you a solid grounding in the creative principles, in both form and structure of four of the main areas of creative writing: poetry, prose, playwriting and the screenplay. You will be encouraged to explore how these can inform and support other areas of professional writing in gaming, advertising, marketing, vlogs etc. You will have the opportunity to present your work using traditional methods as well as using new technologies and publishing platforms. The course aims to place creative disciplines within the cultural, social, political, geographical and historical context of Scotland, and to show how they make the area culturally unique but connect it to the literature, cultural traditions and histories of its geographical neighbours.You will be encouraged to pursue your individual creativity, along with both the necessary intellectual stimulation and understanding of the professionalism required to be a successful writer in your chosen field.The degree capitalises on the popularity of books and series set in Scotland and beyond, and will encourage you to realise the potential opportunity these existing and developing markets represent for your work.


Please note that UHI North Highland, UHI Outer Hebrides and UHI West Highland have changed their names to become UHI North, West and Hebrides. This will not impact on your choice of course or how and where you will study.

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Creative Writing
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Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 85 = 15% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
15%
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The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
100%

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International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

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International Baccalaureate English Syllabus A: 4 in Higher level 5 in Standard level; 4 in Higher level 5 in Standard level; 5 in Higher level 6 in Standard level; International Baccalaureate English Syllabus B: 4 in Higher level 5 in Standard level; 4 in Higher level 5 in Standard level; 5 in Higher level 6 in Standard level; For applicants whose first language is not English, we accept a variety of English language tests (e.g. IELTS – Overall score of 6.0 with no element below 5.5 or above in each element) and they are listed on our?International Entry Requirements page.

Uni info

University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI)
UHI Orkney East Road Kirkwall Orkney Islands KW15 1LX United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Thurso  21.3 miles away

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