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Bath Spa University: Nature and Travel Writing
| Institution | Bath Spa University View institution profile |
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| Department | School of Writing, Publishing and the Humanities |
| Web | http://www.bathspa.ac.uk/courses |
| admissions@bathspa.ac.uk | |
| Telephone | 01225 875875 |
| Study type | Taught |
Summary
For any writer inspired by the natural world, other cultures and the power of place. - A world-leading course in two powerful genres dealing with today’s greatest challenges.
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Offers you the skills and experiences to become a published writer of books, articles and online.
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Taught remotely and part-time over two years, to fit around your lifestyle.
Do you enjoy writing about the environment, your travels, encounters with wildlife, people and places past and present? Would you like to become a working writer, or to enrich your writing for pleasure?
Today’s writing about nature and travel welcomes all of those themes and more, and in this unique and inspiring Nature and Travel writing degree course we will look at the potential of your writing and of these dynamic genres – including where they overlap with memoir, history, culture, science, wellbeing and other genres in today’s marketplace.
Over two years of mainly evening sessions, you'll be immersed in the world of great nature and travel writing, with talks from top authors and editors, seminars from our seasoned tutors, creative friendships with your peers and an exploration of both the classics and the cutting edge in our genres.
You'll write extended pieces of up to 4,000 words, essays on critical topics, and a final Portfolio of up to 18,000 words. You'll also learn about the commercial aspects of getting published, organising writing trips, establishing an online presence and building a writer’s career.
A highlight of the course is our practical approach to becoming a working writer. This includes making actual pitches to real newspapers and magazines, based on an independent field trip which you will make in order to experience writing on the road for real.
By the end of the course, you'll be prepared to operate as a professional-quality writer in our genres. By then, many of our students have already appeared in highly respected newspapers, magazines and websites.
Our graduates have been widely published, including by Penguin Books, Bloomsbury, Granta, Bradt, National Trust and others. Their prizes have included the Stanfords New Travel Writer of the Year, BBC Countryfile’s New Nature Writer of the Year, the Nature Writing Prize for Working Class Writers, the Footnote x Counterpoints Writing Prize, and short/longlists for the Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing and the Richard Jeffries Prize.
How you'll be taught This course is taught remotely, with students attending online from wherever they live in the UK or overseas. Most classes are held in the early evenings, to allow for students’ other commitments such as work and family.
At the start of Year 1 we bring everyone together for an intensive residential event, which gives you a chance to get to know your peers and tutors, and to experience some guided writing in the field. Please note that you'll have to contribute towards your costs for this event, which the University also contributes towards.
Teaching is mainly through seminars and lectures, including a wide range of guest speakers. There are also one-to-one sessions with your tutors.
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| Level | RQF Level 7 |
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| Entry requirements | We’re looking for individuals with: - A real passion for either the natural world and/or places and people Ideally you should have a first degree (for example, BA/BSc), but this is not compulsory, depending on your other experience. Interviews are held online through the year, on a first-come-first served basis. Please submit two to four pieces of your writing before the interview, ideally showing an ability to write non-fiction narrative or feature journalism. |
Fees
| England | 4978 GBP for Year 1 |
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| Northern Ireland | 4978 GBP for Year 1 |
| Scotland | 4978 GBP for Year 1 |
| Wales | 4978 GBP for Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | 4978 GBP for Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | 4978 GBP for Year 1 |
| EU | 9695 GBP for Year 1 |
| International | 9695 GBP for Year 1 |
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | We’re looking for individuals with: - A real passion for either the natural world and/or places and people Ideally you should have a first degree (for example, BA/BSc), but this is not compulsory, depending on your other experience. Interviews are held online through the year, on a first-come-first served basis. Please submit two to four pieces of your writing before the interview, ideally showing an ability to write non-fiction narrative or feature journalism. |
Fees
| England | 4733 GBP for Year 1 |
|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 4733 GBP for Year 1 |
| Scotland | 4733 GBP for Year 1 |
| Wales | 4733 GBP for Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | 4733 GBP for Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | 4733 GBP for Year 1 |
| EU | 9220 GBP for Year 1 |
| International | 9220 GBP for Year 1 |
Bath Spa University is about more than studying. It’s about getting stuck in: thinking, making and doing. About bumping into friends on campus, embracing challenges and genuinely caring. We push boundaries and ourselves. If that sounds good to you, you’ll fit in well.
Why Bath Spa?
Excellent Reputation
Our origins date back to 1852 and the original Bath School of Art, so we've built our reputation on more than 160 years of tradition and success. We're growing steadily too, with exciting courses and areas of research.
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