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Overview
Students of the Edinburgh - City of Inspiration course at The University of Edinburgh will nurture their creative talent in a supportive environment, by learning from highly experienced, expert teachers, and gaining specialist, individual feedback during one-to-one sessions on their developing creative work.
On successful completion of this Edinburgh - City of Inspiration course at The University of Edinburgh, students will be able to:
- Distinguish and describe the effective elements of a piece of creative writing.
- Critique their own writing, diagnose problems, devise solutions and revise.
- Design, lay out, write and present creative work according to appropriate industry formats.
- Appraise and explore the formal qualities of modern and contemporary writing.
- Evaluate the use of different sources of inspiration for creative writing.
Programme Structure
Classes will focus on examining creative processes and the role of revision in the writing process.
Students will have the opportunity to explore different forms of creative writing including prose fiction, poetry and script writing in seminars.
Students will receive individual feedback on their developing work during class and through one-to-one sessions with a specialist tutor. Students will have the opportunity to discuss their own process in a reflective journal that will accompany their final piece/s of creative work.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before
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Language
English
Credits
10 alternative credits
10 SCQF
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
- Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Disciplines
Sociology Creative Writing Literature View 118 other Short Courses in Creative Writing in United KingdomWhat students do after studying
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- Our credit-bearing courses are only available to applicants aged 18 years or over. Applicants should have at least 1 year of undergraduate study experience.
- Applicants should meet the minimum English language requirements in order to fully benefit from, and engage with, Summer School courses. Your English language ability must be equivalent to, or above, 6.5 IELTS overall with 5.5 in each component.
Student insurance
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- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
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- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Tuition Fee
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International
1995 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1995 GBP for the full programme during 12 days. -
National
1995 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1995 GBP for the full programme during 12 days.
Living costs for Edinburgh
725 - 1167 GBP /month
Living costs
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Funding
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