Course overview
You identify and explore a specialist interest in relation to your own creative practice. You are introduced to approaches, models and theories of writing and wellbeing from a range of disciplines including psychology, psychodynamic theory and literary theory. You explore techniques and paradigms such as expressive writing, narrative therapy, poetry therapy and writing and mindfulness.
You develop your skills as a compassionate and constructive reader of your own work, exploring ways that we can develop new relationships with our lived experience through drafting, crafting, editing and sharing creative work.
Course details
What you study
You explore a specialist interest within creative writing and wellbeing, related to your own writing. Engage with writing and wellbeing theories drawn from a range of disciplines. You cover techniques and paradigms such as expressive writing, narrative and poetry therapy, and writing and mindfulness to enrich your own process and creative reflection. Become a compassionate and constructive self-critic and develop new relationships with your lived experiences through your work.
How you learn
Each unit will usually consist of a short introductory video introducing the week’s key themes, writing prompts and exercises, supporting materials, reading questions and suggestions for further reading and research to discuss in the discussion forum and a dedicated private space to workshop your ideas and writing-in-progress with the tutor and fellow students.
You also receive support and feedback on your work directly from the tutor, both through the online course space and by email.
All you need is a PC, laptop or tablet to access the course materials and forum and share your writing with the tutors and your peers.
How you are assessed
You are assessed by a 3000-word portfolio of original creative writing (50%) and a 2000-word critical-reflective commentary, reflecting on an aspect of creative writing and wellbeing in relation to your own work and process (50%).
Entry requirements
Entry requirements
An undergraduate degree of 2.2 or above in English, creative writing or a similar discipline.
Other relevant experience, such as a post-experience or professional qualification, including international qualifications, are considered on an individual basis.
An IELTS score of 6.5 is required.
Employability
Career opportunities
You may already be working in a profession where you can apply your new skills, such as health and social care, education, youth work, counselling or psychotherapy, or you may go on to consider further training in these areas. You may go on to develop your careers in the broad area of arts and health, medical humanities and/or professional writing, including further study or research to Master’s level. Alternatively, this course may enrich your own personal and professional skills.
Learning platform
Our virtual learning environment (VLE) is the platform you use to access your online course
Teesside University online learning courses are delivered through the Brightspace Learning Environment.
Here are some of the benefits.
- You can use it on your smartphone, tablet and computer.
- And you can use it anytime, so that you can plan your learning to fit your own schedule.
- It's easy to use and navigate.
- Modules are set out by topics and themes. You can use the progress bar to understand where you are in your modules, and appreciate your achievements.
- We support you to become familiar with your VLE, helping you to start learning quickly.
- You get feedback, help and guidance from tutors throughout your course through the VLE, and you can ask questions at any time.
- Our tutors use a live activity feed to keep you updated about your course.
- You can create a student profile, collaborate with other students and take part in online discussion forums.
