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English Literature and Creative Writing Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Course Overview - English Literature and Creative Writing Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Craft a future for yourself in literary analysis and storytelling.
Explore and unpack a wide range of critical perspectives as you hone your creative skillset and learn to communicate your ideas.
Why study this course?
• Your study will be guided by a team of published authors, including award-winning poets, novelists and writers for stage and screen.
• Choose from a huge selection of optional modules across our Creative Writing and English departments, allowing you to create a degree that suits your interests.
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Craft a future for yourself in literary analysis and storytelling.
Explore and unpack a wide range of critical perspectives as you hone your creative skillset and learn to communicate your ideas.
Why study this course?
• Your study will be guided by a team of published authors, including award-winning poets, novelists and writers for stage and screen.
• Choose from a huge selection of optional modules across our Creative Writing and English departments, allowing you to create a degree that suits your interests.
• Learn the practise behind writing prose, poetry, dramas and non-fiction and combine your practise with the literary theories behind these formats.
• Explore a range of genres (think fantasy, children's literature, sci fi, horror and more) and time periods from the medieval to the contemporary.
• Our staff includes award-winning novelist and media practitioner Winnie Li; poet and novelist Luke Kennard; fiction and screenwriter Richard House; novelist and short story writer Anna Metcalfe; award-winning poet Isabel Galleymore; and best-selling novelist Ruth Gilligan.
Top 3 in the UK for Creative Writing in the Complete University Guide 2025
Top 30 in the world for English Language and Literature (QS World Subject Rankings 2025)
Course Information
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Course Details
Information
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
2027-09-28
Campus
Main Site
Application Details
13 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
A04-I36
Institution Code
B32
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
A level
We prefer applications from students with at least one A level in an Arts, Humanities or Social Science subject. If an applicant is not taking either A Level English Literature or A level English Language and Literature, then we require at least a grade 7 in GCSE English Literature.
UCAS Tariff
Not accepted
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
6,6,5 in Higher Level subjects, to include an Arts, Humanities or Social Science subject at HL 5. If an applicant is not taking either Literature or Language and Literature at higher level, then we require at least a grade 7 in GCSE English Literature.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
BTEC Extended Diploma: DDM, plus a B at A-level in the required subject/s mentioned above. BTEC Diploma: DD, plus a B at A-level in the required subject/s mentioned above. BTEC Subsidiary Diploma: D, plus AB at A-level, including the required subject/s mentioned above.
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)
Accepted in place of a non-required A level with the equivalent grade.
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
Accepted in place of A levels with the following grade equivalencies: D2 = A*; D3 = A; M2 = B. Combinations of A levels and Principle subjects are accepted. NB required subjects must be offered (see A level Section)
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Fees and funding
| Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, Republic of Ireland, Channel Islands | £10,050 | 2026/27 | Year 1 |
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