Bachelor of Arts [B.A] [English and Creative Writing] From University of Portsmouth

• Develop your ability to write as a critic and creator, and become an expert in the history of literature, its modern trends and how the written word is evolving
• Learn techniques for producing short stories, poetry and plays and learn to dissect, critique and perform your writing
• Tailor your studies, choosing unit options that match your interests and career ambitions
• Publish your work in our annual anthology and course blog

• Learn from visiting professional novelists, poets and playwrights, such as Andy McNab, Francesca Beard and Suzi Feay

YouÕll develop your voice and hone your craft under the guidance of published authors, poets and playwrights.

This course provides you with the skills and market awareness to succeed in disciplines such as writing, editing, publishing and teaching.

After your second year, you can spend a year putting your writing skills into practice on an optional placement. This gives you valuable workplace skills and builds your CV.

We have plenty of links with potential employers. Previous students have taken a placement year with big name organisations, such as:

• Red Apple Creative, working as an audio book production assistant
• Debenhams, working as an editorial assistant

Interested in running your own business on your placement year instead? You can start up and run your own company for a year as an alternative to a work-based placement. You'll work with fellow students to build and launch a successful venture.

However you spend the year, weÕll give you plenty of support and mentoring to make sure youÕre getting the most out of your placement.

When you complete this course, you'll have the necessary knowledge, skills and market awareness to enter a variety of creative careers. You could also go on to postgraduate study or research.

Previous graduates have gone on to work in areas such as:

• creative writing (prose, poetry, script)
• copywriting
• publishing
• advertising and marketing
• arts and events management
• local and community broadcasting
• teaching

Roles the graduates have taken on include:

• editor
• publishing assistant
• copywriter
• information abstractor
• narrator
• projects administrator

You'll get help and support from our Careers and Employability service in finding your first role and for 5 years after you graduate.