Creative Writing Year 3

The methods of assessment on this course are specified below under 'Methods of assessment on this course'.

You will need to allow time to complete coursework and prepare for exams.

This programme is also available for In Year 1, you take seven core modules.

In Year 2, you take one core module - Narrative Methods - three compulsory modules and choose one option module. International students who require a Tier 4 visa should apply for our full-time courses (with the exception of modular enrolment certificates of higher education and graduate certificates), as these qualify for Tier 4 sponsorship.

On our distance-learning and blended-learning courses, discussion, collaboration and interaction with your lecturers and fellow students are encouraged and enabled through various learning technologies, but you may have limited or no face-to-face contact with your module tutors.

Class sizes vary, depending on your course, the module you are undertaking, and the method of teaching.Through practical projects and engagement with visiting professionals, you will broaden your understanding of the many aspects of the writing industry.You will also complete an extended creative project in a specific genre in your final year.Everyone is different, and the study time required varies topic by topic, but, as a guide, expect to schedule up to five hours of self-study for each hour of teaching.On our distance-learning and blended-learning courses, the emphasis is very much on independent, self-directed learning and you will be expected to manage your own learning, with the support of your module tutors and various learning technologies.Where a course has unseen written examinations, these may be held termly, but, on the majority of our courses, exams are usually taken in the Summer term, during May to June.Exams may be held at other times of the year as well.In most cases, exams are held during the day on a weekday - if you have daytime commitments, you will need to make arrangements for daytime attendance - but some exams are held in the evening. Find out more about assessment at Birkbeck, including guidance on assessment, feedback and our assessment offences policy.We offer a comprehensive Careers and Employability Service to help you advance your career, while our in-house, professional recruitment consultancy, Birkbeck Talent, works with London’s top employers to help you gain work experience that fits in with your evening studies.The degree provides you with a basis of skills necessary to pursue writing as a profession.It also equips you with expertise transferable to many careers in the arts, education and the media.