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Falmouth University: Professional Writing
| Institution | Falmouth University View institution profile |
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| Department | The School of Communication |
| Web | www.falmouth.ac.uk/postgraduate |
| postgraduate@falmouth.ac.uk | |
| Telephone | 01326 213827 |
| Study type | Taught |
Summary
Forge a successful career in professional writing.
Develop the skills to forge a career in writing. On this engaging Professional Writing course, you’ll learn to craft a variety of writing forms, including fiction, poetry and non-fiction, as well as magazine features and marketing copy, for a range of competitive and fast-moving industries.
Immerse yourself in the literary world as part of Falmouth’s lively community of writers and visiting speakers. Learning from active professionals, you’ll study and experiment with all forms of the written word and develop core skills across areas including genre writing, narrative structure, pitching and presenting ideas, research and self-promotion. Graduating with a portfolio and an accomplished working style, you’ll be primed to tackle the industry head on.
Study at Falmouth: - Explore a broad range of disciplines, developing the skills you need to succeed as a professional writer
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Be guided by our team of writers, publishers, editors and industry professionals
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Join a supportive campus writing community, surrounded by innovators from different disciplines in a region rich with history, arts and culture
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Be inspired by our guest speaker programme, which has previously featured Patrick Gale, Nina Mingya Powles and Raynor Winn, as well as literary agents, editors and publishers
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| Level | RQF Level 7 |
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| Entry requirements | We welcome applications from those with relevant equivalent Level 6 qualifications. Our typical applicants hold an undergraduate degree of 2:2 or above, or equivalent experience and a demonstrable interest in the subject. We’ll also welcome your application if you have formal or 'certified' learning (such as training courses not run by universities or colleges) and learning from work experience or self-study. This is called Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL), and should have been gained within the last five years, and be equivalent to the learning outcomes of our minimum entry qualifications. APL applicants using experience to apply should note there is an application fee for entry with advanced standing or with exemption from specific modules or credit. |
| Location | Main Site Falmouth Campus Woodlane Falmouth TR11 4RH |
Falmouth University is a specialist university offering an innovative selection of postgraduate degree courses within the creative and technical industries, both at their unique coastal location in Cornwall and online.
Falmouth University was originally founded as Falmouth School of Art in 1902 and as such, it has more than 120 years of experience delivering creative education. Today, it is one of the most exciting contemporary creative schools in the UK.
Falmouth provides a range of postgraduate courses – both on campus and online - spanning the full spectrum of creative arts. From master’s in the fields …
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