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Overview
Course Fee: New launch offer only – €295.00
Course fee includes all documentation, lecturing, assessment work, learner registration and QQI certification fees. No other fees to pay!
Delivery Format: Distance Learning course supported with fully qualified tutors
Award: QQI Level 5 component Certificate in Creative Writing (5N4765).
NFQ Credits: 15 Credits upon successful completion.
Duration: Students can complete this course within 8 weeks which is ample time and can start it at any time of the year that is convenient. If students need to extend this period for any reason during or near the end of the course they can request an extension through the college.
This QQI Level 5 Creative Writing course is designed to give students an opportunity to develop their creative voice through writing. It aims to give students an understanding of the process of writing, key aspects of writing fiction, as well as the possibility of getting work published.
This QQI accredited, distance learning course means that students can study flexibly at home, or at work, while gaining a Nationally Accredited Qualification.
Topics covered include:
Unit 1: Writing Skills
Unit 2: Characterisation
Unit 3: Structure and Plot Development
Unit 4: Setting and Atmosphere
Unit 5: Getting published.
Learners who successfully complete this module will:
Develop their creative voice through writing
Produce a range of confident writing, which will include the opening section of a novel or two complete short stories
Have utilised key aspects of writing for a novel or short story
Understand the process of publication in Ireland
Be able to submit work for publication.
Course Syllabus
Unit 1: Writing Skills
Learners should be able to:
Keep a track of ideas in a notebook
Research their ideas using a variety of sources
Produce a variety of written pieces of work, which range in content and length
Use grammar to alter the narrative
Understand the concept of showing not telling in writing
Be constructively self-critical and provide critical analysis to others
Revise and edit work.
Unit 2: Characterisation
Learners should be able to:
Produce different characters
Make characters that are believable
Show feelings and emotions through words and actions
Understand the character’s Language and Idioms.
Create dialogue that comes from the character
Understand the purpose of a character
Determine the history of a character
Write in the first, second, third person
Identify if the narrator is present or omnipresent.
Unit 3: Structure and Plot Development
Learners should be able to:
Understand different possibilities for plotting a story
Understand timelines in relation to the narrative
Understand Point of View
Show different ways of telling the same story
Flash forward and flash back
Create intrigue for the reader.
Unit 4: Setting and Atmosphere
Learners should be able to:
Create a strong sense of place through language
Use real locations as the source for fiction
Create clothes and costumes that are unique to the story
Use language to set the tone of the narrative
Decide on events which are determined by their environment
Understand the limitations of the world they create
Understand different genres.
Unit 5: Getting Published
Learners should be able to:
Know the process of getting work Published in Ireland and abroad
Source a variety Agents and Publishers in Ireland
Present work for an agent or publisher which is correctly laid out according to industry practice
Understand the role of an Agent.
Understand the role of a Publisher
Submit work for competition and/or publication
Understand self-publishing.
Entry Requirements / Prerequisites:
Leaving certificate, Level 4 certificate or equivalent in a relevant subject area and/or relevant practical experience (3 years minimum) – Please ask about our requirements surrounding Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) for entry.
Mature students (over 23 years) may be exempt from the above prerequisites.
English Language Requirement: Students entering programmes leading to awards at Level 5 are expected to be able to: be proficient at reading, drafting, preparing and understanding information across a broad range of topics, including quantitative information.
Learners undertaking this programme must have basic IT skills and access to the necessary equipment to enable them to undertake an online programme: computer, broadband, email, Microsoft, recording equipment necessary for some skills demonstration tasks, and where applicable any other specialised software/equipment.
As this programme is delivered through distance learning or eLearning, students must be capable of studying on their own initiative.
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Assessment:
This course is assessed through a combination of assignments(2) and Project.
Project 70%
Assignment 30%
Project: The internal assessor will devise a project brief that requires candidates to demonstrate
Research and planning
Their ability to write fiction, whether in the format of a novel or short story
Their ability to structure and plot a story, develop believable characters through language and event, and create an interesting fictional environment.
Their ability to present work in a logical manner as though they were presenting the work to an agent or publisher As part of the research and planning, candidates should produce examples of the following
evidence of research from different sources: Title for work, One short synopsis of novel or short story (approx 100 words), Two examples of characterisations, One time line of events clearly set out, including time frame of story, One example setting and location sketched, One short piece of dialogue, An example of self-directed editing.
Candidates should produce the opening section of a novel of approximately 2000 words.
or
Candidates should produce one or two complete short stories of approximately 2000 words.
Assignment:
Publishing: The internal assessor will devise a brief that requires the candidate to produce an assignment which shows the results of their research into publishing in Ireland. The candidate should show the process of getting written work published, from the completion of a story to its appearance on the shelf in a bookshop. It should include information on presentation and layout of manuscripts, and it should identify the role of an agent and publisher in relation to writing.
Following successful completion you will receive QQI Level 5 component Certificate in Creative Writing (5N4765).
QQI (Quality & Qualifications Ireland) is the national awarding body for further education and training in Ireland. Click here for details on the National Framework of Qualifications.
This Creative Writing (5N4765) programme is delivered by our sister College, The Open College in our venues. This programme is validated by QQI and The Open College.