
Creative Writing BA (Hons)
Course Overview - Creative Writing BA (Hons)
Push your creative limits. Build your literary skills. Join practice-led workshops and readings with contemporary writers. Make connections as publishing and broadcasting professionals share insights. You will find your voice with a creative writing degree that fires your imagination.
As a writer, you are an artist and a craftsperson. Our creative writing degree gives you the tools and skills you need to grow into the best writer you can be.
During the course, you experiment with different kinds of writing. You’ll create original poetry, fiction, and non-fiction. W...
Push your creative limits. Build your literary skills. Join practice-led workshops and readings with contemporary writers. Make connections as publishing and broadcasting professionals share insights. You will find your voice with a creative writing degree that fires your imagination.<br/><br/>As a writer, you are an artist and a craftsperson. Our creative writing degree gives you the tools and skills you need to grow into the best writer you can be.<br/><br/>During the course, you experiment with different kinds of writing. You’ll create original poetry, fiction, and non-fiction. We’ll help send your imagination soaring in writing scripts and narratives for stage, screen and games.<br/><br/>We encourage you to challenge yourself. You’ll learn to analyse and edit your own work to make your writing better: an ability every good writer must develop.<br/><br/>We are proud of our supportive Edge Hill writing community. It has helped students like you achieve their potential for over 30 years. Our teaching team consists entirely of published writers, so understand what it takes to launch a writing career. Our visiting professionals – writers, producers, editors, poets, dramatists – love to share their knowledge. We all work together so you can succeed.
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
09/2026
Campus
Ormskirk (Main Campus)
Application Details
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
W800
Institution Code
E42
Points of Entry
Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
112
120
No specific subjects are required but the study or experience of English Language, English Literature, Drama or Media would be preferred. You will be asked to submit a sample of your writing.
Access to HE Diploma
D:24,M:21,P:0
Please note, the above represents an example of how you can achieve the required number of tariff points, however you can also achieve this with other combinations.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
A level
B,B,C
B,B,B
Please note, the above represents an example of how you can achieve the required number of tariff points, however you can also achieve this with other combinations. A combination of A Level and BTEC awards may also be accepted.
T Level
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Fees and funding
Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year | |
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England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland | £9,535 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
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