English Literature with Creative Writing with a Year Abroad BA (Hons)

This four-year English and Creative Writing degree with a Year Abroad, will teach you a range of writing skills to equip you for a career as a writer, including novels, plays, poetry, film scripts, and non-fiction. You will explore a range of styles and genres, as well as studying the history, traditions, and theory of English Literature. <br/><br/>Explore over a thousand years of literature from the early Medieval period to the present day, while also delving into some provocative questions that writing can unveil around gender, culture and more. Our course covers national and global literature stretching from Renaissance literature, Gothic and genre fiction and 19th century literature through to modernity and contemporary fiction. Studying our BA cultivates sensitivity towards language and seeks to answer some provocative questions. It also opens up a range of exciting career possibilities by helping you to develop transferable skills, which are highly valued by employers. You can also select modules around creative and professional writing. You can tailor the degree to your own interests, learning how to write novels, how to write for the stage, screen and broadcast, write short stories and non-fiction, write poetry, writing as a career and exploring styles and genres.<br/><br/>**Why English Literature at Swansea?**<br/>English at Swansea is ranked: <br/>- 11th in UK for Research Impact (REF2021)<br/><br/><br/>- Top 20 in the UK for Teaching Satisfaction (Guardian University Guide 2025)<br/><br/><br/>- Top 101-150 in the World (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025)<br/><br/><br/>Our academic staff are internationally recognised for their research. You will learn from experienced, established writers whose work has been widely published, broadcasted and performed.Our degree programmes aim to support students prepare for their future world of work. You will access support and guidance through the university’s Careers Service and Work Placement Team and all students have access to events, workshops and employer talks, including an annual conference for students to support final year students with the transition into employment or further study. Graduates go on to enter careers in a wide range of sectors including education, media, writing and screen production and public administration.<br/><br/>Set in parkland overlooking Swansea Bay on the edge of the breathtaking Gower Peninsula, the universitys location provides an excellent place to study. Outside of their studies, our students benefit from our lively English Student Society, which organises a range of literary, social and cultural events.<br/><br/>Swansea is also the birthplace of Dylan Thomas, widely regarded by many literary scholars as one of the twentieth centurys most influential lyrical poets. The university’s links to the legacy of Dylan Thomas remain with our annual Dylan Thomas Prize for Literature and through research carried out in our Centre for Research into the English Literature and Language of Wales (CREW). <br/><br/>Please visit our course page for more information. https://www.swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/culture-communication/english-literature-creative-writing/ba-english-literature-creative-writing/

Kickstart a bright future at Swansea University.<br/><br/>With around 300,000 residents, Swansea isn't the biggest city this side of the Severn, but she's got a big personality! Whether you like to explore the outdoors, take in a bit of culture, or anything in between, Swansea has something for everyone.<br/><br/>As a student at Swansea University, you'll benefit from a friendly, inclusive community and opportunities to gain skills that last a lifetime. Alongside first-class resources that include a mock court room, indoor athletics centre & virtual reality lab, you'll learn from leading academics, in a supportive and nurturing environment.<br/><br/>With 120 societies, 50 sports clubs and 12 months of must-see events, you’ll find plenty to keep you busy between lectures.<br/><br/>Whoever you are and whoever you want to be, you'll find yourself right at home in Swansea.