English with Creative Writing BA (Hons)
Course Overview - English with Creative Writing BA (Hons)
Would you love to see your name in print? Curious about the creative industries? Or maybe there’s a poem or novel in you thats just waiting to come out?
If you want to develop your writing skills whilst also broadening your knowledge of what ‘English’ is, this is the course for you.
Learn from expert staff who are published poets and authors themselves. Writing both fiction and poetry, you’ll explore different forms and genres along the way, including environmental and political poetics, creative non-fiction, flash fiction and short stories. The work in English stu...
Would you love to see your name in print? Curious about the creative industries? Or maybe there’s a poem or novel in you thats just waiting to come out?<br/><br/>If you want to develop your writing skills whilst also broadening your knowledge of what ‘English’ is, this is the course for you.<br/><br/>Learn from expert staff who are published poets and authors themselves. Writing both fiction and poetry, you’ll explore different forms and genres along the way, including environmental and political poetics, creative non-fiction, flash fiction and short stories. The work in English studies will strengthen your creative writing, whilst also equipping you with a range of valuable transferable skills to prepare you for life after your degree.<br/><br/>You’ll spend two thirds of your time on English studies, and one third on creative writing. This includes learning about the process of writing and publishing from expert staff, who are published poets and authors themselves.<br/><br/>As well as traditional writing careers in publishing, journalism and performing arts, the skills acquired on this course will let you pursue many other careers including education, marketing and content production. The embedded skills of communication, creativity, critical thinking and textual analysis are useful in every career. <br/><br/><strong>Engaged Arts</strong><br/><br/>All students within the Faculty of Arts can select ‘Engaged Arts’ modules where you’ll approach real world challenges across contemporary themes such as sustainability or equity and justice. These modules have been newly designed to help you gain the skills and analytical abilities that employers are looking for.<br/><br/><strong>Why choose this course?</strong><br/><br/><br/>• Top 20 for English in the UK (The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024 and Complete University Guide 2024)<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Top 10 for Creative Writing in the UK (Daily Mail University Guide 2025)<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Student satisfaction - 97% of students agree that ‘staff are good at explaining things’ (2024 National Student Survey results<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Put your skills into practice with Impact Magazine, University Radio Nottingham and more<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Unleash your creativity in a UNESCO City of Literature, with opportunities both on campus and in the city<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Give something back - volunteer and share your skills, from delivering Viking workshops at local primary schools, to reading to residents in care homes<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Have the freedom to explore - following an introductory programme in year one, deepen your knowledge of your favourite topics and explore new ones through a wide range of modules <br/><br/><br/><br/>• Work with our dedicated Faculty of Arts Placements Team to assist with your employability skills development via a range of placements, internships and volunteering opportunities<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Opportunity to apply for The Letters Page project to gain publishing industry skills<br/><br/><br/><br/>Creative writing is one of my favourite and most fulfilling parts of my English degree. Seeing a poem or a short story that I spent hours pondering over the word choice of materialise into a finished piece of work is often more satisfying than turning in an essay. For me creative writing is not just an interesting essay I spent hours writing, rather it is a reflection of my views on the world, my observations on people, nature, or a representation of my internal world.<br/><br/>Georgia Krok, School of English student <br/><br/>You can also access this course through a Foundation Year. This may be suitable if you have faced educational barriers and do not expect to meet the entry requirements for direct entry to a degree course. Please see the UCAS page for the relevant Foundation Year course for further information.
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Course Details
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
21/09/2026
Campus
University Park Campus
Application Details
14 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
Q3W8
Institution Code
N84
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
Not Accepted
Scottish Higher
A,A,B,B,B
including English or English Language, English Literature, any Language subject, Geography, History, Ancient History, Medieval History, Classical Civilisation, Law, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Religious Studies, Sociology with grade A. This qualification is only acceptable when combined with Advanced Higher grades AA including English or English Language, English Literature, any Language subject, Geography, History, Ancient History, Medieval History, Classical Civilisation, Law, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Religious Studies, Sociology.
Access to HE Diploma
D:30,M:15
Pass Access to HE Diploma Humanities Pathway with 45 credits at level 3 of which 30 credits must be at Distinction and 15 credits at Merit. 15 level 3 credits must be from English modules and 9 of these English credits must be at Distinction.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
32
with a minimum of 6 points in English at Higher level. OR 665 in 3 Higher Level certificates including English Accepted subjects instead of English are the following: any Language subject, Geography, History, Philosophy, Global Politics, Psychology, World Religions, Social and Cultural Anthropology
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Unfortunately we are unable to accept this qualification on its own due to the subject specific requirements at A Level. BTEC National Extended Diploma DDD + A in A Level English or one of English Language, English Literature, any Language subject, Geography, History, Ancient History, Medieval History, Classical Civilisation, Law, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Religious Studies, Sociology accepted.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSE requirements - English grade C (numeric grade 4)
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Mixed qualifications accepted if taking A Level English or accepted alternative alongside. DD in BTEC Diploma + A in A Level English one of English Language, English Literature, any Language subject, Geography, History, Ancient History, Medieval History, Classical Civilisation, Law, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Religious Studies, Sociology
Scottish Advanced Higher
A,A
including English or one of English Language, English Literature, any Language subject, Geography, History, Ancient History, Medieval History, Classical Civilisation, Law, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Religious Studies, Sociology Only accepted with Scottish Highers AABBB including English or one of English Language, English Literature, any Language subject, Geography, History, Ancient History, Medieval History, Classical Civilisation, Law, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Religious Studies, Sociology grade A
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
D3,M1,M2
including Literature in English or one of English Language, English Literature, any Language subject, Geography, History, Ancient History, Medieval History, Classical Civilisation, Law, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Religious Studies, Sociology as principal subject at D3.
Extended Project
A
If you have already achieved your EPQ at Grade A you will automatically be offered one grade lower in a non-mandatory A level subject. If you are still studying for your EPQ you will receive the standard course offer, with a condition of one grade lower in a non-mandatory A level subject if you achieve an A grade in your EPQ.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
Mixed qualifications accepted if taking A Level English or accepted alongside. D in BTEC Subsidiary Diploma/ Extended Certificate + AB including A Level English or one of English Language, English Literature, any Language subject, Geography, History, Ancient History, Medieval History, Classical Civilisation, Law, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Religious Studies, Sociology
AQA Certificate in Mathematical Studies (Core Maths)
A
If you have already achieved your Core Maths Qualification at grade A you will automatically be offered one grade lower in a non-mandatory A level subject. If you are still studying for your Core Maths Qualification you will receive the standard course offer, and also an alternate offer with a condition of one grade lower in a non-mandatory A level subject if you achieve an A grade in your Core Maths Qualification. If you qualify for a contextual offer, your Core Maths will be taken into consideration and the appropriate adjustment will be made to your offer.
A level
A,A,B
including grade A in one of English Language, English Literature, any Language subject, Geography, History, Ancient History, Medieval History, Classical Civilisation, Law, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Religious Studies, Sociology Excluding General Studies, Critical thinking and Citizenship.
WJEC Level 3 Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales
A
plus grades AB at A level including grade A in English, or one of English Language, English Literature, any Language subject, Geography, History, Ancient History, Medieval History, Classical Civilisation, Law, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Religious Studies, Sociology
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