Programme summary for PG Cert Writing: Imaginative Practice

About the programme

This programme offers an exciting, mixed-genre approach to writing, allowing you to hone your writing through critical creative practice. The programme offers fertile ground for experimentation and the possibility to break from old forms and traditional restrictions. There is a focus on new writing, allowing you to expand personal frontiers and create hybrid form. The programme also places an emphasis on producing work for publication, performance and/or production that expresses contemporary writing and a cosmopolitan, international flavour.

Programme structure

The programme runs over two semesters. Semester A and B run for 12 weeks each. Classes will be held in the evenings to accommodate part-time students and those who are employed during the day. There are one to one tutorials throughout the academic year. The programme at No1 Heron Quays can be taken on a part time basis ONLY.

Part-time students:

Year 1:

Semester A : Experience
Semester B: Adaptation

Career opportunities

While the programme provides the groundwork for future novelists and writers working in poetic forms (whether that be in the printed word, music, or art installation), there will also be, among the graduates, emerging dramaturges with skills in script development and an engagement in critical approaches to performance writing. These skills can lead to careers in the performing arts and the film and television industry as script readers and editors, as well as providing a firm foundation for those interested in becoming future theatre directors, playwrights, and screenwriters.

Support

Support from (personal tutor) and programme leader
Individual feedback on your writing
Individual tutorials from module leader and seminar tutor
Research as practice training, skills support, including IT and learning resources
Full access to University-wide support network, including student finance advice, careers advice, and help from the Student Support Helpdesk.
Guest lectures from established writers across genres
Access to Royal Literary Fund Fellow in UEL Writing Centre (Docklands)

Admission

Normally, we require a related first degree (2.1), in addition to an interview and submission of a writing sample. Mature applicants with a degree or equivalent experience, who may not meet the entrance criteria above, but who can demonstrate their potential as writers and a strong desire to participate in the programme, are encouraged to apply. This programme requires an excellent standard of English. If English is not your first language, we require that you demonstrate your English language skills by achieving an overall IELTS score of 7.0, including a minimum of 7.0 for the written element.