On successful completion of our Creative Writing and the Writing Industries programme, you should be able to: 

• Write to a professional standard in your chosen forms and genres. 
• Be aware of the publishing landscape and routes to publication specifically in relation to your own creative work. 
• Have the skills to work freelance, with a portfolio career, or in a range of organisations, including those in the Heritage sector. 
• Undertake sophisticated research and deploy it effectively in creative work, including the ability to develop ideas and research into doctoral proposals. 
• Plan, organise and deliver events in the writing industries. 
• Work effectively and confidently both as an individual and as part of a small team within constrained timeframes.
• Work independently in a way that stimulates continued professional development by using the regional and national organisations strategically and effectively.