ENG-20080 - Module Specification
School of Humanities
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

Creative Non-Fiction is a type of text which uses your imaginative and creative skills to produce texts which are otherwise rooted in fact or argument. Examples include creative-critical essays; life writing; travel writing; and experimental work. This module introduces you to this form of writing and examines the approaches, themes and techniques of its practitioners.
You will learn how these texts work and what they offer you as forms which extend your development as a writer into new and often professonally-oriented directions. You will acquire an understanding of existing examples of these forms of writing, read and discuss these with your peers, and set out to produce examples of your own by merging this new knowledge with your existing creative practice.

The module aims to introduce students to a range of forms of creative non-fiction, including creative/critical writing, auto fiction, life writing and travel writing, developing an understanding of the ways in which creative practice can be deployed in texts which are both imaginative and fact-based. Students will become familiar with both traditional and contemporary trends in this mode of writing, and will explore these forms of hybrid texts through their own creative practice.

Intended Learning Outcomes

identify and analyse texts in the category of 'creative non-fiction': 1,3
engage critically with the elements and techniques of forms of creative non-fiction: 1,2,3
create their own examples of the studied forms of text, demonstrating a creative engagement with hybridity in texts: 2
analyse and critique creative non-fiction texts in their own work and the work of others: 3
analyse contemporary opportunities for creative non-fiction in the professional writing landscape: 3

Study hours

Lectures: 6 hours
Reading Groups: 6 hours
Exercise Workshops: 6
Peer Workshops: 12 hours
Open Advice Sessions: 5 hours
1-1 Feedback: 1 hour
Individual Study: 72 hours
Workshop/Assessment Prep: 48 hours

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment