BA Creative Writing
About this course
BA (Hons) in Creative Writing, a Creative Writing BA (Hons) degree centred on writing across forms such as fiction, poetry, screenwriting and stage performance. Core topics include Research Methods, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Ethics & Professional Practice, and Design & Creative Practice. The final year centres on independent, self-directed work culminating in a major project. The first year covers foundational techniques through Introduction to Imaginative Writing, Screenwriting: The Short Film, Multiplatform Storytelling 1, Contemporary Publishing for Writers, and Multiplatform Storytelling 2. Year 2 advances professional preparation with Ruskin Module, Writing Short Fiction, Careers in Writing: Editing and Copywriting, Writing for the Stage, and Writing Creative Non-Fiction, alongside optional modules such as Film Criticism and Reviewing, Science Fiction, Online Journalism, Cult Media, From Script to Screen, and Anglia Language Programme. The final year focuses on advanced practice and industry readiness through Creative Industries Major Project, Worldbuilding, Writing Poetry, and The Business of Being a Writer: Craft and Professional Practice. Students can further tailor their studies in the final year by choosing from optional modules including Crime and Detective Fiction, The Cultural Politics of Celebrity, Screenwriting: Writing and Selling the Feature Film, Novel Writing: Long-Form Prose, Writing and the Present, Film Journalism, and Anglia Language Programme.
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Entry requirements
112-96 UCAS Tariff points. We accept A Levels, T Levels, BTECs, OCR, Access to HE and most other qualifications within the UCAS Tariff. 3 GCSEs at grade C, or grade 4, or above, including English. If English is not your first language you will be expected to demonstrate a certificated level of proficiency of at least IELTS 6.0 (Academic level) or equivalent English Language qualification, as recognised by Anglia Ruskin University.
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What students say
Based on about 21 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 88%
- Learning opportunities: 83%
- Assessment and feedback: 85%
- Academic support: 95%
- Organisation and management: 82%
- Learning resources: 89%
- Student voice: 77%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 15%
What graduates do next
Based on about 10 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 55%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Sales occupations: 30%
- Administrative occupations: 20%
- Teaching Professionals: 15%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 10%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 75%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 50%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 35%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 150 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 1%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 4%
- East Midlands: 6%
- West Midlands: 3%
- East of England: 61%
- London: 16%
- South East: 8%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 95%
- Access course: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Introduction to Imaginative Writing
- Screenwriting: The Short Film
- Multiplatform Storytelling 1
- Contemporary Publishing for Writers
- Multiplatform Storytelling 2
- Into ARU
- Ruskin Module
- Writing Short Fiction
- Careers in Writing: Editing and Copywriting
- Writing for the Stage
- Writing Creative Non-Fiction
- Film Criticism and Reviewing
- Science Fiction
- Online Journalism
- Cult Media
- From Script to Screen
- Anglia Language Programme
- Creative Industries Major Project
- Worldbuilding
- Writing Poetry
- The Business of Being a Writer: Craft and Professional Practice
- Crime and Detective Fiction
- The Cultural Politics of Celebrity
- Screenwriting: Writing and Selling the Feature Film
- Novel Writing: Long-Form Prose
- Writing and the Present
- Film Journalism
- Anglia Language Programme
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Creative Writing at Anglia Ruskin University earn?
The median salary is £23,000 after 15 months, £22,000 after 3 years, £25,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £19,500 and £30,500. The £25,500 median after five years is £2,000 more than the UK median for Creative writing.
What do graduates of BA Creative Writing at Anglia Ruskin University do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2022-23).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Creative Writing at Anglia Ruskin University?
88% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2024-25.
What grades do I need for BA Creative Writing at Anglia Ruskin University?
The average entrant had 90 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Creative Writing at Anglia Ruskin University?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.