Course GBQ3A8

Creative Writing

7.5 Credits
First Cycle
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Starts week 23, 2024

On completion of the course, students will be able to:

  • give an account of and apply basic conventions concerning the rhetoric, structure and genres of fiction
  • reflect on how different strategies and processes for creative writing affect their own writing and the qualities of written texts
  • use linguistic tools during the writing process to improve the quality of fiction narratives
  • perform basic analyses of the thematic and stylistic qualities of fiction narratives
  • give and make use of constructive criticism in the process of revising and improving a work of fiction.

Starts and ends:
week 23, 2024 - week 35, 2024
Study Rate:
40%
Location:
Flexible (Falun)
Time of Day:
Day
Teaching form:
Distance
Language:
Swedish
Entry Qualifications :
  • General entry requirements
Selection :
Final school grades (66 %) and Högskoleprovet - Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test (34 %)
Application Code:
HDA-H3K7Q
Main field of study:
Online Education
Compulsory meetings:
0 physical
12 online
Computer Skills:

Surf on the Internet, read and send emails, use a word-processing programme (e.g. Word). Connect a camera and headphones to the computer and install a programme using instructions.

Computer Capacity:

Access to a computer (Not a mini pc, tablet or similar) that is not older than three years (or equivalent) and broadband connection, at least 1 Mbit/s (not mobile broadband, because mobile broadband can vary considerably in speed).

Means of Education:

Higher rate of web-based communication where our learning platform (Learn/Canvas) is a natural element of the course. Web-based meetings with sound and image where simple presentations can be held. Lectures can be broadcast live or can alternatively be made available afterwards online.

Tuition Fee
First Tuition Fee Installment:
18,375 SEK
Total Tuition Fee:
18,375 SEK
EU/EEA Citizens or exchange students are not required to pay fees.
Information on application and tuition fees: www.universityadmissions.se.
Closed for late application
Literature List

Literature lists are published at the latest one month ahead of the course start date.

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