Edinburgh - City of Inspiration, Short Course | The University of Edinburgh | Edinburgh, United Kingdom
12 days
Duration
1995 GBP/full
1995 GBP/full
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About

Throughout the Edinburgh - City of Inspiration course at The University of Edinburgh students will draw inspiration from the City of Edinburgh: its history, landscape, and literary legacy, through tours, visits and a performance session, to explore the story they wish to tell.

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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

Language

English

Credits

10 alternative credits

10 SCQF

Delivered

On Campus

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.

Tuition Fee

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  • International

    1995 GBP/full
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the tuition of 1995 GBP for the full programme during 12 days.
  • National

    1995 GBP/full
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the tuition of 1995 GBP for the full programme during 12 days.

Living costs for Edinburgh

725 - 1167 GBP /month
Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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