Creative Writing with Foundation Year

About this course

Creative writing is the discipline concerned with the craft of making literary texts, whether in fiction, poetry, drama, creative non-fiction, or the growing range of forms that sit between and across these categories. It is a practice that requires both technical mastery and creative courage: the ability to deploy the resources of language with precision and effect, and the willingness to experiment, fail, and revise in the search for work that is genuinely alive. Creative writing degrees develop both the craft skills and the critical understanding to read and discuss literature intelligently, drawing on the close relationship between reading carefully and writing well. At York St John University, this programme includes a foundation year, a sandwich year with placement, and a year abroad option, offering an unusually rich set of experiences within the degree. The foundation year provi

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 60% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
• 50 / 100Business and Financial Project Management Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 15% of graduatescards →
• 32 / 100Artistic, literary and media occupations · 20% of graduatescards →

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