BA (Hons) in Creative Writing and International Relations & Global Development

What is Joint Honours?

With joint honours, you can study for an honours degree in two or even three subjects. Find out more about joint honours.

Creative Writing

This Joint Honours course degree offers you the opportunity to learn from award winning internationally respected novelists, short story writers, poets, songwriters and performers, scriptwriters, editors, publishers, and new media writers. You'll mainly focus on practical work, utilising key examples from the greatest writers to inform your work. The sessions are run by enthusiastic writers in supportive relatively small groups. Through a combination of creative workshops, seminars and tutorials, you will be able to gain skills and confidence.

Full programme details: BA (Hons) Creative Writing

International Relations and Global Development

The world is increasingly becoming a more interconnected and complex place. During this course you'll explore the environmental, geographical, political, social, cultural and economic aspects of international relations and the challenges it faces. You'll also evaluate global development, looking at the complex and uneven patterns associated with the process of globalisation. Throughout the course you'll study key international relations and development themes, such as the relationship between the state and its citizens, the politics of development as reflected in the growing development gap between rich and poor countries, the idea of social justice, human rights, globalisation and democratisation.

Full programme details: International Relations and Global Development (Joint Honours)