Course Catalogue

Writing Fiction: One week course ADED11348

  • Academic Session: 2026-27
  • School: Short Courses
  • Credits: 0
  • Level: Level 1 (SCQF level 7)
  • Typically Offered: Summer
  • Available to Visiting Students: No
  • Collaborative Online International Learning: No
  • Curriculum For Life: No

Short Description

This course will use group discussion to develop students' writing skills. Literary texts will be analysed in order to examine writing techniques and students will produce new prose fiction.

Timetable

Block 4: Tuesday  - Friday 10.00 - 16.00

Requirements of Entry

None.

Excluded Courses

None.

Co-requisites

None.

Assessment

N/A

Course Aims

To introduce students to prose fiction 

To build students' knowledge of approaches to writing prose fiction

To embark upon and/or develop writing fiction.

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

By the end of the course students should be able to:

Analyse elements of structural composition in prose  fiction

Interpret texts in terms of structured creative writing techniques

Write prose fiction.

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

No exceptions