Beginning Creative Writing
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| ENGL1037 | English | 1 | 20 | Full Year Malaysia |
- Code
- ENGL1037
- School
- English
- Level
- 1
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Full Year Malaysia
Summary
Target Students
Only available for UNMC/Level 01 students
Classes
- One 1-hour seminar each week for 24 weeks
- One 1-hour lecture each week for 24 weeks
Assessment
- 50% Coursework 1: Fiction essay, 750 words submitted mid-semester; a short story or creative non-fiction piece, 1500 words submitted at end of semester.
- 50% Coursework 2: One 750 word reflective essay and 2 poems totalling 40 lines or 1 one-act play due at the end of spring semester.
Assessed in both autumn & spring semest
Educational Aims
To guide students in the practice of the process of writing, developing their skills in writing, and reading to develop an awareness of literary contexts and creative and aesthetic possibilities.Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and understanding of: · some elements of fiction, including character, narrative and point of view · the process of using notebooks, making revisions.Intellectual skills · aesthetic perspectives on writing · creative perspectives on writing · the ability to edit one’s writing Professional skills · the ability to develop work in progress through discussion with others · the ability to contextualise writingTransferable skills · the ability to reflect on progress · the ability to respond to peer criticism |
Conveners
- Dr Sandeep Ray
Last updated 09/01/2025.