Media & Communication and Creative Writing

MEDIA & COMMUNICATION AND CREATIVE WRITING COMBINED BA (HONS) As part of the Network of Hope Spurgeon’s College is offering a range of combined BA honours degrees with Liverpool Hope University. In this combined BA honours degree, you will study two major subject areas equally. Each subject element will be taught in parallel. Entry requirements: 96 Tariff points + GCSE English grade 4/C or above Fees: £9,073 per year CREATIVE WRITING Studying this Creative Writing course will give you the chance to experience the joys of crafting the written word. The degree focuses on developing you as a writer of poetry and prose (fiction and non-fiction), broadly within the field of literature (poems, short stories, novels, long-form essays). Some professional writing - reviews, blogs and articles for different kinds of media - is also studied. Our focus on creativity and employability means you will be able to produce engaging, innovative and marketable texts. By studying Creative Writing, you will be empowered with an enhanced command of your craft, increased confidence in expressing your thoughts and emotions, an understanding of the values that inform your writing practice, and the technical skillset to deliver your work to various audiences. Your writing will be enhanced by studying under celebrated writers and academics, as well as developing a range of workplace skills to prepare for fulfilling careers. MEDIA & COMMUNICATION If you want an exciting career in the media but also want to understand how and why the media reports and represents the world in the ways it does, studying this course is the next step for you. Media and Communication provides you with an opportunity to closely study and analyse the ways in which the media industry shapes and is shaped by our world. This course is designed to help you become an industry leader who is equipped to take on the critical task of ensuring a more reliable, trustworthy media industry, and to work as a cross-platform media practitioner.

UCAS Tariff - 96 points
GSCE English 4/C or above

IELTS (Academic): 6
IELTS 6.0 including a minimum of 6 in reading and writing, and 5.5 in speaking and listening