BA English & Creative Writing
Entry requirements
We consider all applications on their own individual merit and potential. Our diverse community is creative, innovative and entrepreneurial. We recognise that these qualities aren’t always shown in academic grades alone. That’s why, while many of our applicants achieve high academic grades, we also welcome those who can demonstrate their potential through an interview. We welcome applications from all subject backgrounds, whether you’ve specialised in STEM, the arts or humanities. Find out more about our Entry Requirements here . Course routes & entry requirements BA/BSc(Hons) three year degree : minimum 96 UCAS Tariff points BA/BSc(Hons) four year degree with professional placement : minimum 96 UCAS Tariff points Check how many points your qualifications are worth
About this course
BA (Hons) in English, combining literary study with creative writing. Core topics include Research Methods and Design & Creative Practice. Students undertake a Collaborative Project with industry partners and complete a Dissertation and Portfolio in their final year. A four-year route is available, including an optional industry placement.
Modules
- Writing: Craft & Contexts
- Exploding the Canon: Writing Then & Now
- Publishing Cultures
- Breaking the Rules: Remix and Writing Back
- Literatures of Revolution
- Publishing Studio: Technologizing the Word
- Society and the Self
- Collaborative Project
- Satire and Scandal
- Poetry
- Screenwriting
- Magic and the Impossible
- Fiction
- Creative Non-Fiction
- Games
- Radio & Theatre
- Dissertation and Portfolio
- Experiment and Adaptation
- Writing Now: Prize Winners, Bestsellers & Controversial Content
- We Have Never Been Human
- Crime and Dark Fiction
- Children and Young Adult
- Innovations