English and Creative Writing with Foundation

Want to find your voice? Immerse yourself in the literature and culture that shaped who we are now, while honing your own craft as a writer. Learn how to write poetry, fiction, non-fiction, screenplays and more. Become an effective researcher and experience the professional writing process. Read, write, think and grow – set your imagination soaring. Studying English and Creative Writing broadens your horizons while giving you the skills needed to excel in the contemporary world.

* 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.

* Personalise your degree by choosing from a wide variety of optional modules in literary studies and creative writing, or widen your horizons by taking specialist modules in other subjects in the school.

* Learn from internationally recognised research-active staff and published and award-winning writers and journalists.

* Benefit from assessment through coursework, with no written exams.

* Make the most of a rich cultural life with The Arts Institute programme and the University’s links with local cultural organisations, like The Box and Theatre Royal.

This course is an integrated part of the BA (Hons) English and 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) English and Creative Writing, or one of the following degree courses:

* BA (Hons) Anthropology 

* BA (Hons) Art History

* BA (Hons) Creative Writing

* BSc (Hons) Criminology

* BSc (Hons) Criminology and Psychology

* BSc (Hons) Criminology and Sociology

* BA (Hons) English

* 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