• Top 20 creative writing course

in the UK, according to The Sunday Times Guide league tables

• Become part of regional writing networksÊ

and perform and publish your work through events such as our book fair, States of Independence, DMUÕs Cultural eXchanges festival, and take advantage of spoken word events.

• Gain practical skillsÊ

in confident performing, audio recording, and technical skills in digital/print publishing

• Take risks and experimentÊ

in areas of writing you may have not encountered before; such as podcasting, making audio-visual pieces, and multi-linear digital work

• Work beyond the classroom

in stimulating settings like an urban walk-workshop, museum trips, and collaborative ghost-story writing sessions in a chapel

Career

The final year Professional Writing Skills module prepares you to think more widely about employability, and to recognise Ð and articulate to employers Ð the rich skills you bring to any workplace. Some graduates currently work in schools (as teachers or in other roles), for publishers, in publicity departments and on newspapers.Ê

One graduate is a stand-up comic while another has reached the clinical practice stage of postgraduate medicine. Some undertake further studies at masters and doctoral level both in Britain and abroad. Others travel or choose work which allows them time to write.Ê