Undergraduate Course: Short Story Writing (LLLG07030)

Course Outline
School	Centre for Open Learning	College	College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	10	ECTS Credits	5
Summary	This is a for-credit course offered by the Centre for Open Learning (COL); only students registered with COL should be enrolled. In our busy, fast moving world, the short story gives pause for thought, capturing a definitive or significant moment in people's lives. Learn how to use the brevity of the form, to perfect your prose style, make serious points about the way we live, and to entertain and to surprise the reader.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2023/24, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: 12
Course Start	Lifelong Learning - Session 2
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 20, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 78 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Creative Writing Portfolio - 85% Reflective Commentary - 15%
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No Exam Information

Academic year 2023/24, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: 16
Course Start	Lifelong Learning - Session 3
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 20, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 78 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Creative Writing Portfolio - 85% Reflective Commentary - 15%
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: write complete short stories; turn ideas into stories; develop narrative structures; develop their own writer's voice.