Postgraduate Course: Creative Writing Core Course 2 (ENLI11027)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | Students attend weekly 2-hour tutor-led workshops presenting work of their own and engaging in the detailed analysis and criticism of work by the other students. They also attend a weekly 2-hour seminar exploring questions of structure, form and genre in creative writing. There are two pathways through the core course, one focusing on prose and one on poetry. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Essential course texts |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20,
Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 4,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 20,
Other Study Hours 4,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
344 )
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| Additional Information (Learning and Teaching) |
Other Study hours TBC
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
A portfolio of work submitted at the end of the semester deriving from topics addressed in the seminar series: either prose fiction not less than 8,000 and not more than 10,000 words; or poetry c. 15 pages. Presentation of own work at least twice in the semester. |
| Feedback |
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- ¿ identify, conceptualise and define formal elements of craft in their chosen field (poetry or fiction) within published works and within works by their peers
- ¿ remain open to criticism and respond effectively and creatively to feedback on their own creative work
- ¿ work from initial conception through multiple drafts to the final version of a creative piece within their chosen field (fiction or poetry)
- transfer editorial skills and creative abilities from one context to another
- ¿ Analyse creative works within their chosen field (fiction or poetry) work with a focus on craft effectiveness and articulate strengths and weaknesses in a piece of writing in a constructive manner
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Students must attend one workshop and one seminar per week.
Plus attendance at readings and other events - variable hours. |
| Keywords | CWCC2 |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Allyson Stack
Tel: (0131 6)50 4290
Email: allyson.stack@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Kara Mccormack
Tel: (0131 6)50 3030
Email: Kara.McCormack@ed.ac.uk |
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