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ENG-20080 - Module Specification
School of Humanities
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 12 May 2024

ENG-20080 - Creative Non-Fiction
Coordinator: James Sheard Tel: +44 1782 7 33302
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 5
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733147

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

Creative Non-Fiction is a type of text which uses your imaginative and creative skills to produce texts which are otherwise rooted in fact or argument. Examples include creative-critical essays; life writing; travel writing; and experimental work. This module introduces you to this form of writing and examines the approaches, themes and techniques of its practitioners.
You will learn how these texts work and what they offer you as forms which extend your development as a writer into new and often professonally-oriented directions. You will acquire an understanding of existing examples of these forms of writing, read and discuss these with your peers, and set out to produce examples of your own by merging this new knowledge with your existing creative practice.

Aims
The module aims to introduce students to a range of forms of creative non-fiction, including creative/critical writing, auto fiction, life writing and travel writing, developing an understanding of the ways in which creative practice can be deployed in texts which are both imaginative and fact-based. Students will become familiar with both traditional and contemporary trends in this mode of writing, and will explore these forms of hybrid texts through their own creative practice.

Intended Learning Outcomes

identify and analyse texts in the category of 'creative non-fiction': 1,3
engage critically with the elements and techniques of forms of creative non-fiction: 1,2,3
create their own examples of the studied forms of text, demonstrating a creative engagement with hybridity in texts: 2
analyse and critique creative non-fiction texts in their own work and the work of others: 3
analyse contemporary opportunities for creative non-fiction in the professional writing landscape: 3

Study hours

Lectures: 6 hours
Reading Groups: 6 hours
Exercise Workshops: 6
Peer Workshops: 12 hours
Open Advice Sessions: 5 hours
1-1 Feedback: 1 hour
Individual Study: 72 hours
Workshop/Assessment Prep: 48 hours

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Exercise weighted 10%
Research Presentation
Research a type of Creative Non-Fiction, identifying elements and examples, and present the results in a 3-slide presentation on the KLE.

2: Portfolio weighted 65%
Portfolio of Creative Non-Fiction Writing
A Portfolio of one of more pieces of Creative Non-Fiction writing 1500 words) which demonstrates an engagement with the ideas of the chosen mode(s) of CNF.

3: Commentary weighted 25%
A Critical Commentary
A Commentary of 500 words which reflects critically on the Portfolio, and demonstrates an understanding of Creative Non-Fiction.

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 12 May 2024