
Creative Writing BA (Hons)
Course Overview - Creative Writing BA (Hons)
This practice-based and industry-focused course – one of the ten best in the UK according to The Times Good University Guide 2024 – will introduce you to the intricacies of writing, including plot, characterisation and narrative study, and will equip you with work-ready skills for the many writing and writing-related industries.
You will develop your skills and talent as a writer through dynamic workshops, exercises and work-like projects involving writing, editing, publishing and pitching, all supplemented by the study of English.
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<strong>This practice-based and industry-focused course – one of the ten best in the UK according to The Times Good University Guide 2024 – will introduce you to the intricacies of writing, including plot, characterisation and narrative study, and will equip you with work-ready skills for the many writing and writing-related industries.</strong><br/><br/>You will develop your skills and talent as a writer through dynamic workshops, exercises and work-like projects involving writing, editing, publishing and pitching, all supplemented by the study of English.<br/><br/>Working alongside a range of highly-accomplished, widely-published professionals, including prize-winning, internationally-recognised authors, poets and screenwriters with real expertise in teaching, you will study at the heart of an active writing community, central to this UNESCO City of Literature. You will also learn how to give and receive critical input from tutors who will support and encourage you to follow your writerly instincts, to experiment, and to develop wide-ranging and highly applicable skills. Exciting, targeted optional modules enable you to pursue your interests.<br/><br/>Develop your creative and professional writing across a wide range of genres, working with highly active, multiple-award-winning expert writer-tutors.<br/><br/>Undertake hands-on roles in creative project management and development, preparing you for work in and beyond the writing and arts industries, developing creative solutions to global problems. Our keen focus on developing your employability skillset will ensure you are also extremely well placed to succeed in a wide range of careers.<br/><br/><br/>• Develop confidence in your communication, collaboration, and presentation skills.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Undertake study abroad, if you would like to, with one of our international partners across the world. Creative writing graduates have embarked on careers in writing, journalism, publishing, teaching, the civil service, marketing and advertising.<br/><br/><br/><br/><strong>Why study Creative Writing at NTU?</strong><br/><br/><br/>- <strong>Top 10 in the UK</strong> for Creative Writing (Times Good University Guide 2024)<br/><br/><br/>- <strong>100%</strong> of BA (Hons) Creative Writing students would recommend studying at NTU to others (NTU Student survey 2023).<br/><br/><br/>• Our team of writer-tutors is exceptional, and includes a <strong>BAFTA-nominated screenwriter, and multiple-award-winning novelists, poets and digital experts</strong>.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Develop your creative and professional writing across a wide range of genres, working with active, expert writer-tutors.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Undertake hands-on roles in creative project management and development, preparing you for work in and beyond the writing and arts industries, developing creative solutions to global problems.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Develop confidence in your communication, collaboration, and presentation skills. <br/><br/><br/><br/>• Undertake study abroad with one of our international partners across the world. <br/><br/>
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
09/2026
Campus
City Campus
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Course Code
W800
Institution Code
N91
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
104
112
104 - 112 UCAS Tariff points from up to four qualifications (two of which must be A-level equivalent)
Access to HE Diploma
Pass your Access course with 60 credits overall with a minimum of 45 credits at level 3
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
104 - 112 UCAS Tariff points from your BTEC Level 3 National Diploma and up to two other qualifications.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
104 - 112 UCAS Tariff points from your BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate and up to three other qualifications (one of which must be A-Level equivalent).
A level
104 - 112 UCAS Tariff points from up to four qualifications (two of which must be A-level equivalent)
T Level
We will consider T Levels for entry to this course, either as stand-alone qualifications or in conjunction with other Level 3 qualifications, in accordance with the specified course tariff points.
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