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Designed for aspiring authors, playwrights, poets, screenwriters, and games writers, unleash your creative potential with our Creative Writing course. The course aims to nurture your talent and enhance your writing skills, preparing you for a successful career in various literary fields.
As part of the course, you will also have the opportunity to showcase your work at prestigious literary events and festivals, allowing you to gain exposure and expand your network within the literary community. Our course not only focuses on the art of writing but also provides practical guidance on establishing a career in the field. Whether you aspire to create immersive novels, captivating plays, meaningful poetry, compelling narratives for games, or explore new writing territories, we provide the necessary guidance and resources to help you achieve your goals.
Graduates of this program will be well-equipped to navigate and make an impact on the literary world, bringing their distinct voices to a wide range of platforms and audiences.
I learned to create content for humans, chloe is shortlisted for the 2023 manchester writing prize, it’s genuinely the best thing i’ve ever done, i’ve had work published, and performed at the cheltenham literature festival, i now have over 40 short story publications, published poet anna is founder of the cheltenham poetry festival, finding joy in the written word, teaching staff.
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You will learn from published writers, including Dr Michael Johnstone whose fourth novel Disnaeland came out in July 2022, Dr Angela France who has published four poetry collections and whose work has appeared in many anthologies, and Senja Andrejevic whose short stories have appeared in various literary magazines and whose dramatic writing has been produced with funding from Arts Council England. On the English Literature team, staff include Dr Charlotte Beyer who is the author of three scholarly monographs and author/editor of six collections and Professor Arran Stibbe whose innovative work on ecolinguists is sector leading.
On our dramatic writing modules you can work with Cheltenham’s renowned Everyman Theatre. You’ll develop your play with the artistic director, a playwright and resident actors – leading to a staged reading open to your peers, tutors and the public.
The course offers a range of publishing opportunities such as our annual student paperwork anthology, The New Writing Series.
Explore and collaborate with creatives from across the spectrum. We offer the perfect environment to practice your craft and prepare you to graduate career-ready.
Our creative writing courses are ranked 11th in the UK for student satisfaction by the Complete University Guide 2024.
Our creative writing courses are ranked 7th in the UK for career prospects by the Guardian University Guide 2023.
Our creative writing courses are ranked in in the top 20 in the UK for graduate prospects (on track) by the Complete University Guide 2025.
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Unlock your creativity with our dynamic Creative Writing degree where you will experiment with styles, inspired by our diverse city, and develop your craft through an inclusive and encouraging approach.
Engage in critical reading and innovative writing across various genres, applying your skills to real-world scenarios like publishing.
Guided by supportive tutors, you will explore key texts and connect your work to political, social, and cultural theories. You will experience learning in museums, galleries, theatres, archives, and beyond.
You will collaborate with publishers and acclaimed writers, and participate in our Scrivener Series and spoken word nights. Specialise in a subject of your choice after year one or continue broad exploration.
At the end of year 1 you can choose a specialist subject that complements your degree or to carry on with the broader Creative Writing degree.
*The comics and graphic novels pathway is new for 2025. It is in the final stages of development and may change. Check back for updates, and if you apply for this course we will let you know about any new developments via Student View .
Location Brighton: Moulsecoomb
UCAS code W800
Full-time 3 years
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Entry requirements
A-level or BTEC Entry requirements are in the range of A-level BBB–BCC (120–104 UCAS Tariff points), or BTEC Extended Diploma DMM–MMM. Our conditional offers typically fall within this range.
A-levels must include English language, English literature, or combined English language and literature.
International Baccalaureate 26 points, with three subjects at Higher level.
Access to HE Diploma Pass with 60 credits overall. Humanities, history or politics courses preferred. At least 45 credits at level 3.
Studied before or got relevant experience? A qualification, HE credits, or relevant experience may count towards your course at Brighton, and could mean that you do not have to take some elements of the course or can start in year 2 or 3.
English language requirements IELTS 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each element. Find out more about the other English qualifications that we accept .
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When you apply to Brighton we want to hear about who you are. Grades are never the whole picture; we're interested in things like creativity, resourcefulness, persistence and the capacity to think big and find new ways of doing things. And we recognise that not everyone has the same background. That's why we treat everyone who applies as an individual. We recognise many qualifications and we care about all of your achievements and the experiences you've had that set you apart.
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Extracurricular activities such as t he Performance and Community Research and Enterprise Group and the student-led Creative Writing Society.
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All students study the same modules in year 1, where you will develop your awareness of writing genres and work with local writers.
You will learn through lectures, seminars and workshops as well as small group and individual tutorials.
Explore the cultural and critical concepts of belonging and unbelonging. You'll situate yourself as an emerging, socially responsible writer in the wider world by engaging with diverse writings that explore themes of migration and movement, home and displacement, search for a community, and our relationship to the environment and different spaces.
Taking inspiration from Edward Said’s book The World, the Text, and the Critic (1983), this module enables you to explore some of the key debates in contemporary literary studies. Organised around decolonial, feminist, queer, ecocritical and other approaches to texts, you'll develop critical writing skills and knowledge of social, cultural and political contexts in the interpretation of literary works and the wider world.
Explore the concept of a professional writerly identity, and consider a ‘writing life’ in personal, local and global terms. Through studying and by contact with professional writers, you will investigate writing as self-expression, craft, process and profession; curating a writerly identity/ persona; developing your writing towards your future career; and the writing life and its implications on the global stage, for example as an act of resistance to inequalities.
This module will introduce you to practices of storying the self in writing and digital media. Through creating a first person story combining audio script, music and still image, you will engage with the expressive complexities of autobiographical representation. The module will also give you the creative writing tools to experiment with storying the self in a variety of written genre.
How might theatre engage audiences with the politics of class, race, gender, sexuality and the environment? You'll examine a range of plays in context, exploring how provocative stories develop through characterisation, stage directions, dialogue and dramatic action. Learn to think critically and creatively about theatrical texts and how to write scripts for stage in inclusive collaborations with your peers.
Brighton is a vibrant and unique place that has impacted on British and European culture, as well being at the forefront of social changes since the eighteenth-century. This module is a literary and cultural exploration of Brighton as a place. You will engage and connect with Brighton’s history, literary culture and your own creative writing practice. The module benefits from several city trips, which will bring learning materials to life.
Our courses are reviewed and enhanced on an ongoing basis in order to make sure that what you learn with us is relevant and that your course enables you to develop appropriate skills. When you apply to study with us, we will inform you of any new developments in your chosen programme through Student View .
Pier Review, a literary magazine run by our students, teachers and alumni
There are placement opportunities available in the second year as well as field trips to theatres, museums, schools and community organisations. You are also welcome to study abroad for a semester during your second year.
You'll also choose to stay with the broad Creative Writing degree, or to specialise in wellbeing or comics and graphic novels.
Core modules for all pathways
Creative writing
Creative writing with wellbeing
Creative writing with comics and graphic novels – new for 2025 This pathway is in the final stages of development and may change.
You can also choose option modules from across our humanities and arts subjects.
*Option modules are indicative and may change, depending on timetabling and staff availability.
** available to students choosing the comics and graphic novels pathway
In the final year you take two core modules and choose from a selection of options. Publishers Epoque Press award a prize for the best dissertation.
Core modules – all pathways
Creative writing pathway options *
Specialist wellbeing pathway options*
Specialist comics and graphic novels pathway options*
Specialise in wellbeing
At the end of your first year, you can carry on with your Creative Writing BA for a broad view of the subject along with your choice of option modules, or you can choose to specialise in creative writing combined with wellbeing.
Choosing to specialise means that your core modules and options focus on the subject that you choose, and you'll graduate with that subject in your degree title.
You'll explore specialist wellbeing-related modules alongside core creative writing modules and choose option modules in the subjects that interest you most.
You will link your knowledge of wellbeing to the craft of writing and consider texts and your own work in relation to political, social, cultural and medical theories. You will particularly focus on diversity and global challenges. You will identify underrepresented stories and question their absence, as well as thinking ethically and sensitively about addressing gaps in literature and writing that your work can fill.
Events such as our wellbeing walks will consider the impact of the outdoors and place on your writing and think about how eco-writing can raise awareness and spark dialogues. Our tutors will help you to develop techniques and skills involved in storytelling in a range of genres and encourage you to think about how your writing can and will impact on the world and how you can be part of, and also lead, better conversations about living well.
Through the university’s Centre for Arts and Wellbeing you will be connected with the latest national and international research and events that speak directly to your subjects. You will be encouraged to think how you can contribute to future work in these transformative and vital fields.
Specialise in comics and graphic novels
At the end of your first year, you can carry on with your Creative Writing BA for a broad view of the subject along with your choice of option modules, or you can choose to specialise in creative writing combined with comics and graphic novels.
Comics and graphic novels entertain and inform through a powerful and dynamic combination of visual art and narrative storytelling – and their cultural impact means they are recognised as an important art form. They are used to explore subjects from politics to mental health, social inequality to science, fantasy to fiction in ways that convey emotions, action and atmosphere with broad and inclusive appeal.
On this innovative specialist pathway you will be encouraged to experiment, whether that is creating long-form graphic novels or comic strips, engaging with subjects that excite and inspire you.
Our staff have extensive writing and publishing expertise in the field and they will develop your skills and knowledge, ensuring you understand specific storytelling techniques that create an emotional impact on the reader. You will also learn aspects of design such as panel layouts, visual pacing and composition.
As a student, you will be engaging with this evolving art form in a vibrant city where creativity is celebrated, benefitting from our connections to organisations and events in which you can participate and share your work.
This pathway starts in 2025 – students starting their creative writing degree in September 2024 will be able to choose to specialise in comics and graphic novels in year 2 of their course.
Lab facilities
Mithras House is home to all our School of Humanities and Social Science courses. It has a series of ‘labs’, which may be used for teaching on your course or in your independent research work. Life lab A comfortable space with lounge furniture intended for qualitative research with larger groups. Due to its relaxed layout and naturalistic environment, the space is suited to research using focus groups, research using observation-based methods and child research.
The space is also used for teaching on some social science courses, as well as for dissertation research for projects. City lab A space designed for collaborative student learning. It is used by students and staff involved in the university’s Global Challenges programme, our collective mission to contribute towards solutions to tackling the pressing issues facing our world. Design lab A space housing our extensive collection of historic dress and textiles, which are used in some teaching on our History of Art and Design courses . It has the space and equipment to work on textile projects. Displays created by students on these programmes are on view in the social spaces of the building.
Stats lab A specialist workspace with computing equipment for statistical analysis and projects involving video and audio editing software. The lab is accessible as a study space to students on psychology courses.
It is also available to students studying courses involving video and audio recording and editing, such as politics degrees and our creative writing programmes. The stats lab contains eight soundproof booths for recording or transcribing interviews undertaken as part of dissertation research. VR and eye tracking lab This lab is used for psychological research, specifically eye-tracking research and virtual reality research. Equipment includes an electroencephalography (EEG) headset and Electrodermal Activity (EDA) equipment.
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A core module in year 2 of the creative writing and the wellbeing pathways enables you to gain professional experience in industries such as publishing, broadcasting, social media marketing, PR and the charity sector.
Recent placement hosts include:
In year 3 the Community Placement module is available for all pathways to choose. It is aimed at building your professional experience through 30 to 50 hours of voluntary work with a not-for-profit or community organisation. The placement is assessed and contributes to your degree.
Meet the team
Dr Bea Hitchman is a novelist whose work focuses on gender, queer writing and historical fiction. Her 2013 novel Petite Mort was nominated for the Authors' Club Best First Novel Prize, the Polari Prize, the HWA Debut Novel Prize and the Desmond Elliott Prize, and serialised as a ten-part Radio 4 drama. Her second novel, All of You Every Single One (2021) was one of Vogue’s Best Novels of 2022, and was nominated for the Polari Prize and HWA Prize. Read novelist and writing tutor Beatrice Hitchman's staff profile .
Read a Q+A with Bea Hitchman where she talks about her career and how she got into writing novels and teaching.
Dr Craig Jordan-Baker is a writer of drama, fiction and non-fiction. His drama has been widely performed and his first novel The Nacullians was published in 2020 and his most recent work If the River is Hidden (2022) is hybrid work combining poetry and lyrical prose. He was the winner of the 2018 Excellence in Facilitating and Empowering Learning Award. You can read more about Craig's interests and background on his staff profile. You can read more about novelist and creative writing tutor Dr Craig Jordan-Baker on his staff profile .
Dr Jess Moriarty researches in the field of teaching writing practice, especially in auto-ethnographical academic writing and in creative writing with undergraduates. Another winner of the Teaching Excellence award, she is also co-founder of Work Write Live, which provides a range of writing short courses and volunteering opportunities for students to develop vocational and academic skills. You can read more about writer and creative-writing tutor Dr Jess Moriarty on her staff profile .
Read a Q+A with Jess Moriarty where she talks about her career and how she got into writing novels and teaching.
Dr John McCullough is a Costa-shortlisted, Polari prize-winning poet who focuses on mental health, loss, the body, queer politics, queer history and Brighton as a centre for unique LGBT+ subcultures. He has written three collections: The Frost Fairs (Salt, 2011) which won the Polari First Book Prize and was a Book of the Year for The Independent and a summer read for The Observer. His second, Spacecraft (Penned in the Margins, 2016) was shortlisted for the Ledbury-Forte prize and was a summer read for The Guardian. His latest collection, Reckless Paper Birds (Penned in the Margins, 2019), was shortlisted for the Costa. Read more about poet and creative-writing tutor Dr John McCullough on his staff profile .
Julie Everton is a playwright and script editor. She teaches drama, script writing, and screenwriting. Her research includes writing about real events/people, models of script development and autoethnography. You can read more about playwright and writing tutor Julie Everton on her staff profile .
Dr Barbara Chamberlain teaches modules in creative writing, English language, media and literature and include cinema, landscape writing, intercultural communication, teacher training and comics. She co-curates the Graphic Brighton symposium which brings together comics scholars, creators, publishers and readers. Read more about Dr Barbara Chamberlin in her staff profile.
Dr Craig Jordan-Baker
Reckless Paper Birds is the Costa-nominated book by lecturer Dr John McCullough.
“My favourite part of the course was the Writer in Residence module because this established that there was an appetite for remembrance work around the HIV / AIDS epidemic in the Brighton area, which became the basis for my dissertation and led me to create an archive and remembrance page for Brighton.
“This role at Little Green Pig taught me that you can help the community with your skills, and as a writer it made me reflect about having no limits on telling a story, no matter what your age, background, and knowledge.
Take a look at some of the work produced by our Creative Writing MA students who have been spending time as writer in residence for the Centre for Arts & Wellbeing at the university.
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What can I do with a creative writing degree?
Creative writing degree graduates gain a broad range of skills applicable in a variety of roles, such as:
This degree opens up a range of postgraduate study options. At Brighton, for example, you could progress to:
You could also choose to complete your PhD at Brighton alongside our team of world-leading researchers.
High-profile graduates from our English programmes include Paris Lees, Tanaka Mhishi and Munroe Bergdorf.
Graduates from our English programmes have gone on to careers in:
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Course fees
UK (full-time) 9,250 GBP
International (full-time) 15,900 GBP
The fees listed here are for the first year of full-time study if you start your course in the academic year 2024–25 .
You will pay fees for each year of your course. Some fees may increase each year.
UK undergraduate and some postgraduate fees are regulated by the UK government and increases will not be more than the maximum amount allowed. Course fees that are not regulated may increase each year by up to 5% or RPI (whichever is higher).
If you are studying part-time your fee will usually be calculated based on the number of modules that you take.
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Here you’ll find details of specific resources and services that are included in the tuition fee for our creative writing students. To help you to budget for your studies, there is also information on any additional costs that you may have to pay or can choose to pay in addition to your tuition fee.
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Campus where this course is taught
Two miles north of Brighton seafront, Moulsecoomb is our largest campus and student village. Moulsecoomb has been transformed by a recent development of our estate. On campus you'll find new Students' Union, events venue, and sports and fitness facilities, alongside the library and student centre.
Over 900 students live here in our halls, Moulsecoomb Place and the new Mithras halls – Brunswick, Goldstone, Hanover, Preston and Regency.
Moulsecoomb has easy access to buses and trains and to all the exciting things happening in our home city.
Accommodation
We guarantee an offer of a place in halls of residence to all eligible students . So if you applied for halls by the deadline you are guaranteed a room in our halls of residence.
Halls of residence We have self-catered halls on all our campuses, within minutes of your classes, and other options that are very nearby.
You can apply for any of our halls, but the options closest to your study location are:
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Modern accommodation at Moulsecoomb
Relaxing in halls near the campus
Student Union social space at Moulsecoomb
The city of Brighton & Hove is a forward-thinking place which leads the way in the arts, technology, sustainability and creativity. You'll find living here plays a key role in your learning experience.
Brighton is a leading centre for creative media technology, recently named the startup capital of the UK.
The city is home to a national 5G testbed and over 1,000 tech businesses. The digital sector is worth over £1bn a year to the local economy - as much as tourism.
All of our full-time undergraduate courses involve work-based learning - this could be through placements, live briefs and guest lectures. Many of these opportunities are provided by local businesses and organisations.
It's only 50 minutes by train from Brighton to central London and less than 40 minutes to Eastbourne. There are also daily direct trains to Bristol, Bedford, Cambridge, Gatwick Airport, Portsmouth and Southampton.
Support and wellbeing
Your personal academic tutor, course leader and other tutors are all there to help you with your personal and academic progress. You'll also have a student support and guidance tutor (SSGT) who can help with everything from homesickness, managing stress or accommodation issues.
Our Brighton Student Skills Hub gives you extra support and resources to develop the skills you'll need for university study, whatever your level of experience so far.
As well as being supported to succeed, we want you to feel good too. You'll be part of a community that builds you up, with lots of ways to connect with one another, as well having access to dedicated experts if you need them. Find out more .
Sport at Brighton
Sport Brighton brings together our sport and recreation services. As a Brighton student you'll have use of sport and fitness facilities across all our campuses and there are opportunities to play for fun, fitness or take part in serious competition.
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Our sports scholarship scheme is designed to help students develop their full sporting potential to train and compete at the highest level. We offer scholarships for elite athletes, elite disabled athletes and talented sports performers.
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Programme specification
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Course overview.
The writer's world has never been more diverse, exciting, and collaborative than it is today. UEA – which became the first UK university to teach creative writing over 50 years ago – has played a major role in shaping this world. Since then, countless writers have emerged from our seminars and workshops and made a lasting impact on the field of contemporary literature. Are you ready to join them?
As a student of Creative Writing and English Literature, you'll hone your writing skills while exploring literatures from a host of genres, countries, and periods. You’ll take the same creative writing workshops as our English Literature with Creative Writing students. In addition, you'll dive into modules that will take your writing practice out of the classroom and into the working writer's world. Through seminars, workshops, and placements, you'll develop skills across disciplines and media, in community engagement, and in publishing and presenting your own work. In other words, you’ll be primed to enter a writer's world that is collaborative, thrillingly diverse, and endlessly exciting
‘To write is to practice, with particular intensity and attentiveness, the art of reading.’ So wrote Susan Sontag. In a similar way, at UEA we believe that good readers make good writers. It’s for this reason that we combine the study of Creative Writing with the study of Literature at all levels of our degree programmes. In this way, your creative and literary training go hand-in-hand.
In addition to the creative writing workshops offered by our pioneering and world-famous English Literature with Creative Writing degree, this course offers you a suite of modules designed to help you enter the working writer's world once you graduate. You’ll become familiar with collaborative practice, working with makers and thinkers in other disciplines. On our innovative creative non-fiction module, you’ll experience writing in real-world contexts and learn how to make that world your subject. As your degree reaches its climax, you’ll learn how to produce, publish and perform your work to a professional standard.
All along, you’ll be studying at a university rich in famous alumni, including Booker Prize winners Ian McEwan and Anne Enright, Forward Prize winner Mona Arshi, and Nobel Prize winner Sir Kazuo Ishiguro. You’ll draw inspiration from this lineage, while working closely with our many practicing novelists, scriptwriters, poets in seminars and workshops.
In your study of English literature, you’ll discover a wealth of writers from the classical past right up to poets and novelists writing now. You might explore diverse literary traditions from across the globe, and you’ll tackle a heady mix of genres, which currently range from the gothic to contemporary fiction, crime writing to children’s literature, early modern women’s writing to modern Japanese fiction.
Whichever modules you choose to study, you’ll be taught by our world-leading writers and critics. UEA’s School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing is famous for innovation in teaching and for cutting-edge research – that’s why in the most recent Times Higher Education Analysis (REF2021), UEA was ranked 19th in the UK for the quality of its research in English Language and Literature.
When you’re not in the classroom, you’ll be able to explore the glories of Norwich, an extraordinary place in which to be a writer. Not only is it jaw-droppingly beautiful; it’s also England’s first UNESCO City of Literature – awarded in recognition of the city’s vivid literary heritage and vibrant contemporary writing scene – and home to the National Centre for Writing . You’ll immerse yourself in this community, perhaps sharing your work with a packed audience of students and professional writers at our UEA Live: New Writing series, or attending literary festival events with internationally renowned figures.
We say that UEA is the place where literature lives – when you join the School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing , you’ll join a unique and supportive community of critics, writers, and drama practitioners, who bring literature to life every day. It’s a pretty good place to be, and you can find out more about the activities in our School by following us on Instagram .
You have the option to apply to study abroad for one semester of your second year. Study abroad is a wonderfully enriching life experience – you will develop confidence and adaptability, and will have the chance to deepen your understanding of writing while learning about another culture. At UEA, you’ll be surrounded by the many students we welcome from around the world to study with us.
For further details, visit the Study Abroad section of our website.
During your first year, you’ll take three bespoke Creative Writing modules, in which you’ll develop your range of skills as a writer. The first semester is all about cultivating your craft, testing out the possibilities of different forms and techniques, pushing your boundaries as a writer, and using writing exercises to help you generate material. In the second semester, you will experiment with avant-garde techniques and engage with genre, while developing the ability to critically reflect on your own creative practice.
You’ll also explore writing as a collaborative practice, working with UEA students from other disciplines – which might include media, or medicine, or environmental science – to broaden your scope as a writer, working on new forms for new audiences. At the same time, you’ll improve your skills as a close reader of literary texts and begin to get to grips with the span of English Literature in core literature-based modules. This is the start of the exciting interplay between reading and writing which you’ll draw upon throughout your degree.
Creative writing: beginnings, creative writing: experiments with genre, new forms: writing in collaboration, reading literature in history, reading now, slow reading.
Whilst the University will make every effort to offer the modules listed, changes may sometimes be made arising from the annual monitoring, review and update of modules. Where this activity leads to significant (but not minor) changes to programmes and their constituent modules, the University will endeavour to consult with students and others. It is also possible that the University may not be able to offer a module for reasons outside of its control, such as the illness of a member of staff. In some cases optional modules can have limited places available and so you may be asked to make additional module choices in the event you do not gain a place on your first choice. Where this is the case, the University will inform students.
Teaching
Nurtured by our world-leading creative writing tutors (in seminars of around 15 people), you'll start to get to grips with creative writing's fundamentals, including strategies for creating character, writing dialogue, determining mood, and maintaining atmosphere. You'll be mentored as you collaborate with students in other disciplines – your first taste of the contemporary working writer's world. Lectures on literature will surprise you with new ideas, and seminar discussions led by your tutor will shape your thinking about what you've read that week. You'll meet your academic adviser who'll support you through your whole degree with everything from choice of modules to launching your career.
Independent Learning
You’ll spend time on your own writing and your collaborative projects. You'll throw yourself into the whirlwind of extra-curricular creative writing events and activities. You'll read some extraordinary books, with a framework of guided tasks to help you get the most out of them, and discover a wealth of new resources in the library. By the end of this year, you'll be equipped with the fundamental skills necessary for your creative and literary journey.
Assessment
Throughout your degree, all modules in Creative Writing and in English Literature have no exams – we believe that the best way to express your thoughts about literature and to show off your creative development is through carefully crafted pieces of written coursework. On the creative side, you'll start by writing your own prose and poetry, developing fundamental skills in drafting, keeping a writer's notebook, and submitting to deadlines, before embarking on more experimental exercises. You'll produce work collaboratively and reflect on the collaboration process, developing a critical awareness of your creative practice. In your studies of literature, you'll develop renewed enthusiasm for writing academic essays, and express your thinking in a diverse variety of forms, from reviews to personal reflective writing.
Feedback
You'll receive feedback on your writing (creative and critical) from your tutors (e.g. in one-to-one tutorials) and your peers. Feedback on assessed work will be returned within 20 working days (after it has been carefully marked and moderated). As your first year does not count toward your overall degree result, it's a great time to experiment and take risks.
You’ll begin to focus your creative writing on particular forms, choosing from prose, poetry, and scriptwriting modules. You’ll share your writing with your peers and with a published author in our creative writing workshops, receiving feedback and learning how to give constructive criticism to your peers, too. You might also take a module in creative non-fiction, which will develop your skills in life writing and hybrid forms, working both in the classroom and through a short placement that will give you direct experience of writing in the world.
As a literary critic, you will be able to choose from all the available literature modules, gaining a grounding in a variety of literary periods and traditions. You might also choose to experiment with our innovative creative-critical modules, where the reading and writing of literature go hand-in-hand. Over the course of this year, you’ll take a module on Shakespeare or an historical period of English literature from before 1789.
Victorian writing, european literature, critical theory and practice, contemporary fiction, literature studies semester abroad (spring), medieval writing: quest, fable and romance (pre-1789), shakespeare (pre-1789), romantic transformations: 1740-1830, early modern writing 1600-1740: the making of english literature (pre-1789), optional b modules, reading and writing in elizabethan england (pre-1789), making it public: publishing, audience, & creative enterprise, literature and philosophy, reading and writing contemporary poetry, the writing of history, transatlantic literatures, the writing of journalism (aut), the short story (aut), lgbt and beyond: sexual cultures, queer identities, and the politics of desire, arts and humanities placement module, optional c modules, writing in the world: placements, podcasts, creative nonfiction, scriptwriting: tv/film, creative writing: prose fiction (spr), scriptwriting: stage/audio, creative writing: prose fiction (aut), creative writing: poetry (aut), scriptwriting: screen and stage.
Teaching
Your creative work will now be taken to the next level through the 'workshopping' process (pioneered in the UK by UEA), where you'll get feedback on your writing from your peers under the direction of one of our creative writing tutors, and learn the art of offering constructive critique to your fellow writers. You might bring your writing into the wider world through a placement with an organisation or community group, supported by our creative writing team. Lectures and seminars will immerse you in particular eras of literature, and you may also take seminars in more vocational subjects like journalism or publishing (using our state-of-the-art Media Suite).
Independent Learning
You'll deepen your confidence in the craft of creative writing, gain real-world experience of the demands and exhilarating rewards of collaborating with others, continue to enrich your writing through the study of literature, and finish the year with a real sense of how your degree might open out into future careers.
You'll continue to submit 100% coursework for all your creative writing and literature modules. Your creative writing will flourish as you produce more substantial pieces of prose (a 1250-word short story or longer 2000-word narrative), portfolios of poetry, or scripts for stage or screen (20-30 minutes in length), and write reflective pieces to understand better your own creative processes. Your writing will be energised by encounters with real-life subjects as you experience the writer’s world first-hand, and you'll write reflectively about the ethics and complexities of drawing on real life subjects. You'll continue to hone your critical essay writing, and you might experiment with 'creative criticism', for instance by writing a short story which reveals your critical understanding of that form.
Feedback
You'll continue to have the support and feedback of all your tutors, and your creative work will be deepened by your immersion in the workshop environment, where you receive feedback from your peers and learn to give feedback on their work, an enormously valuable skill in many careers.
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In your final-year creative writing modules you will focus intensively on your own practice. You’ll take a workshop, modelled on our world-famous Creative Writing MA. This will give you the chance to further develop your work in a particular form: prose, poetry, or scriptwriting. You’ll also have the chance to write a creative writing dissertation, in which you produce a substantial piece of poetry, prose or script, with one-to-one support from a tutor. Or you can choose a module in which you will be able to publish your own book and develop skills in performing your own work for an audience. On the literature side, you’ll choose from a dazzling array of specialist modules organised into two option ranges – currently we offer topics covering everything from the global Middle Ages to contemporary children’s literature.
Creative writing dissertation (aut), writing television drama, publication, production, performance, creative writing dissertation (spr), creative writing: scriptwriting, creative writing: prose (aut), shakespeare's dramatic worlds (pre-1789), the business of books (pre-1789), literature dissertation: post-1789 (spr), women's writing in early-modern britain: the emergence of female authorship (pre-1789), reading modern japanese fiction: translation and canonisation, literature dissertation: post-1789 (aut), nervous narratives, literature dissertation: (pre-1789) (aut), monsters, marvels and creative medieval heritage (pre-1789), the birth of the gothic: romance, revolution, empire, banned books, literature dissertation: (pre-1789) (spr), ghosts, haunting and spectrality, the art of murder, children's literature, imaginary endings: british fiction and the apocalypse, mythos: rewriting the classics (pre-1789), feminist writing, culture and performance, the art of emotion: literature, writing and feeling.
Your immersion in the writer's world culminates as you're mentored through the intensive editorial and revision process needed to ensure your work meets industry standards for publication or performance. You might take a three-hour workshop led by a member of our creative writing team, or choose to work one-on-one with a creative writing tutor to produce a substantial creative dissertation. Either way, you’ll be writing with confidence and a real sense of your writerly identity. Alongside this, you'll have the chance to explore cutting-edge literary topics in real depth, in three-hour seminars taught by specialists passionate about their subject.
You'll work with increasing confidence and independence as a literary critic, and you'll have the option to bring together all your experience as a creative writer to complete the year (and the degree) with a tangible product of everything you've been learning – your own book and recorded performance piece.
You'll continue to be assessed by 100% coursework. You'll have the option to take a module in which you turn your work into a book and performance piece that meets industry standards, and which is a full reflection of the writer you have become. You can also choose to participate in another workshop or to embark on a creative dissertation (6000 words writing / 2000 words reflection), the culmination of your achievements as a writer. Alongside your creative work, you'll have the chance to produce in-depth explorations of literature (3500-5000 words), and if you wish, you might continue to experiment with the forms in which you express your ideas about literary texts, writing Shakespearean sonnets or experimenting with the new boundary-defying genre of ‘auto-fiction’.
You will continue to receive in-depth written and oral feedback, from both tutors and peers, in both workshops and one-on-one supervisions. All the feedback you've received will enable you to graduate with highly developed transferable skills in writing across a host of forms and for an array of audiences, together with an ability to give sensitive but incisive critique of others' work.
A Level - ABB (subject specific requirements apply)
BTEC L3 Extended Diploma - DDM (subject specific requirements apply)
UEA are committed to ensuring that Higher Education is accessible to all, regardless of their background or experiences. One of the ways we do this is through our contextual admissions schemes.
You are required to have Mathematics and English Language at a minimum of Grade C or Grade 4 or above at GCSE.
Applications from students whose first language is not English are welcome. We require evidence of proficiency in English (including writing, speaking, listening and reading):
IELTS: 6.5 overall (minimum 5.5 in all components)
We also accept a number of other English language tests. Review our English Language Equivalencies for a list of example qualifications that we may accept to meet this requirement.
Test dates should be within two years of the course start date.
If you do not yet meet the English language requirements for this course, INTO UEA offer a variety of English language programmes which are designed to help you develop the English skills necessary for successful undergraduate study:
Pre-sessional English at INTO UEA
Academic English at INTO UEA
Most applicants will not be called for an interview and a decision will be made via UCAS Track. However, for some applicants an interview will be requested. Where an interview is required the Admissions Service will contact you directly to arrange a time.
We welcome applications from students who have already taken or intend to take a gap year. We believe that a year between school and university can be of substantial benefit. You are advised to indicate your reason for wishing to defer entry on your UCAS application.
This course is open to UK and International applicants. The annual intake is in September each year.
Extended Diploma: DDD plus A in English Literature including English Literature or one of the subjects listed: English Language and Literature, English Language, History, Ancient History, History of Art, Archaeology, Anthropology, Classical Civilisation, Classical Studies, Politics, Government and Politics, Sociology, Drama, Theatre Studies, Film Studies, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Media Studies, Psychology or Law.
Diploma: DD plus A in English Literature or one of the subjects listed: English Language and Literature, English Language, History, Ancient History, History of Art, Archaeology, Anthropology, Classical Civilisation, Classical Studies, Politics, Government and Politics, Sociology, Drama, Theatre Studies, Film Studies, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Media Studies, Psychology or Law.
Extended Certificate: D plus AA to include one of the subjects listed: English Literature, English Language and Literature, English Language, History, Ancient History, History of Art, Archaeology, Anthropology, Classical Civilisation, Classical Studies, Politics, Government and Politics, Sociology, Drama, Theatre Studies, Film Studies, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Media Studies, Psychology or Law.
Candidates who are shortlisted will be asked to provide a sample of their creative writing: we ask for around 5-7 pages of work, which can be on any subject and in any genre of the candidate's choice. Most choose to send poetry, prose, or a mixture of the two.
If you do not meet the academic requirements for direct entry, you may be interested in one of our Foundation Year programmes such as -
https://www.uea.ac.uk/course/undergraduate/ba-english-literature-with-a-foundation-year
We welcome and value a wide range of alternative qualifications. If you have a qualification which is not listed here, or are taking a combination of qualifications, please contact us via Admissions Enquiries .
We accept many international qualifications for entry to this course. View our International Students pages for specific information about your country.
INTO University of East Anglia
If you do not meet the academic and/or English language requirements for direct entry our partner, INTO UEA offers progression on to this undergraduate degree upon successful completion of a preparation programme. Depending on your interests, and your qualifications you can take a variety of routes to this degree:
International Foundation in Business, Economics, Society and Culture (for Year 1 entry to UEA)
International Foundation in Humanities and Law (for Year 1 entry to UEA)
Our Admissions Policy applies to the admissions of all undergraduate applicants.
Tuition Fees
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Scholarships and Bursaries
We are committed to ensuring that costs do not act as a barrier to those aspiring to come to a world leading university and have developed a funding package to reward those with excellent qualifications and assist those from lower income backgrounds. View our range of Scholarships for eligibility, details of how to apply and closing dates.
Please see Additional Course Fees for details of course-related costs.
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Once you submit your completed application, UCAS will process it and send it to your chosen universities and colleges.
The Institution code for the University of East Anglia is E14 .
View our guide to applying through UCAS for useful tips, key dates and further information:
How to apply through UCAS
After the course.
You will be a first-rate writer and an advanced critical thinker with an independent cast of mind; you’ll know how to manage your time, how to work collaboratively, and how to operate as a writer in the world of work. With the support of our Careers Service throughout your degree, you’ll have honed your CV and sought out internships. You’ll have attended Working with Words, an annual event in which you get to meet UEA alumni working in the creative industries. You might have got involved with the UEA Publishing Project, or its student arm, Egg Box , or undertaken independent research in UEA’s British Archive of Contemporary Writing . In an increasingly text-based world, these skills and experiences are highly valued by employers.
You could go on to work as a prose fiction or non-fiction writer, poet or scriptwriter, or go into many careers in arts, media, publishing, politics, charities and NGOs, teaching, or the commercial sector. You’ll also be well placed to study for a postgraduate degree, including one of our world-famous Creative Writing MAs. Regardless of the direction you choose, you will be superbly placed to start writing your own story.
A degree at UEA will prepare you for a wide variety of careers. We've been ranked 1st for Job Prospects by StudentCrowd in 2022.
Examples of careers you could enter include:
Freelance writer
Scriptwriter
Publishing
Community and Arts-related Projects
Marketing
Communication and PR
Discover more on our Careers webpages .
Ba (hons) english literature.
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Creative Writing and English Literature starting September 2024 for 3 years
Annual tuition fees for 2024/25: £9,250 (UK) £22,860 (International) More detail .
Craft a future in storytelling and literary analysis through an undergraduate BA English Literature and Creative Writing degree at the University of Birmingham. Learn to relish writing in all literary genres from a wide range of critical perspectives while honing your creative skillset in imagining and communicating narratives across genres.
Our internationally renowned academic staff offer a huge selection of literary specialisms across the full historical range to the present day, including:
Make use of our wide-ranging work-based placements and employability focused modules and graduate with a detailed awareness of and sought-after experience with the creative industries, including:
We are proud to offer 10 scholarships to international students in the form of £3,000 tuition fee awards for year one entry only.
Learn more about our scholarships and apply
The programme has built my confidence in genres and formats I never would have attempted otherwise. My knowledge and abilities are much more rounded now. The excellent contacts you make being taught by published writers has left me feeling positive about my opportunities after graduation. Emily
Our undergraduate BA English Literature with Creative Writing degree is for you if you want to:
Please note: You will take 120 credits of modules in each year of study. The modules listed on the website for this programme are regularly reviewed to ensure they are up-to-date and informed by the latest research and teaching methods. Unless indicated otherwise, the modules listed for this programme are for students starting in 2025. On rare occasions, we may need to make unexpected changes to compulsory modules; in this event we will contact offer holders as soon as possible to inform or consult them as appropriate.
Compulsory modules
Detailed descriptions of first year compulsory modules
Optional modules
List of second year optional modules
You can apply to study abroad for a year in an approved university around the world. If you achieve a grade of 2.1 or above in your first year, you will be eligible to apply for a Year Abroad in your second year. If your application is successful, you will go abroad in your third year and return to us for your final year.
More about a Year Abroad
Detailed descriptions of final year compulsory modules and list of optional modules
For UK students beginning their studies in September 2024, the University of Birmingham will charge the maximum approved tuition fee per year. The fees for your first year of study will therefore be £9,250. Visit our tuition fees page for more information .
Fees for 2024/25 are as follows:
Eligibility for fees can be verified with Admissions. Learn more about fees for international students .
For further information on tuition fees, living costs and available financial support, please see our pages on undergraduate fees and funding .
For those spending a whole academic year abroad (where available):
For those studying abroad for just one semester (where available), normal annual tuition fees apply.
Note - Study abroad opportunities vary between courses; please see the course description for details of study abroad options offered.
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International requirements.
We will consider students who have taken GCE A Level examinations or the International Baccalaureate (IB). Holders of the Baccalauréat de l'Enseignement Secondaire (School Certificate) are not normally eligible for direct entry onto our undergraduate programmes without completion of a suitable foundation programme, such as one of our foundation pathways.
Please note:
Students from Algeria need to meet the standard English language requirements for international students.
The University will consider students who have taken GCE A Level examinations and the International Baccalaureate (IB) for entrance to undergraduate programmes.
Holders of the Bachillerato together with a recognised foundation programme, such as the Birmingham Foundation Academy, will be considered for entry to our Bachelor degree programmes.
Students who have completed the Senior Secondary School Diploma will be considered for entry to year 1 of an undergraduate programme based on the ATAR or OP score achieved as follows: A*AA = ATAR 94 or OP 1-3 AAA = ATAR 92 or OP 4 AAB = ATAR 90 or OP 4 ABB = ATAR 87 or OP 5 BBB = ATAR 85 or OP 6 Where a specific subject is required at A level this subject is required at grade 12 with an equivalent grade.
Holders of the Matura/Reifeprüfung with a minimum overall score of 'pass with distinction' (mit gutem Erfolg bestanden) and subject grades between 2-1/5 (gut-sehr gut - good-very good) will be considered for entry to the first year of our undergraduate degree programmes. Please refer to the information below as guidance for grade comparisons to A-level entry requirements: Holders of the Matura/Reifeprüfung will be considered with the following grade equivalencies: A*AA - 1 overall plus 1, 1, 2 in elective subjects (inc any required subject/s) AAA - 1 overall plus 1, 2, 2 in elective subjects (inc any required subject/s) AAB - 1 overall plus 222 in elective subjects (inc any required subject/s) ABB - BBB - 2 overall plus 222 in elective subjects (inc any required subject/s) Subject specific grade equivalencies: A* - 1 A - 1.5 B - 2
We may accept your English language grade from the Austrian Matura/Reifeprüfung if you achieved 2/5 (gut) in English (both written and oral examinations). Please note this is only valid for 2 academic years after qualification.
The University will consider students who have taken GCE A Level examinations, the International Baccalaureate (IB), or a suitable foundation programme, such as the Foundation Pathways, for entrance to undergraduate programmes.
We will consider students who have taken GCE A Level examinations or the International Baccalaureate for entrance to onto our undergraduate programmes. Holders of the Al-Thanawiyan are not normally eligible for direct entry onto an undergraduate course without completion of a suitable foundation programme, such as one of our own foundation pathways.
Higher Secondary Certificate students will be required to take an approved Foundation Programme before they can be considered for entry to the first year of our Bachelor degree programmes (see Birmingham Foundation Pathways).
Holders of a Bachelor of Science, Arts or Commerce degree (with honours) of two, three, or four years in duration from a recognised institution in Bangladesh with a CGPA of 3.0/4 or 65% or higher may be considered for entry to the first year of an undergraduate degree programme.
For Medicine country specific requirements, please visit our Applying to Medicine website.
The University will consider students who have taken GCE A Level examinations, the International Baccalaureate (IB), or a suitable foundation programme, such as one of our Foundation Pathways, for entrance to undergraduate programmes.
For study on our Foundation and Undergraduate programmes, English language at grade C/6 or above in the Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education Examination is sufficient to meet the standard English language requirements.
For Postgraduate programmes, Botswanan nationals with a degree from Botswana or another English speaking country (as on the University's approved list) are not required to submit an English Language test.
GCE A Level examinations (BBB to A*AA), the International Baccalaureate (IB) (32 points overall. HL 5,5,5 to 7,7,6), or a suitable foundation programme, such as one of our Foundation Pathways. Students who have successfully completed the first year of a Licenciatura or Bacharelado degree with an overall score of 7.5/10 or higher can be considered.
The University will consider students who have taken A Level examinations and the International Baccalaureate (IB) for entrance to undergraduate programmes. Students from Brunei will usually undertake Brunei/Cambridge GCE A level examinations or Brunei Darussalam Technical and Vocational Educational Council (BDTVEC). Both qualifications allow students to apply for undergraduate degree courses.
Holders of the "Diploma za Sredno Obrazovanie, Diploma za Zavarsheno Sredno Obrazovanie, or Diploma za Sredno Spetzialno Obrazovanie" (Diploma of Completed Secondary Education) will be considered with the following grade equivalencies:
Students who hold Cameroon GCE A Levels with good grades or French Baccalaureat with minimum grades of 12/20-15/20 will be considered for entrance to undergraduate programmes.
The University will consider students who have taken GCE A Level examinations, the International Baccalaureate (IB), or a suitable foundation programme, such as one of our Foundation Pathways, for entrance to undergraduate programme.
Cameroon has two systems of education, one based on the British model, the other on the French - as long as a student has studied under the British system, they will be exempt from the standard international English requirements with the following grades:
For study on our Foundation and Undergraduate programmes, English Language at grade C or above in the General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level is sufficient to meet the standard English language requirements.
For Postgraduate programmes, Cameroonian nationals with a degree that was completed in English from Cameroon or another English speaking country (as on the University's approved list) are not required to submit an English Language test.
The University will consider students who have achieved good grades in their High School Graduation Diploma with at least 5 university-preparatory level (Grade 12) courses. For many of our programmes of study, students will need at least a B average, and possibly higher.
Unless otherwise stated qualification guidance is as follows:
A level requirements of AAA = 85% overall in 6 x grade 12 U or U/C courses. Where an A level subject is required, the course must be at U or U/C level.
A level requirements of AAB = 80% overall in 6 x grade 12 U or U/C courses. Where an A level subject is required, the course must be at U or U/C level.
A level requirements of ABB = 75% overall in 6 x grade 12 U or U/C courses. Where an A level subject is required, the course must be at U or U/C level.
For Maths and English GCSE equivalency the student must offer Maths and English at grade 11 minimum. (For UG programmes that require GCSE grade A equivalence, suggest 80% minimum).
British Columbia - Grade 12 Senior Secondary Diploma with an average of at least 75% (ABB), 80% (AAB) and 85% (AAA) in 5 grade 12 subjects or Senior Secondary Graduation Diploma if awarded with at least five Bs (BBBBB) or above in acceptable grade 12 courses.
Manitoba - High School Graduation Diploma with an overall average of 75% (ABB), 80% (AAB) and 85% (AAA), including 5 credits awarded at the 300 level in at least 4 subject areas, and at least 65% in each subject.
Alberta, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northern W. T., Nova Scotia, P. Edward Island, Saskatchewan - General High School Diploma with an overall average of 75% (ABB), 80% (AAB) and 85% (AAA) in 5 subjects at Grade 12.
Nunavut - General High School Diploma with an overall average of 75% (ABB), 80% (AAB) and 85% (AAA) across five subjects at grade 12.
Québec - Diplôme d'Etudes Collègiales (DEC) with an overall average of 75% (ABB), 80% (AAB) and 85% (AAA).
Yukon - Senior Secondary Graduation Diploma with an overall average of at least 85% in 5 grade 12 subjects (including provincial examinations where applicable).
We require a B+ average or a GPA of 3.0/4 in any non-law degree subject.
The University will consider students who have taken GCE A Level examinations, the International Baccalaureate (IB), or a suitable foundation programme, such as the Foundation Pathways, for entrance to undergraduate programmes.
We will consider students who have completed GAOKAO for entry to our Undergraduate Programmes. Please refer to our GAOKAO entry requirements for further information.
Holders of the Chinese High School Certificate/Senior Middle School Graduation and a suitable foundation programme, and holders of two/three year Diplomas, with a good performance (80% average or above) from a recognised institution, will be considered for entry to undergraduate programmes.
If you have taken A level or IB diploma, please refer to the course you are interested in on our course finder and you will find entry requirements.
If you have taken exams which are from another country's national education system (e.g. the Arbitur from Germany or SAT and AP exams from the USA) you should consult that specific country page on our website for entry requirements.
The University will consider students who have taken GCE A Level examinations and the International Baccalaureate (IB) for entrance to undergraduate programmes. Holders of the Bachillerato together with a recognised foundation programme, such as the Birmingham Foundation Academy, will be considered for entry to our Bachelor degree programmes.
Candidates from Costa Rica generally require a) A levels or IB Diploma or b) Bachiller en la Enseñanza Media plus a recognised foundation programme or c) successfully completed the first year of the Bachiller or Licenciado with 8/10 or higher.
The University will consider students who have taken GCE A Level examinations, the International Baccalaureate (IB), or a suitable foundation programme, such as the Birmingham Foundation Academy, for entrance to undergraduate programmes.
Holders of the Maturatna Svjedodzba (Matriculation Certificate) will be considered with the following grade equivalencies: A*AA-AAA= 5/5 AAB = 4.5/5 ABB-BBB = 4/5 Subject specific requirements: A* - 5 A - 4.5 B - 4
Candidates offering the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) qualification can be considered for entry to the first year of an undergraduate degree programme. CAPE is graded on a I to VI scale (I being the highest) and we would typically look for a minimum of II in each subject taken to include I in any required subject and for AAA-AAB offers to include a at least half the subjects at grade I. Candidates offering an Associate degree from a recognised institution may also be considered for entry to the first year of an undergraduate degree programme. We would typically require a minimum GPA of 3.0 to include high grades in relevant and required subjects.
Holders of the Apolytirion of Lykeion with a minimum overall score of 18+/20 plus 2 GCE A levels will be considered for entry to the first year of our undergraduate degree programmes. The Apolytirio + 1 A level may be considered at the discretion of departments, if high grades and required subjects are offered.
Equivalent grades:
A*AA = 19/20 + A*A AAA = 19/20 + AA AAB = 18/20 + AA ABB = 18/20 +AB BBB = 18/20 + BB
Specific subject requirements:
A* - 19 A - 19 B – 18
Holders of the Vysvedceni o Maturitni Zkousce-Zkouška / Maturita will be considered with the following grade equivalencies: A*AA-AAA: 1 overall AAB: 1.5 overall ABB-BBB: 2 overall Specific subject requirements: A* - 1 A = 1.5 B = 2
Holders of the Bevis for Studentereksamen (STX), Hojere Forberedelseseksamen (HF), Hojere Handelseksamen (HHX) or Hojere Teknisk Eksamen (HTX) will be considered with the following grade equivalencies in Level A Subjects (including any required subjects):
A*AA - 12,10,10 AAA - 10,10,10 AAB - 10,10,7 ABB - 10,7,7 BBB - 7,7,7
A* = 12 A = 10 B = 7
We may accept your English language grade from the Danish Studentereksamen if you achieved 10 in English. Please note this is only valid for 2 academic years after qualification.
Candidates from Ecuador generally require a) A levels or IB Diploma or b) Senior Secondary School (Titulo de Bachiller en Ciencias) plus a recognised foundation programme or c) successfully completed the first year of the Licenciado (with 70% or equivalent GPA)
We will consider students who have taken GCE A Level examinations or the International Baccalaureate (IB) for entry onto our undergraduate programmes.
Holders of the Thanawiyan are not normally eligible for direct entry onto an undergraduate course without completion of a suitable foundation programme, such as one of our own foundation pathways.
Holders of the Riigieksamid (State Examinations) plus the Gümnaasiumi lõputunnistus (GI) (Secondary School Certificate) will be considered with the following grade equivalencies:
Specific subject requirements - required subjects must be studied at the highest level possible at school (year 12) with following grade equivalencies: A* = 90% A = 85% B = 80%.
The University will consider students who have taken GCE A Level examinations, the International Baccalaureate (IB), or a suitable foundation programme, such as one of our Foundation Pathways, for entrance to undergraduate programmes.
Students who have completed one or two years of a Bachelors degree from an Ethiopian university with excellent grades (A or 4 points) can be considered for entrance to undergraduate programmes.
Overall successful completion of Ylioppilastutkinto / studentexamen (Matriculation Examination) with the following grade equivalencies: A*AA - 766 AAA - 666 AAB - 665 ABB - 655 BBB - 555 Subject specific requirements: L (Laudator) = 7 = A* E (Eximia cum laude approbatur) = 6 = A M (Magna cum laude approbatur) = 5 = B
We may accept your English language grade from the Finnish Ylioppilastutkinto/Studentexamen if you achieved 5 (magna cum laude approbatur) in English. Please note this is only valid for 2 academic years after qualification.
Holders of the Baccalauréat Général / Baccalauréat Technologique (BTn) / Baccalauréat de l'Enseignement du Second Degr and Diplôme de l'Enseignement du Second Degr / Option International du Baccalauréat (OIB) will be considered with the following grade equivalencies: A*AA: 15/20 AAA-AAB: 14/20 ABB - BBB: 13/20 Option International du Baccalauréat (OIB) A*AA: 14/20 AAA-AAB: 13/20 ABB - BBB: 12/20 Specifc subject requirements: A* = 15/20 A = 14/20 B = 12/20 We will consider holders of the European Baccalaureate (EB) with the following grade equivalencies: A*AA - 88 AAA - 85 AAB - 80 ABB - 77 BBB - 75 Subject specific requirement: A* - 9 A - 8 B - 7
We may accept your English language grade from the French Baccalauréat de l’Enseignement du Second Degré if you achieved 14 (bien) or above. Please note this is only valid for 2 academic years after qualification.
Holders of the Abitur/Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife, Zeugnis der Fachgebundenen Hochschulreife or Zeugnis der Fachhochschulreife will be considered with the following grade equivalencies: A*AA: 1.4 overall in the Abitur AAA: 1.5 overall in the Abitur AAB: 1.6 overall in the Abitur ABB: 1.7 overall in the Abitur BBB: 1.8 overall in the Abitur Specific subject requirements: A* = 14/15 A = 13/15 B = 11/15 Please note: For applicants taking the Fachhochschulreife, we wouldn’t normally accept this qualification for entry to undergraduate programmes. We will consider holders of the European Baccalaureate (EB) with the following grade equivalencies: A*AA - 88 AAA - 85 AAB - 80 ABB - 77 BBB - 75 Subject specific requirement: A* - 9 A - 8 B - 7
We may also accept your English language grade from the German Abitur if you achieved 10 (gut) in English (taken as an achievement/main/ intensive course. Please note this is only valid for 2 academic years after qualification.
The University will consider students who have taken GCE A Level examinations, the International Baccalaureate (IB), or a suitable foundation programme, such as one of our Foundation Pathways, for entrance to undergraduate programmes.
Students who hold a Higher National Diploma with a good profile of grades (distinctions and credits, or grades 1-3) will be considered for entrance to undergraduate programmes (first year entry).
Students who have completed the first year of a 4-year Bachelor degree from a recognised institution in Ghana with excellent grades (2.1, 3.0/4.0, 3.5/5.0) will be considered for entrance to undergraduate programmes (first year entry).
For study on our Foundation and Undergraduate programmes, English language at grade C or above (or in numerical terms, grade 6 or above) in the WAEC SSCE is sufficient to meet the standard English language requirements.
For Postgraduate programmes, Ghanaian nationals with a degree from Ghana or another English speaking country (as on the University's approved list) are not required to submit an English Language test.
Holders of the National Apolytirion of Geniko Lykeio, including three Pan Hellenics examinations will be considered for undergraduate programmes with the following overall average grade equivalencies in the Apolytirion:
A*AA – 19 AAA – 18.5 AAB – 18 ABB - BBB – 17.5
Plus, an average of 17+ from Pan-Hellenic exams (3 subjects)
Specific subject requirements (required both within the Apolytirio and as a Panhellenic exam):
A* - 19 A - 18 B – 17.5
The Apolyterion of Geniko Lykeion will also be considered alongside two A levels.
Candidates from Guatemala generally require a) A levels or IB Diploma or b) Bachillerato + foundation programme or c) Successful completion of first year of the Licenicado (with score of 70 or higher)
We will consider holders of the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) for entry to our undergraduate programmes with the grade equivalencies shown below (excluding Chinese and Citizenship and Social and Development).
A*AA = 5*55
Applicants for programmes with subject specific requirements will need to offer these as normal (please note that combined or integrated science will not normally be acceptable where a stated science is required i.e. Biology or Chemistry). Programmes requiring Mathematics as a specified subject will require both the Compulsory and either M1 or M2.
Higher level Diplomas and Associate Degrees can be considered for year one entry. A typical requirement would be an average grade of B (70-79%) or a GPA of 3.0 out of 4.0 in a relevant subject.
Holders of Higher Diplomas with a good performance (at least B+ or GPA 3.2 above) will be considered for entry to year 2 of relevant undergraduate degree programmes within Engineering and Computer Science.
Holders of the HKU SPACE Associate Degree programme with a good performance (at least B+ or GPA 3.2 above) throughout their studies may be considered for entry to year 2 of relevant undergraduate degree programmes.
Holders of the Erettségi / Matura with at least two subjects at advanced level (emelt szint) plus any required subjects at advanced level will be considered with the following grade equivalencies: A*AA - 85%, 80% (Advanced level) plus 80%, 80%, 80% (Intermediate level) AAA - 80%, 80% (Advanced level) plus 80%, 80%, 80% (Intermediate level) AAB - 80%, 80% (Advanced level) plus 80%, 80%, 80% (Intermediate level) ABB - 80%, 75% (Advanced level) plus 80%, 80%, 80% (Intermediate level) BBB - 75%, 75% (Advanced level) plus 80%, 80%, 75% (Intermediate level) Subject specific requirements (Advanced level): A* - 85% A - 80% B - 75%
Holders of the Indian Standard XII will be considered for entry to the first year of our undergraduate degree programmes.
Where a programme requires a specific A'level subject grade please refer to the guidance below for Indian Standard XII equivalent.
Applicants with appropriate grades in Standard XII English (English Core/English Elective/Functional English in CBSE) do not require additional SELT qualifications.
We will consider students who have taken GCE A Level examinations or the International Baccalaureate (IB) for entrance to onto our undergraduate programmes.
Holders of the Diplom-Metevaseth are not normally eligible for direct entry onto our undergraduate courses without completion of a suitable foundation programme, such as one of our own foundation pathways.
Students who have completed the Pre-University Certificate (Peeshdaneshgahe) with a minimum overall GPA of 16/20 and students who have successfully completed the National Entrance Exam (Kunkur) will be considered for entry onto our undergraduate programmes.
Holders of the Sixth Form Baccalaureate/Iraqi high school leaving certificate are not normally eligible for direct entry onto our undergraduate courses without completion of a suitable foundation programme, such as one of our foundation pathways.
We will consider students who have completed the Bagrut and achieved grade 8 or above in 6 subjects.
The University will consider students who have taken GCE A Level examinations, the International Baccalaureate (IB), or a suitable foundation programme, such as one of our own foundation pathways, for entrance to onto our undergraduate programmes.
Holders of the Diploma di Esame di Stato will be considered with the following grade equivalencies: A*AA - 95 AAA - 92 AAB - 90 ABB - 88 BBB - 85 Subject specific requirements: A* - 15/15 OR 10/10 A - 14/15 OR 9/10 B - 13/15 OR 8/10
Students who hold the French Baccalaureat with minimum grades of 12/20-15/20 will be considered for entrance to undergraduate programmes.
The University will consider students who have taken GCE A Level examinations, the International Baccalaureate (IB), or a suitable foundation programme, such as the Foundation Pathways at the BIA, for entrance to undergraduate programmes.
Many students who have studied in Japan have followed a 12 year education system. For admission onto an Undergraduate degree programme, the University of Birmingham requires all applicants to have studied for 13 years, and therefore you may need to take a foundation year before commencing your undergraduate programme.
We will consider students who have taken GCE A Level examinations or the International Baccalaureate (IB). Holders of the Tawjihi are not normally eligible for direct entry onto our undergraduate programmes without completion of a suitable foundation programme, such as one of our foundation pathways.
We will consider students who have taken GCE A Level examinations, the International Baccalaureate (IB), or a suitable foundation programme, such as the Birmingham International Academy , for entrance to undergraduate programmes.
We will consider students who have taken GCE A Level examinations, the International Baccalaureate (IB), or a suitable foundation programme, such as one of our Foundation Pathways, for entrance to undergraduate programmes.
For study on our Foundation and Undergraduate programmes, English language at grade C or above in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) is sufficient to meet the standard English language requirements.
For Postgraduate programmes, Kenyan nationals with a degree from Kenya or another English speaking country (as on the University's approved list) are not required to submit an English Language test.
We will consider students who have taken GCE A Level examination, or the International Baccalaureate (IB) for entrance to onto our undergraduate programmes. Holders of the Shahadat-al-thanwiia-al-a'ama are not normally eligible for direct entry onto our undergraduate courses without completion of a suitable foundation programme, such as one of our foundation pathways.
Candidates from Latvia generally require either A levels, an IB Diploma or a recognised foundation programme qualification in order to be considered for entry to the first year of an undergraduate degree programme. Holders of the Atestats par visparejo videjo izglitibu (Certificate of General Secondary Education) are not eligible for entry to the first year of our undergraduate degree programmes.
We will consider students who have taken GCE A Level examinations or the International Baccalaureate (IB) for entry onto our undergraduate programmes. Holders of the Baccalaureat General (School Certificate) are not normally eligible for direct entry onto our undergraduate courses without prior completion of a suitable foundation programme, such as one of our foundation pathways.
The University will consider students who have taken GCE A Level examination, the International Baccalaureate (IB), or a suitable foundation programme (such as the Birmingham Foundation Academy), for entrance to undergraduate programmes. Students who have completed a Higher Technician Diploma with minimum GPA of 65%, or a Bachelors degree from a Higher Technical or Vocational Institution with minimum GPA of 65%, may be considered for entry to the first year of an undergraduate degree programme. Students who have the Secondary Education Certificate plus one year of a Bachelors degree from a recognised university with a minimum GPA or 65% may also be considered.
Holders of the Brandos Atestatas (Secondary School Diploma/Maturity Certificate) will be considered with the following grade equivalencies: A*AA - 9.5 with 95% average in 3 state exams AAA - 9.0 with 90% average in 3 state exams AAB - 9.0 with 87% average in 3 state exams ABB - 8.5 with 85% average in 3 state exams BBB - 8.0 with 80% average in 3 state exams Subject specific requirements (state exam): A* - 95% A - 90% B - 85%
Holders of the Diplôme de Fin d'Etudes Secondaires will be considered with the following grade equivalencies: A*AA - 50/60 AAA - 48/60 AAB - 46/60 ABB - 44/60 BBB - 42/60 Subject specific requirements: A* - 52 A - 48 B - 42
In addition to the standard qualifications that we accept as proof of English language proficiency, the University accepts the following as proof of English language for students from Luxembourg: 6/10 in English Language I in the European Baccalaureate; or 8/10 in English Language II in the European Baccalaureat
We may also accept your English language grade from the Luxembourgish Examen de Fin d'Études Secondaires 45 (bien) in English. Please note this is only valid for 2 academic years after qualification.
The University will consider students who have taken A Level examinations and the International Baccalaureate (IB) for entrance to undergraduate programmes.
STPM is considered equivalent to A-levels and is acceptable for admissions to the first year of an undergraduate programme. Grades equivalent to the A-level requirement should be achieved in three out of the five subjects studied.
Holders of the Malaysian Ministry of Education Matriculation Certificate in Science can be considered for entry to year one of Biosciences, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics.
Students with Certificates in Accountancy can be considered for entry to year one of the Accountancy, Economics, and Money, Banking and Finance programmes, provided a minimum GPA of 3.5 is obtained. In addition, a candidate must reach the appropriate level of English requirement for the particular course.
A pass in 6 OACs (minimum of three at grade B, and three at grade C) is generally acceptable for admission to the first year of an undergraduate programme, although, some programmes may require higher grades.
For candidates offering the South Australian Matriculation qualification, a TER of between 90 to 98 is required.
If you have completed a 2 year certificate or diploma at a local college, you may be considered for admission to undergraduate programmes in some subjects.
If you have obtained a 3 year diploma it is sometimes possible to gain 'advance standing' to the second year of some undergraduate programmes.
Holders of the UEC may be considered for entry onto the first year of an undergraduate degree course (except Medicine & Surgery or Dentistry) on the following basis:
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A*AA | A1 A1 A2 A2 A2 |
AAA | A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 |
AAB | A2 A2 A2 B3 B3 |
ABB | A2 A2 B3 B3 B3 |
BBB | B3 B3 B3 B3 B3 |
BBC | B3 B3 B3 B6 B6 |
Where a specific subject is required the following grades should be attained: A Level grade A* - UEC grade A1, A Level grade A - UEC grade A2, A Level grade B - UEC grade B3. Where Maths A Level is required UEC Advanced Maths (I) or (II) should be provided at the appropriate grade.
For all courses not requiring A Level Maths UEC Maths must be studied, the grade required will vary by programme (C8 required for most programmes, some may require B6 or B3).
Taylor's university.
The University has various twinning programmes with Taylor's University which can allow Taylors students entry into year 1, year 2 or year 3 of an Undergraduate Degree course, depending on their choice of subject and GPA score. Degree courses available through twinning agreements are: Biosciences, Computer Science, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. We have a longstanding relationship with Taylor’s University (TU), and many students have joined us for a variety of Engineering and Computer Science programmes. Students from TU can enter Year 2, or Year 3 of a number of programmes. For more information please refer to the table below, or contact the TU University Placement Services office, or [email protected] .
Year 1 Mechanical Engineering | Year 2 entry: - BEng Mechanical Engineering (1+2) - BEng Civil Engineering (1+2) - MEng Mechanical Engineering (1+3) - MEng Civil Engineering (1+3) - MEng Mechatronic and Robotic Engineering (1+3) |
Year 1 Electronic and Electrical Engineering | Year 2 entry: BEng Electronic and Electrical Engineering (1+2) MEng Mechatronic and Robotic Engineering (1+3) |
Year 1 Computer Science | Year 2 entry: BSc Computer Science (1+2) MSci Computer Science (1+3) |
Years 1 and 2 Chemical Engineering | Year 3 entry: - MEng Chemical Engineering (2+2) |
Years 1 and 2 Mechanical Engineering | Year 3 entry: |
Years 1 and 2 Electronic and Electrical Engineering | Year 3 entry: |
Students from UCSI are able to join Year 2 of the following Birmingham programmes:
For more information please contact the UCSI Global Engagement Office, or [email protected] .
Year 1 of Bachelors of Mechanical Engineering with Honours programme | Year 2 entry: BEng Mechanical Engineering (1+2)* MEng Mechanical Engineering (1+3) |
Year 1 of Bachelors of Electrical and Electronics Engineering with Honours programme | Year 2 entry: |
Students from INTI College and Prime College may be considered for direct entry to the second year of our Engineering programmes.
Students from HELP Institute may be considered for direct entry to the second year of Computer Science programmes and those students completing the LSE Diploma may be admitted directly to the second year of Economics and Money, Banking and Finance programmes.
Direct entry from other colleges is unusual. If you are a student of any other college and you wish to be considered for second year entry, you must submit your full transcript and a copy of the syllabus you have followed so that we can assess your suitability.
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AAA | A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 |
AAB | A2 A2 A2 B3 B3 |
ABB | A2 A2 B3 B3 B3 |
BBB | B3 B3 B3 B3 B3 |
BBC | B3 B3 B3 B6 B6 |
SPM 1119 or GCSE/IGCSE minimum grade C may be accepted for a range of programmes with a four year validity period.
The University will consider students who have taken GCE A Level examinations, the International Baccalaureate (IB), or a suitable foundation programme, such as the Birmingham Foundation Academy , for entrance to undergraduate programmes.
Holders of the Advanced Matriculation will be considered with the following grade equivalencies: A*AA - AA (Advanced level) + AAA (Intermediate level to exclude Systems of Knowledge) AAA - AA + AAB AAB - AA + ABB ABB - AB + BBB BBB - BB + BBB Subject specific requirements: A* & A - A B - B NB no overall score given as of 2012.
Applicants with a GCSE English grade 4/C equivalent or a degree from the University of Malta are exempt from taking an English proficiency test.
The University will consider students who have taken GCE A Level examinations, the International Baccalaureate (IB), the French Baccalaureate, or a suitable foundation programme, such as our Foundation Pathways, for entrance to undergraduate programmes.
For study on our Foundation and Undergraduate programmes English language at grade C or above in the CIE O Level or Cambridge High School Certificate is sufficient to meet the standard English language requirements.
For Postgraduate programmes Mauritian nationals with a degree from Mauritius or another English speaking country (as on the University's approved list) are not required to submit an English Language test.
We will consider students who have taken GCE A Level examinations or the International Baccalaureate (IB). Holders of the Diplôme du Baccalauréat / Diplôme du Baccalauréat Technique (School Certificates) are not normally eligible for direct entry onto our undergraduate programmes without completion of a suitable foundation programme, such as one of our foundation pathways.
A High School Leaving Certificate is not sufficient for undergraduate courses. Applicants for UG study will require additional qualifications, such as A Levels or the IB.
Holders of the Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO - University Preparatory Education) Diploma (Gymnasium A/B and Atheneum A/B) will be considered with the following grade equivalencies: A*AA - 8.0 AAA - 7.7 AAB - 7.5 ABB - 7.2 BBB - 7.0 Subject specific requirements: A* - 8.5 A - 8 B - 7.5
NB Grades 9-10 rarely awarded
We may accept your English language grade from the Dutch Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO) diploma if you achieved 8 (good) in English. Please note this is only valid for 2 academic years after qualification.
The University has a number of agreements with foundation providers in Nigeria which allows students to be considered for admission to undergraduate programmes. Please contact us for more information.
Students who have completed the first year of a 4-year Bachelor degree from a recognised institution in Nigeria with excellent grades (2.1, 3.0/4.0, 3.5/5.0) will be considered for entrance to undergraduate programmes (first year entry).
For Postgraduate programmes, Nigerian nationals with a degree from Nigeria or another English speaking country (as on the University's approved list) are not required to submit an English Language test.
Holders of the Vitnemål for Videregående Opplaering (VVO – Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate) with a minimum overall average score of 4/6 will be considered for entry to the first year of our undergraduate degree programmes.
Please refer to the information below as guidance for grade comparisons to A-level entry requirements:
A*AA = 5.0 overall in the Vitnemål for Videregående Opplaering AAA = 4.5 overall in the Vitnemål for Videregående Opplaering AAB = 4.5 overall in the Vitnemål for Videregående Opplaering ABB = 4.0 overall in the Vitnemål for Videregående Opplaering BBB = 4.0 overall in the Vitnemål for Videregående Opplaering
Specific subject requirements: A*= 6, A=5, B=4
For GCSE, from the lower school leaving certificate (first year of the Vitnemål), the same equivalences would apply.
We may accept your English language grade from the Norwegian Vitnemål fra den Videregående Skole if you achieved 3 in English. Please note this is only valid for 2 academic years after qualification.
We will consider students who have taken GCE A Level examinations or the International Baccalaureate (IB) for entrance to onto our undergraduate programmes. Holders of the Thanawiyan are not normally eligible for direct entry onto our undergraduate courses without completion of a suitable foundation programme, such as one of our foundation pathways.
We will consider students who have taken A Level examinations and/or the International Baccalaureate (IB) for entrance to undergraduate programmes. We will also consider students who have successfully completed a Bachelors (Honours) degree of at least two years duration. Degrees must be from a Higher Education Commission recognised institution in Pakistan.
We will consider students who have taken GCE A Level examinations or the International Baccalaureate (IB) for entrance to onto our undergraduate programmes. Holders of the Tawijihi are not normally eligible for direct entry onto our undergraduate courses without completion of a suitable foundation programme, such as one of our foundation pathways.
Candidates from Paraguay generally require a) A levels or IB Diploma or b) Título de Bachillerato Científico plus a recognised foundation programme Candidates who have completed the Título Intermedio (2-3 years) can be considered for first and/or second year entry, depending on subject fit.
Candidates from Peru generally require a) A levels or IB Diploma or b) a recognised foundation programme or c) successfully completed the first year of the Título Profesional, Bachiller or Licenciado with at least 13/20.
Holders of the Matura / Swiadectwo Dojrzalosci (Secondary School Certificate) will be considered with the following grade equivalencies: A*AA - 90%, 85%, 85% (extended level subjects) plus 75% overall AAA - 85%, 85%, 85% (extended level subjects) plus 75% overall AAB - 85%, 85%, 80% (extended level subjects) plus 70% overall ABB - 85%, 80%, 80% (extended level subjects) plus 70% overall BBB - 80%, 80%, 80% (extended level subjects) plus 70% overall Subject specific requirements at extended level: A* - 90% A - 85% B - 80%
Holders of the Certificado de fim de Estudos Secundários / Diploma de Ensino Secundario (previously Certificado do 12 ano) will be considered with the following grade equivalencies:
A*AA - 18/20 overall with 19, 18, 18 in 3 year 12 subjects AAA - 18/20 with 18, 18, 18 in 3 year 12 subjects AAB - 17/20 with 18, 18, 17 in 3 year 12 subjects ABB - 17/20 with 18, 17, 17 in 3 year 12 subjects BBB 17/20 with 17, 17, 17 in 3 year 12 subjects
Subject specific requirements:
A* - 19 A - 18 B - 17
We will consider students who have taken GCE A Level examinations or the International Baccalaureate (IB) for entrance to onto our undergraduate programmes. Holders of the Qatar High School Certificate, or the Thanawiyan Mustaqala are not usually eligible for direct entry onto our undergraduate courses without the completion of a suitable foundation programme, such as one of our foundation pathways.
Holders of the Diploma de Bacalaureat with a minimum overall score of 8/10 will be considered for entry to the first year of our undergraduate degree programmes. Please refer to the information below as guidance for grade comparisons to A-level entry requirements: A*AA - 9 AAA – 8.5 AAB - 8.3 ABB - 8 BBB - 7.5 Specific subject requirements: A*/A - 9 B - 8
The University will consider students who have taken GCE A Level examinations, the International Baccalaureate (IB), or a suitable foundation programme, such as the Birmingham International Academy , for entrance to undergraduate programmes.
The University will consider students who have taken A Level examinations, the International Baccalaureate (IB) or a suitable foundation programme, such as one of our Foundation Pathways, for entrance to undergraduate programmes.
We will consider students who have taken GCE A Level examinations or the International Baccalaureate (IB) for entrance to onto our undergraduate programmes. Holders of the Thanawiyah are not normally eligible for direct entry onto our undergraduate courses without the completion of a suitable foundation programme, such as one of our foundation pathways.
The University will consider students who have taken GCE A Level examinations, the International Baccalaureate (IB), West African Higher School Certificate (WAHSC), Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate COHSC), or a suitable foundation programme, such as one of our Foundation Pathways, for entrance to undergraduate programmes.
For Postgraduate programmes, Sierra Leonean nationals with a degree from Sierra Leone or another English speaking country (as on the University's approved list) are not required to submit an English Language test.
Students with suitable grades at A level or International Baccalaureate (IB) may be considered for entry to an undergraduate degree programme.
Students who have successfully completed a Polytechnic Diploma may be considered for entry to our undergraduate degree programmes (applicable subjects only). Students who achieve a B grade average or above with good scores in relevant subjects can be considered for direct entry to the second year. Students who achieve a C grade average should be considered for year one entry (a few exemptions apply for certain departments).
The University has established Advance Standing Agreements with 5 Polytechnics in Singapore (Singapore, Ngee Ann, Temasek, Nanyang, Republic) which provide guidelines for some of the Diplomas we will accept and scores required by certain departments (Business, Life Sciences, Engineering, Computer Science). Please contact your institution for further information. Departments that are not part of this list can still consider Diplomas for entry to undergraduate programmes. Diplomas that are not on the list will be considering on an individual basis and may require you to provide further details such as the curriculum and module transcripts to identify suitability.
Holders of the "Vysvedcenie o Maturitnej skúska/Maturita" will be considered with the following grade equivalencies: A*AA: 1/výborný in four subjects (if any other subjects have been taken they must be graded no lower than 2) AAA: 1/výborný in three subjects, other subject(s) taken must be graded no lower than 2 AAB: 1/výborný in two subjects, other subjects taken must be graded no lower than 2 ABB: 1/výborný in one subject, other subjects taken must be graded no lower than 2 BBB: 2 in all subjects Subject specific requirements: A* & A - 1 B - 2
Holders of the "Maturitetno Spricevalo"/"Matura"/Secondary School-Leaving Diploma/Technical Matura will be considered with the following grade equivalencies: A*AA - Total score of 28/34 AAA - 27/34 AAB - 26/34 ABB - 24/34 BBB - 22/34 Required subjects need to have been at Higher Level: A* - 8 A - 7 B - 6
We will consider students who have taken GCE A Level examinations, the International Baccalaureate (IB), or a suitable foundation programme, such as one of our Foundation Pathways, for entrance to undergraduate programmes. Applicants who hold the South African National Senior Certificate (SA NSC or IEB) (or pre-2008 the Senior Certificate with matriculation) will be considered for entry onto our undergraduate degree programmes. Students need these grades in 5 subjects, not including Life Orientation.
Grade equivalencies are as follows: A*AA = 77766 AAA = 77666 AAB = 76666 ABB-BBB = 66666
For study on our Foundation and Undergraduate programmes, English language at grade 5 (or C) or above in the South African National Senior Certificate (SA NSC or IEB) (or pre-2008 in the Senior Certificate) is sufficient to meet the standard English language requirements.
For Postgraduate programmes, South African nationals with a degree from South Africa or another English speaking country (as on the University's approved list) are not required to submit an English Language test.
Students with A levels, the International Baccalaureate, a 2 year Junior College Diploma, the NCUK International Foundation Year, a suitable foundation programme, or one or two years of university level study at a recognised institution in South Korea will be considered for entry to an undergraduate degree programme. Students need a sufficiently high score in their Diploma or University level study (3.0+/4.0 or 3.2+/4.5).
Holders of the Título de Bachillerato will be considered for undergraduate programmes with the following grade equivalencies:
A*AA - 9.0 AAA - 8.5 AAB - 8.2 ABB - 8.0 BBB - 7.7
Required subjects must be studied in Year 2 of the Bachillerato and the subject grade equivalencies are:
A* - 10/9 A - 9 B - 8
The Sri Lankan system is based on the English system. Holders of the Sri Lankan A-Levels will be considered for undergraduate programmes as an equivalent to GCE A levels. We accept local or Cambridge A Levels for entry.
Please note however that grading systems for local A Levels are as follows:
A = A grade B = B grade C = Credit S = Simple pass
For Medicine country specific requirements, please visit our Applying to Medicine website. For Dentistry, please see the general entry requirements listed on the Dental Surgery course page
Holders of the Fullständigt Slutbetyg från Gymnasieskolan / Slutbetyg från Komvux / Avgangsbetyg (previously Studentexamen) with the following grade equivalencies: A*AA: 10 subjects at A and the remainder at B. AAA: 10 subjects at A and the remainder at B. AAB: 9 subjects at A and the remainder at B. ABB: Majority of subjects at A, remainder at B BBB: Majority of subjects at B. Subject specific requirements: A*/A - A B - B
We may accept your English language grade from the Swedish Fullständigt Slutbetyg från Gymnasieskolan/ Slutbetyg från Komvux / Avgangsbetyg if you achieved Grade C in English (numerical grade 15). Please note this is only valid for 2 academic years after qualification.
Holders of the Federal Maturity Certificate/ Maturitatszeugnis can be considered for entry to year 1 of our undergraduate degrees. Grade equivalences: AAA* = 5.0 overall to include 5.5 in one subject and 5.0 in two further subjects AAA = 4.8 overall to include 5.0 in 3 subjects AAB-ABB = 4.8 overall to include 5.0 in 2 subjects BBB = 4.8 overall to include 5.0 in 1 subject Grade requirement for required subjects: A* = 5.5 A/B = 5.0
We may accept your English language grade from the Swiss Maturitätzeugnis / Certificat de Maturité / Attestato di Maturità (federal maturity certificate or federally-recognised cantonal maturity certificate) if you achieved 5 (gut / bien / bene) in English. Please note this is only valid for 2 academic years after qualification.
We will consider students who have taken GCE A Level examinations or the International Baccalaureate (IB) for entrance to onto our undergraduate programmes. Holders of the Thanewiyah are not normally eligible for direct entry onto our undergraduate courses without completion of a suitable foundation programme, such as one of our foundation pathways.
We will consider students who have taken A Level examinations and the International Baccalaureate (IB) for entrance to undergraduate programmes.
Students with 2 year Junior College Diplomas may be considered for entry to the first year of an undergraduate degree programme, where the college is recognised by the Ministry of Education in Taiwan and/or the BTCO and where the student achieves a sufficiently high score overall.
Students with 5 year Junior College Diplomas may be considered for entry to the first and/or second year of an undergraduate degree programme, where the college is recognised by the Ministry of Education in Taiwan and/or the BTCO and where the student achieves a sufficiently high score overall.
Students who hold the East African Advanced Certificate of Education (EAACE), Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education (ACSE), Cambridge Higher School Certificate (COHSC) and National Form VI Examination will be considered for entrance to undergraduate programmes.
For study on our Foundation and Undergraduate programmes, English language at grade C or above in the ACSE is sufficient to meet the standard English language requirements.
For Postgraduate programmes, Tanzanian nationals with a degree from Tanzania or another English speaking country (as on the University's approved list) are not required to submit an English Language test.
We will consider:
Candidates from Caribbean and West Indies generally require The Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE).
The University will consider students who have grades required are I – II in six CAPE units, including 2 double-unit level courses with a minimum of II in each of these double-unit courses. The requirement for a subject taken to include I for A (A-level equivalent) and II for a B (A-level equivalent) in any required subject.
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A*AA: | I*I*, I, I, I, I or I, I, I, I, I, I (including a I* or I with an all grade A profile in a double unit) |
AAA: | I, I, I, I, I, I |
AAB: | I, I, I, I, II, II |
ABB: | I, I, II, II, II, II |
BBB: | II, II, II, II, II, II |
For any courses that accept general studies, we will consider the Caribbean studies and Communication Studies additional to the 2 double-unit level courses, to make up the six required units.
Candidates offering an Associate degree from a recognised institution may also be considered for entry to the first year of an undergraduate degree programme. We would typically require a minimum GPA of 3.0 to include high grades in relevant and required subjects.
For Engineering and Physical Sciences degree programmes that require an A level in Mathematics, we require CAPE Pure Mathematics.
The University will consider students who have taken A level examinations and the International Baccalaureate (IB) for entrance to undergraduate programmes. Students educated in the Philippine system require at least two years post-high school education at a recognised institution before entering a Bachelors degree programme at Birmingham. Many students who have studied in the Philippines have followed a 12 year education system. For admission onto an undergraduate degree programme, the University of Birmingham requires all applicants to have studied for 13 years, and therefore you may need to take a foundation year before commencing your undergraduate programme. We will consider students for entry to the Birmingham International Academy who have completed their first year at a recognised institution in the Philippines and obtained good grades in all subject areas.
The University will consider students who have taken the Lise Diplomasi and a suitable foundation programme, such as one of our Foundation Pathways , or GCE A Level examinations, or the International Baccalaureate (IB) for entrance to our undergraduate programmes.
Students who have taken the Lise Diplomasi or Lise Bitirme Diplomasi from certain schools will be considered for entry to our undergraduate degree programmes. The scores required in grade 12 on the high school diploma vary according to the A level requirement for that programme:
A Level grades | Lise Diplomasi |
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A*AA | 88/100 |
AAA | 85/100 |
AAB | 80/100 |
ABB | 75/100 |
BBB | 72/100 |
Alternatively students who have also taken SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) and AP (Advanced Placement) tests will be considered for admission to Bachelor degree programmes. For more details on SAT and AP requirements please refer to the USA country page.
We will consider students who have taken GCE A Level examinations or the International Baccalaureate (IB) for entry onto our undergraduate programmes. Holders of the Tawjihiyya are not usually eligible for direct entry onto our undergraduate courses without completion of a suitable foundation programme, such as one of our foundation pathways.
The Birmingham International Academy (BIA) also offers pre-sessional English courses, which you can take to improve your spoken and written English in preparation for academic study. If you have a conditional offer you can attend one of these courses instead of retaking IELTS.
Our pre-sessional programmes
The University will consider students who have taken GCE A Level examinations, the International Baccalaureate (IB), the Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE), Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate, East African Advanced Certificate of Education or a suitable foundation programme, such as one of our Foundation Pathways, for entrance to undergraduate programmes.
Applicants from the USA can meet Maths and English (UK-GCSE) requirements with the following. We require Maths and English (or similar e.g. Calculus, Algebra) from any of the following: AP (min grade 4), SAT S/II (min score 650), Honours classes or College-level course (min B+), HSD (pass grade at grade 12 level), ACT composite score (min 28), SAT-R (min score 670), International Baccalaureate English, Standard or Higher Level, First or Second Language (min grade 5). Other English language requirements can be found here .
Applicants studying A levels or the International Baccalaureate Diploma, will be eligible for direct entry if you meet your chosen programme’s entry requirements.
Alternatively, applicants should satisfy the following:
1. A minimum score of 3.2/4.0 GPA on the High School Diploma (HSD) (non-weighted )
2. Three distinct subject tests are required from a combination of either: (These options can be used in various combinations to meet our standard 3 subject A level requirement)
To offer greater flexibility, one of the following tests can be used to replace one of the three subject test requirements listed above: (for a specific subject requirement this would not be accepted)
Composite ACT with a score of 28+ to replace one subject test ( not accepted to replace a subject requirement. )
For example:
(For a course that requires: A level AAA (with no specific subject requirements). This means you could present with an HSD (3.3) + ACT (28), AP History (5) and an Honours Earth/Environmental Science (A).)
( For a course that requires: A levels AAB (A level Mathematics required). This means you could present with an HSD 3.2+, 2 subject test and as A level Mathematics is required AP Calculus BC.)
A table of accepted A level grade equivalents can be found below. Use this table to work out the equivalents to the A level entry requirements to your preferred course(s).
7 | 5 | A+ | A+ | 720 | 29 | 1380 | GPA 3.3 | |
6 | 5 | A | A | 700 | 28 | 1350 | GPA 3.2 | |
5 | 4 | B+ | B+ | 650 | 28 | 1350 | GPA 3.1 | |
4 | 3 | B- | B | 630 | 27 | 1320 | GPA 3.0 |
As an alternative to the above HSD and 3 tests, we can accept an Associate’s Degree, or one year at a Community College or a USA University to be accepted onto the first year of an undergraduate degree.
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A*AA | 3.3 - Plus English and Maths requirements |
AAA | 3.2 - Plus English and Maths requirements |
AAB | 3.1 - Plus English and Maths requirements |
ABB | 3.0 - Plus English and Maths requirements |
Entry requirements for Medicine and Surgery MBChB : SAT1 score of 1380 or ACT score of 29. Three AP subjects at grade 5, including Biology and Chemistry or three SAT subject test scores of 700, 700 and 700, including Biology and Chemistry. We will also accept appropriate combinations of SAT and AP scores (We cannot accept other test for this programme)
As a reminder you don't need to have completed all of these tests to apply through UCAS . So our admissions team can fully review your application, please include your already achieved academic qualifications and tests up to your senior year (including all target/predicted results for tests you are yet to complete) in the Education section of UCAS.
The Designated Institution Code for College Board: The University of Birmingham is 7390.
We are registered with ACT , therefore if you wish to provide your qualifications to us you can find our details on their website.
Applicants from the USA may already meet the English language requirement (UK-GCSE equivalent ) through one of the following English related tests: SAT II Subject test (min score 650), AP (min grade 4), Honours classes or College-level course (min B+), HSD (pass grade at grade 12 level), ACT English composite score (min 28), SAT-R Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (min score 670), International Baccalaureate English, Standard or Higher Level, First or Second Language (min grade 5). Other English language requirements can be found here .
We will consider students who have taken A level examinations and the International Baccalaureate (IB) for entrance to undergraduate programmes. Holders of the Certificate of Secondary Education (Attestat o srednem obrazovanii) at grade 11 and a suitable foundation programme (or 2 years study at a recognised higher education institution) will be considered for entry to our Bachelor degree programmes. For more information on our foundation programme, please visit the Foundation Pathways website.
Candidates from Venezuela generally require a) A levels or IB Diploma or b) a recognised foundation programme or c) successfully completed the first year of the Licenciatura/Título with 70% or equivalent overall.
Students holding the Cambridge Higher School Certificate (HSC) or ZIMSEC A Levels will be considered for entrance to undergraduate programmes.
IB Diploma : 6,6,5 in Higher level subjects plus 32 points overall, to include Literature or Literature and Language at HL 5.
Other qualifications are considered - learn more about entry requirements .
Students who are eligible and successfully complete a Pathways to Birmingham programme will receive special consideration from admissions tutors and an alternative offer (typically two grades below the standard offer). In addition, our Contextual Offer Scheme recognises the potential of students whose personal circumstances may have restricted achievement in school or college. If you are eligible to benefit from the contextual offer scheme, you will receive an offer which is one grade lower than the standard offer.
We welcome applications from international students and invite you to join our vibrant community of over 4500 international students who represent 150 different countries. We accept a range of qualifications, our country pages show you what qualifications we accept from your country.
Depending on your chosen course of study, you may also be interested in one of our foundation pathways, which offer specially structured programmes for international students whose qualifications are not accepted for direct entry to UK universities. Further details can be found on Birmingham International Academy web pages .
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Personal tutors – You will be assigned your own personal tutor who will get to know you as you progress through your studies. They will provide academic support and advice to enable you to make the most of your time here at Birmingham.
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Our Academic Skills Centre helps you to become a more effective and independent learner through a range of high-quality support services. The centre offers workshops on a range of topics, such as note-taking, reading, academic writing and presentation skills.
The Academic Writing Advisory Service (AWAS) provides guidance on writing essays and dissertations if you need it. You can receive individual support from an academic writing advisor and meet with postgraduate tutors who specialise in particular subjects too.
Our Student Experience Team will help you get the most out of your academic experience. They offer research opportunities, study skills support, and help you prepare for your post-university career. They also organise social events, including trips.
Students at the University of Birmingham are taught by a mixture of professors, senior lecturers, lecturers and doctoral researchers, thereby receiving a rich diversity of academic knowledge and experience. Many of our teaching staff have published important works about their areas of expertise, whilst others have taught at international institutions and can offer unique perspectives of their subjects.
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All Birmingham degrees are set within a credit framework designed to measure your academic achievements. We expect all students to accumulate 120 credits in each full year of study which is equivalent to 40 hours of learning a week. Learning is considered to include contact learning (lectures and seminars), private study, revision and assessment.
For this programme, those 40 hours are estimated to be broken down and split into lectures, seminars and other guided teaching opportunities and then independent study. This is a general rule across the entire academic year and may change week by week.
Assessments - you will be assessed in a variety of ways to help you transition to a new style of learning. At the beginning of each module, you will be given information on how and when you will be assessed. Assessments methods will vary with each module and could include:
Feedback - you will receive feedback on each assessment within three weeks, so you can learn from each assignment. You will also be given feedback on any exams that you take. If you should fail an exam, we will ensure that particularly detailed feedback is provided to help you prepare for future exams.
Studying for BA English and Creative Writing at the University of Birmingham is an unparalleled opportunity to engage with a diverse cultural, textual and linguistic discipline, at the same time as developing your own writing 'voice' and 'genre'.
You may go on to a career as a novelist, screenwriter, poet or journalist, but of course the skill of writing also qualifies you for a wide range of other careers. Whatever path you choose, you will also find the practical skills that you have acquired on your degree course extremely useful such as oral presentation, professional documentation, group work and the uses of information technology.
Our graduates have started careers with employers including the BBC, Headline Publishing Group, Mirror Group Newspapers and Oxford University Press, in roles such as account executive, editorial assistant, marketing assistant and sales and events coordinator. Many of our graduates pursue postgraduate study to specialise in an academic area or prepare for careers such as law and teaching.
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Support will be offered to you covering the whole job application process, including CVs, LinkedIn, application forms, interviews and assessment centres. You can also email our experienced Careers Advisors and College Teams to review your applications or answer any careers related question, alongside our on campus and online 1:1 appointments.
We have a number of exclusive work experience programmes such as our B-Experienced programme, which will give you professional experience to set you apart in the graduate market. We also offer work experience bursaries, which allow you to apply for funding to support you during any unpaid internships in the UK and rest of the world.
First years can take part in The Birmingham Project , with themes including celebrating arts and culture and shaping a global society. There’s also a successful Mentoring Programme , where you can gain access to experienced Mentors who can empower, inspire and inform you about their experiences. As a University of Birmingham student you will also be given access to LinkedIn Learning giving free access to real world training courses to kick-start your careers.
If you want to earn money WorkLink advertises convenient part-time job opportunities on campus to fit round your studies.
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BA (Honours)
Join a dynamic creative community and learn how to tell immersive stories through short fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, new media and script – on a course ranked 3rd best in the UK.
Apply for a place on this course starting in 2024. Get started with our online form , or call 0330 024 6390 from 10am on Monday 19 August.
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We are no longer able to accept applications from international undergraduate students for 2024.
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Home: £9,250 per year (£1,200 for placement year) International/EU: £16,655 per year (£1,200 for placement year)
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3rd best in the uk.
We're the 3rd best university in the UK for creative writing in the Guardian University Guide 2024.
This BA Creative Writing course is for those who want to harness the power of the written word and hone creative skills to connect with audiences. You’ll develop your individual writing style and understand the fundamentals of good style, structure and character development, in both traditional and future-facing writing formats.
You’ll graduate with the skills, confidence and contacts you need to thrive as a writer in all its professional forms.
Visit us to learn more about our gold-rated teaching and why we were awarded the highest possible rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework.
All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.
You’ll join a dynamic and collaborative writing community, working alongside illustrators, graphic designers and filmmakers to explore possibilities and challenge conventions.
Our team of award-winning writers will help you become confident and skilled in everything from prose fiction to publishing. You’ll also have the opportunity to connect with our professional partners, so you can gain real-world experience of the creative industries and make the most of Sheffield’s vibrant cultural scene.
You learn through:
Course topics
In your first year you’ll learn the basics of a variety of forms – from poetry and fiction to script and creative non-fiction. You’ll think about what it means to be a writer and start to connect your writing with the real world by responding to a live brief from a publisher.
In your second year, you’ll continue to hone your skills across all the main forms of writing, developing your style as you find your audience and explore genres. During this time, you’ll workshop your writing with students and academics to develop essential skills in drafting and revising your work.
The final year of your course is your opportunity to focus on your creative future. In addition to refining your craft and developing your creative voice, you’ll explore different audiences and purposes for creative work. You’ll also develop and carry out a creative project that brings your passions and creativity together.
Course support
You’ll be supported at every step of your student journey, with:
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We think the best way to learn something is to do it in the real world. Studying in Sheffield puts you at the heart of a vibrant cultural scene, where you can put learning into practice through placements and live projects with our rich community of publishers and creatives.
Work placements
You’ll have the opportunity to complete a placement year between your second and third years – either a 25-week placement or multiple shorter placements. These give you valuable work experience to prepare you for your future career – as well as an Applied Professional Diploma to add to your CV. You could also take the time to collaborate with external partners or develop your own creative enterprise.
Previous students have taken the chance to work at children's literacy charity Grimm and Co, exhibit work at Sheffield Museums, and create their own digital magazines.
Field trips
We run regular local, regional and international field trips – from writing retreats to festivals and theatre visits. There’s also an opportunity to experience a writing retreat closer to home. Previously, this has included a residential in the Peak District – the stunning national park right on the border of Sheffield.
Networking opportunities
We work with renowned festivals held in the city, such as Off the Shelf literary festival and Doc/Fest, an international documentary film festival.
These events attract literary agents, publishers and high-profile writers. Past students have volunteered as delegates – gaining experience working at the festivals while growing their professional network. Plus our innovative Masterclasses and alumni network will give you a headstart in the writing and publishing industries.
Competitions and galleries
Take advantage of regular opportunities to showcase your knowledge and skills to our industry and community partners – such as schools, museums, theatre companies and charities. You’ll work independently and in groups, bringing your ideas to life in response to real-world briefs.
In a recent exhibition at Sheffield’s Millenium Galleries, students on the BA and MA Creative Writing courses worked together to curate an exhibition that more than 30,000 people attended.
Some of our students have also taken part in the Festival of Debate and we encourage students to enter competitions like Sheffield’s New Poet’s Prize and the Hive Young Writers Competition.
As well as written and spoken communication skills, you’ll develop the skills to understand different audiences and frame a persuasive argument.
Our students have gone on to exciting careers in:
Our famous Hallam graduates include:
Abi Milner, a BA Creative Writing student, has always loved to use words and language in a creative way. Find out how she used poetry to reimagine the past and raise awareness about the future climate crisis. Read more
You study at City Campus through a structured mix of lectures, seminars and practical sessions as well as access to digital and online resources to support your learning.
City Campus is located in the heart of Sheffield, within minutes of the train and bus stations.
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Adsetts Library is located on our City Campus. It's open 24 hours a day, every day.
You’ll study in world-class learning facilities across the university campuses – including a 24-hour learning centre, Students’ Union, cafes and eateries, lecture theatres, exhibition spaces and more.
You’ll have access to specialist facilities, such as:
All students, additional information for eu/international students.
If you are an International or non-UK European student, you can find out more about the country specific qualifications we accept on our international qualifications page.
For details of English language entry requirements (IELTS), please see the information for 'All students'.
Important notice: The structure of this course is periodically reviewed and enhanced to provide the best possible learning experience for our students and ensure ongoing compliance with any professional, statutory and regulatory body standards. Module structure, content, delivery and assessment may change, but we expect the focus of the course and the learning outcomes to remain as described above. Following any changes, updated module information will be published on this page.
You will be able to complete a placement year as part of this course. See the modules table below for further information.
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Our tuition fee for UK students starting full-time undergraduate study in 2024/25 is £9,250 per year. These fees are regulated by the UK government and are therefore subject to changes in government policy. During your placement year you will pay a reduced fee of £1,200.
If you are studying an undergraduate course, postgraduate pre-registration course or postgraduate research course over more than one academic year then your tuition fees may increase in subsequent years in line with Government regulations or UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) published fees. More information can be found in our terms and conditions under student fees regulations.
Our tuition fee for International/EU students starting full-time study in 2024/25 is £16,655 per year. During your placement year you will pay a reduced fee of £1,200.
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The degree is ideal if you are curious about literature, with the imagination to turn that curiosity into creativity.
If you have specific questions about the degree, contact Dr Jack Underwood .
A-level: BBB BTEC: DDM IB: 33 points overall with three HL subjects at 655
3 years full-time or 4-6 years part-time
Home - full-time: £9250 Home - part-time: £4625 International - full-time: £19640
English and Creative Writing
In your first year, you'll take the following compulsory modules:
Module title | Credits |
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Explorations in Literature You'll focus on reading primary texts voraciously and discovering - or rediscovering - diverse writers and cultures so that you can make informed choices from more specialized modules later in your degree. Not being limited to a period, genre or single approach, this module cultivates difference and chronological sweep; it aims to challenge and surprise, as rewarding ‘exploration’ should. Lectures and seminars sustain the thematic continuity of the module by encouraging you to consider contrasts and dialogues between texts. Cohesion is also supplied by the fact that many of the texts articulate literal and metaphorical ‘explorations’, quests and searches. --> | 30 credits |
Genre --> | 30 credits |
Foundation Workshop in Creative Writing --> | 30 credits |
Ideas in Practice --> | 15 credits |
Creative-Critical Project --> | 15 credits |
Note about optional modules (if available): The above is indicative of the typical modules offered, but is not intended to be construed or relied on as a definitive list of what might be available in any given year. The module content and availability is subject to change.
In your second year, you will study the following compulsory module:
Module title | Credits |
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Creative Writing Workshop You'll choose between a workshop in prose fiction and a workshop in poetry, so that you'll be able to specialise further in one genre; your course convenor will advise you in your choice. During workshops, writing exercises will be combined with critical analysis of literary works from a range of cultures and eras, and you'll be given the opportunity to discuss your own writing in a workshop setting. The focus will be increasingly on developing the body of your creative work. --> | 30 credits |
You will also choose one module from each of the following pairs:
Module title | Credits |
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Reading the Past --> | 30 credits |
The Long Nineteenth Century --> | 30 credits |
Communicating the Climate Crisis (Goldsmiths Connected Curriculum) --> | 15 credits |
The Goldsmiths Elective --> | 15 credits |
The Goldsmiths Project --> | 15 credits |
Work Placement (English) --> | 15 credits |
You'll then take modules worth 30 credits from an approved list. This list is published annually by the Department of English and Creative Writing . Examples of recent modules include:
Module title | Credits |
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Homer and Contemporary Literature --> | 15 credits |
Staging Women’s Voices: Feminism and Writing (Enlightenment to now) This approach will be underpinned by a decolonial and imperial consequentialist ethics that enables reflection upon African-descent, Indigenous, LGBTQI+, and disabled perspectives as represented in the creative works and critical theoretical texts authored by womxn and the unsettling of `woman' as a category in contemporary cultural representation. Each week two polemical pieces: one on social history or feminist theory, the other a manifesto will be analysed in tandem with the creative text under discussion. We will aim to interweave ideas about women's status both in society and cultural legitimation processes, their positioning in relation to the canon as revisionists and rewriters of it. --> | 15 Credits |
Poetry since 1945
We’ll trace patterns of influence and reaction within and across national traditions, diverse identities and among schools and evolving lineages including the American ‘confessionals’, the New York poets, the Northern Irish ‘renaissance’, feminist and LGBTQI+ poetics.
Authors for study include Philip Larkin, Ted Hughes, Carol Ann Duffy, Elizabeth Bishop, Robert Lowell, Allen Ginsberg, Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton, Frank O’ Hara, Audre Lorde, Sharon Olds, Mark Doty, Rita Dove, Seamus Heaney, Paul Muldoon, and a range of poets emerging in the 21 century such as Terrance Hayes, Daljit Nagra and Danez Smith. --> | 15 Credits |
American Gothic In European Gothic, such tropes often symbolise social fears and disruptions brought about by modernity in its various stages and the consequent transformation of society. What, though, happens when the Gothic migrates to America? While early literary-critical opinion tended to find in American Gothic expressions of troubled moral landscapes – of psychological dramas, religious crises, or individual desires thwarted by the needs of the community – the critical consensus has since matured to understand the genre as just as driven by historical contexts as its European origins. Fundamentally, the genre expresses the contradictions between a mythologised national identity and the historical realities of the nation’s emergence and evolution. In this module, we’ll attend to those contradictions in exploring American Gothic’s navigation of the following themes: --> | 15 credits |
Language and Society --> | 15 credits |
Aesthetics (pertaining to aesthetic judgment), key debates involved in the historical development of aesthetics as a science of sensation and judgments of taste, the ramifications for the theory of moral sentiments and the genesis of art criticism in early German Idealism, and contemporary interpretations of the significance of Kant's argument for human freedom and the autonomy of reason. The second half of the module examines the aftermath of the revolution Kant introduced by focusing attention on various responses - and criticisms - that have arisen since the publication of the third . Through close textual engagement, we will explore a variety of distinct views on the Kantian legacy, including the question of representation; civil imagination; technology and the aestheticization of politics; and race and the knowledge of freedom. --> | 15 credits |
Black British Literature To build the chronological and thematic arc we investigate how her act of writing African-Romano presences into ancient contexts matches the archaeological findings that prove the presence of African people during the Roman occupation and earlier - although published writing by people of African descent in Britain is only available from the eighteenth century onwards. While enslavement and colonial forces become the dominant oppressive determiners of Black people's lives, we will explore the rich aesthetic offerings in representation that important contemporary literary voices including Andrea Levy and Yrsa Daley-Ward inherit, and respond to, in their work. This enables us to consider the ways in which Black British literature positions the experience of 'being contemporary'. While the cultural and critical theory by Stuart Hall, Paul Gilroy, Hazel Carby, Sara Ahmed and Kobena Mercer frames theoretical angles, the literary criticism by Black British scholars and a range of other scholars (who have been committed to recognising the importance of this field in literary studies) underpins the module's central focus: the discussion and analysis of the creative literature. --> | 15 Credits |
In your final year, you'll take a compulsory Creative Writing: Project Development module for 30 credits.
You will also choose one of the following modules:
Module title | Credits |
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Challenging World Literature: Diversity and Difference --> | 30 credits |
Modern and Contemporary Literatures --> | 30 credits |
You'll choose modules to a total value of 60 credits from a list provided annually by the Department of English & Creative Writing .
Recent examples include:
Module title | Credits |
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Caribbean Women Writers --> | 30 credits |
Decadence . The module is structured chronologically and the focus each week is on one or more set texts. The principal themes of decadence - degeneration, disease, sexuality, artifice, death- are traced in the work of nineteenth-century writers and artists and understood against the backdrop of contemporary cultural anxieties and controversies. --> | 15 credits |
Writing Lives Reading works will include Augustine’s Confessions, The Book of Margery Kempe (1430), Harriet Jacob’s Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (1861), Nabokov’s Speak, Memory (1951), Jan Morris’s Conundrum (1974) and Carmen Maria Machedo's In the Dream House (2020). You’ll study how the genre has evolved and changed. We’ll pay attention to historical and political context as well as the formal and stylistic properties used to record a life and create a distinct voice. We’ll consider the importance of race, gender, religion, trauma, and mental health when writing a life. We’ll use careful close readings to consider how literary form shapes an autobiography’s perspective and tone, its description of varied temporalities, its documentary function, and processes of identity formation. We’ll also explore how life writing relates to the development of the novel and autofiction. You’ll be encouraged to explore these works through an intersection of creative and critical practice, and this is reflected in the mode of assessment. --> | 15 credits |
Discourse Analysis: Language, Culture and Politics The questions that will be addressed may include the following: What language techniques make us admire our favourite fictional works? --> | 15 credits |
Shakespeare’s Sisters: Contemporary Women’s Writing 1960s to the present In addition to providing a detailed knowledge of the intellectual and cultural history of second and third wave feminisms and contemporary gender theory, this module examines the aesthetic and intellectual diversity of women’s writing across several interconnected thematic headings including class, art, sexual violence, the queer child, ethics, memory, shame, and intimacy. The module will help you develop an understanding of how social, political and cultural contexts have shaped (and constrained) women’s lives and have had different effects on their literary creation and production. The module encourages careful attention to the distinct aesthetic and intellectual concerns of the writing as well as to the ideological content of literary texts. We’ll also debate the political efficacy and continuing desirability of the term ‘women’s writing’ in the twenty-first century by considering questions of essentialism, marginalisation and the marketing of contemporary literature. --> | 15 Credits |
Contemporary Indigenous Literatures and Cultures --> | 15 credits |
American Crime Fiction In addition to the main texts, you’ll be expected to read a series of articles on crime and detective fiction on the VLE and to critically examine film versions of the novels read. --> | 15 Credits |
This programme is taught through a mixture of scheduled learning - lectures, seminars and workshops. You’ll also be expected to undertake a significant amount of independent study. This includes carrying out required and additional reading, preparing topics for discussion, and producing essays or project work.
You’ll be assessed by a variety of methods, depending on your module choices. These include portfolios of original creative writing and critical commentaries on your work for each of the workshops, coursework portfolios, long essays and examinations (various timescales and formats).
We accept the following qualifications:
A-level: BBB BTEC: DDM International Baccalaureate: 33 points overall with three HL subjects at 655 UAL Extended Diploma: Merit overall Access: Pass with 45 Level 3 credits including 30 Distinctions and a number of merits/passes in subject-specific modules Scottish qualifications: BBBBC (Higher) or BBC (Advanced Higher) European Baccalaureate: 75% Irish Leaving Certificate: H2 H2 H2 H2
Grade B in A-level English Literature/A-level English Language and Literature/A-level English Language is required if you have studied A-levels.
Alternatively, an equivalent English subject will be accepted eg Grade 5 in IB Higher Level English.
See our full list of undergraduate entry qualifications .
We welcome students with a range of educational experiences. If you believe you may not meet the standard qualification requirements we would still encourage you to apply because we consider all aspects of your application when making a decision.
We’ll pay particularly careful attention to your personal statement, which is your opportunity to demonstrate your interest in the subject you’ve applied for. Your referees are also welcome to include any relevant contextual comments around your academic achievements. We’ll look at all these things when making a decision on your application, as well as your qualifications and grades.
We also accept a wide range of international qualifications. Find out more about the qualifications we accept from around the world .
If English isn’t your first language, you will need an IELTS score (or equivalent English language qualification ) of 6.5 with a 6.5 in writing and no element lower than 6.0 to study this programme. If you need assistance with your English language, we offer a range of courses that can help prepare you for degree-level study .
Annual tuition fees.
These are the UG fees for students starting their programme in the 2024/2025 academic year.
If your fees are not listed here, please check our undergraduate fees guidance or contact the Fees Office , who can also advise you about how to pay your fees.
It’s not currently possible for international students to study part-time if you require a Student Visa, however this is currently being reviewed and will be confirmed in the new year. Please read our visa guidance in the interim for more information. If you think you might be eligible to study part-time while being on another visa type, please contact our Admissions Team for more information.
If you are looking to pay your fees please see our guide to making a payment .
We offer a wide range of scholarships and bursaries, and our careers service can also offer advice on finding work during your studies. Find out more about funding your studies with us .
In addition to your tuition fees, you'll be responsible for any additional costs associated with your course, such as buying stationery and paying for photocopying. You can find out more about what you need to budget for on our study costs page .
There may also be specific additional costs associated with your programme. This can include things like paying for field trips or specialist materials for your assignments. Please check the programme specification for more information.
We are a centre of excellence for poetry. Recent BA graduates include:
Other recent poetry publications by former undergraduates include ‘Glass’ by Emily Cooper, published by Makina Books, ‘Platinum Blonde’ by Phoebe Stuckes, published by Bloodaxe, ‘Earth Sign’ and ‘HYPERLOVE’ by Naomi Morris, published by Partus Press and Makina Books, and ‘My Bodies This Morning This Evening’ by Eve Esfandiari Denney, 2022 published by Bad Betty.
Our poets’ successes have been matched in recent years by our prose writers. Four novels that began as creative writing dissertations and portfolios have since been published or acquired for publication.
Aside from literary forms, Goldsmiths undergraduate creative writing alumni also include a number of exciting non-fiction writers and journalists:
Since 2010, 12 of our alumni have gone on to win the prestigious Eric Gregory Award , awarded annually by the Society of Authors for a collection by British poets under the age of 30.
Other recent alumni have gone on to win the Ted Hughes Award for poetry, the Somerset Maugham Award, the Rathbones Folio Prize, the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature, the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year, The Guardian & 4th Estate Short Story Prize, the European Union Prize for Literature, the Dylan Thomas Prize, the White Review Poetry Prize, with other graduates being shortlisted for the Forward Prize and the TS Eliot Prize.
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Our BA English degree gives you the opportunity to develop the critical and verbal skills needed for confident, effective reading of literary texts and criticism.
If you have been out of education or do not have the required A-level qualifications for degree-level study, this four-year course can help you realise your academic potential.
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Key information.
The world is strange, surprising and full of wonder. It is also in crisis: from climate change to social justice, imaginative minds and committed voices are needed to articulate this reality, and to forge spaces of consolation, repair or escape.
On this course, you’ll explore the powerful, complex and even weird world of literature and of writing in its broadest scope. What do you want to write? Modernist poem? Epic fantasy novel? Interactive ghost story? Sitcom screenplay? Compelling journalism? Wherever your interests lie, this BA is designed to help you develop your own ambitious projects, whatever the form, genre or theme. You will:
This course is for you if you’d like to:
When you graduate, you’ll have the critical thinking and practical creative skills to make a valuable contribution to society.
We understand that deciding where and what to study is a very important decision. We’ll make all reasonable efforts to provide you with the courses, services and facilities described in this prospectus. However, if we need to make material changes, for example due to government or regulatory requirements, or unanticipated staff changes, we’ll let you know as soon as possible.
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Typical offer | ABB |
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Contextual offer | Not everyone has the same support to get to higher education – we help you reach your potential. When we receive applications through UCAS, we consider all factors and will sometimes make as part of our |
GCSEs | You should have a broad range of GCSEs 9-4 (A*-C), including good grades in relevant subjects. |
Extended Project Qualification | We take the EPQ into account when considering your application and it can be useful in the summer when your results are released if you have narrowly missed the conditions of your offer. We do not routinely include the EPQ in the conditions of your offer but we sometimes offer alternative conditions that include the EPQ. If you wish to discuss this further please |
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Typical offer | Pass Diploma with at least 39 level 3 credits at Merit or above including 24 credits at Distinction |
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Typical offer | M1 M2 M2 If you have one A-level and two Cambridge Pre-U Principal Subjects we would expect you to have grade A at A-level and, M2 and M2 in two Pre-Us. If you have two A-levels and a Cambridge Pre-U Principal Subject we would normally expect you to have grades AB at A-level and M2 in Pre-U. |
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GCSEs | You should also have a broad range of GCSEs grade 9-4 (A*-C), including good grades in relevant subjects. |
Typical offer | 32 points overall from the full IB Diploma. |
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Typical offer | Grade B in A-level and Distinction, Distinction in Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma.
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Contextual offer | Not everyone has the same support to get to higher education – we help you reach your potential. When we receive applications through UCAS, we consider all factors and will sometimes make as part of our |
GCSEs | You should also have a broad range of GCSEs grade 9-4 (A*-C), including good grades in relevant subjects. |
Typical offer | Grades BB in A-levels and Distinction in BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate. |
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Contextual offer | Not everyone has the same support to get to higher education – we help you reach your potential. When we receive applications through UCAS, we consider all factors and will sometimes make as part of our |
GCSEs | You should also have a broad range of GCSEs grade 9-4 (A*-C), including good grades in relevant subjects. |
Typical offer | DDD |
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Contextual offer | Not everyone has the same support to get to higher education – we help you reach your potential. When we receive applications through UCAS, we consider all factors and will sometimes make as part of our |
GCSEs | You should also have a broad range of GCSEs grade 9-4 (A*-C), including good grades in relevant subjects. |
Typical offer | AABBB |
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Typical offer | ABB from the Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate Skills Challenge Certificate and two A-levels |
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GCSEs | You should have a broad range of GCSEs A*-C (9-4), including good grades in relevant subjects. |
Typical offer | Overall result of at least 77%. |
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Typical offer | Relevant state (Year 12) High School Certificate, and between 88% to 85% in the ATAR or UAI/TER/ENTER, or a Queensland OP of 4 to 5 or better. |
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Additional requirements | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Typical offer | Reifeprüfung or Matura with an overall result of between 2.0 to 2.2 or better for first-year entry. |
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Additional requirements | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Typical offer | Certificat d'Enseignement Secondaire Supérieur (CESS) or Diploma van Hoger Secundair Onderwijs with a good overall average of 65% or more. |
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Additional requirements | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Typical offer | Diploma za Sredno Obrazovanie with excellent final-year scores (normally 5.5 overall with 6 in key subjects). |
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Additional requirements | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Typical offer | Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) 70%-75% from 6 grade 12 U, U/C or M courses. British Columbia Certificate of Graduation AABBB-BBBBB from 5 grade 12 courses. We also recognise the High School Diploma from other provinces -including Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick- where we look for strong performance in grade 12 subjects, and the Diplome d'Etudes Collegiales (DEC) from Quebec. |
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Additional requirements | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Typical offer | If you have the Goakao, we will consider applications for direct entry to first year. You would normally need an overall average of 75%, including required subjects. We are also pleased to consider applications if you are following a recognised International Foundation Year or you have one or more years of Higher Education in China at a recognised degree awarding institution. The Senior High School Graduation alone would not be sufficient for entry to our undergraduate degrees, but you may be eligible to apply for our . If you successfully complete an International Foundation Year, you can progress on to a relevant undergraduate course at Sussex. Check which for the International Foundation Year. |
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Additional requirements | Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. |
Typical offer | Maturatna Svjedodžba with an overall score of between 4 and 4.2 |
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Typical offer | Apolytirion of Lykeion with an overall average of between 18/20 and 18.5/20 will be considered for first-year entry.
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Typical offer | Maturita with a good overall average. |
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Typical offer | Højere Forberedelseseksamen (HF) or Studentereksamen with an overall average of at least 7 on the new grading scale. |
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Typical offer | Pass Ylioppilastutkinto with overall final result between MMMM - EMMM |
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Typical offer | French Baccalauréat with overall final result between 12/20 and 13/20. |
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Typical offer | German Abitur with an overall result of 2.0 to 2.2 or better. |
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Typical offer | Apolytirion with an overall average of between 18 and 18.5 will be considered for first-year entry. |
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Typical offer | Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) with grades of 5, 4, 4 to 4, 4, 4 from three subjects including two electives. |
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Typical offer | Erettsegi/Matura with a good average of at least 55544. |
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Typical offer | Standard XII results
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Typical offer | Where direct entry is unsuitable, we'll automatically consider you for one of our Foundation Years. Or you might want to apply to one of our International Foundation Years at the international Study Centre on Campus. Visit isc.sussex.ac.uk/our-courses/international-foundation-year or www.sussex.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/foundation-years |
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Typical offer | Irish Leaving Certificate (Higher Level) at H1,H2,H2,H3,H3 to H2,H2,H2,H3,H3. |
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Typical offer | For first year entry at least 80% (or 8/10) in at least 6 subjects, including one 5 unit subject, in one sitting of the Bagrut. |
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Typical offer | Italian Diploma Di Maturità or Diploma Pass Di Esame Di Stato with a final Diploma mark of between 78/100 and 81/100. |
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Typical offer | Atestats par Visparejo videjo Izglitibu with very good grades in state exams. |
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Typical offer | Brandos Atestatas including scores of 80% in at least three state examinations (other than English). |
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Typical offer | Pass the Diplome de Fin d’Etudes Secondaires with between 43-46 points overall. |
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Typical offer | Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) with grades of ABB-BBB, Matriculation with a least a grade of 3.0 or UEC with an overall average grade B3 (75%). |
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Typical offer | Voorereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO), normally with an average of at least 7. |
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Typical offer | You are expected to have one of the following: You must also have a score of C6 or above in WAEC/SSC English. Where direct entry is unsuitable, we'll automatically consider you for one of our Foundation Years. Or you might want to apply to one of our International Foundation Years at the international Study Centre on Campus. Visit isc.sussex.ac.uk/our-courses/international-foundation-year or www.sussex.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/foundation-years |
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Typical offer | Norwegian Vitnemal Fra Den Videregaende Opplaering - Pass with an overall average of 4. |
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Typical offer | You can apply for direct entry to Year 1 if you are completing at least two years of Bachelor degree studies. You'll normally need to complete a Foundation year after taking Intermediate Certificate or the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC). You might choose one of our International Foundation Years at the International Study Centre on campus. |
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Typical offer | Pass Matura with least 3 Extended level subjects in the 75th percentile.
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Typical offer | Diploma de Ensino Secundario normally with an overall mark between 16/20 and 17/20. |
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Typical offer | Diploma de Bacalaureat with an overall average between 8.0 and 8.5 |
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Typical offer | Applicants who have good grades in the Attestat o Srednem Obrazovami (Certificate of Secondary Education) and who have successfully completed the first year of a Russian University degree, with a minimum GPA of 4.0, will be considered for admission to the first year of our bachelor’s degree courses. |
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Typical offer | A-levels, as well as certain certificates and diplomas. |
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Typical offer | Pass Vysvedčenie o maturitnej skúške (Maturita) with an average grade above 2.0 from 4 subjects
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Typical offer | Secondary School Leaving Diploma or Matura with at least 23 points overall. |
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Typical offer | National Senior Certificate with very good grades. |
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Typical offer | Spanish Título de Bachillerato (LOGSE) with an overall average result between 7.5 and 8.0. |
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Typical offer | Sri Lankan A-levels. |
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Typical offer | Fullstandigt Slutbetyg/Högskoleförberedande Examen with a total of 2,500 credits to include B grades in the majority of subjects. |
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Typical offer | Federal Maturity Certificate. |
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Typical offer | We'll consider students who have taken the Lise Diplomasi or Lise Bitirme, with a score of at least 4/5 or 80/100 in their final year, on a case by case basis for direct entry to year 1. Where direct entry is unsuitable, we'll automatically consider you for one of our Foundation Years. Or you might want to apply to one of our International Foundation Years at the international Study Centre on Campus. Visit or |
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Typical offer | We look at your full profile considering everything you are studying, including the High School Graduation Diploma, Grade 12 GPA, SAT tests and subject tests and/or ACT grades and AP tests. We expect to see a combination of these qualifications. Alongside your High School Graduation Diploma, we would ideally like to see 3 good AP scores with either, a combined SAT test score (evidence-based reading and writing and mathematics) of 1300, or a combined ACT score of 26
Please check the individual course pages for our typical A-level offer and see below for the corresponding scores we would require from AP test scores:
We will also accept a combination of any 3 AP tests and SAT subject test where a score of 600 in an SAT subject test can be substituted for an AP test in the above table If you are applying for a degree with an A level subject requirement in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or Biology will normally need to hold an AP test in that subject. College level credits We also accept college level 3-credit courses in academic subjects as the equivalent of a UK A Level on a case by case basis. These can be combined with AP tests and or SAT subject tests Associate degrees An Associate degree with a GPA of 3.0 will meet our entry requirements for year 1. Foundation Year entry Students who have a High School Diploma and SAT or ACT tests only would be eligible to apply for our Foundation Year Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. My country is not listedIf your qualifications aren’t listed or you have a question about entry requirements, contact us English language requirementsIelts (academic). 6.0 overall, including at least 5.5 in each component Check your IELTS qualification meets all of our language requirements Find out more about IELTS IELTS scores are valid for two years from the test date. You cannot combine scores from more than one sitting of the test. Your score must be valid when you begin your Sussex course. We accept IELTS One Skills Retake. We do not accept IELTS Online. Other English language requirementsProficiency tests, cambridge advanced certificate in english (cae). 169 overall, including at least 162 in each skill Check your Cambridge Advanced Certificate in English (CAE) qualification meets all of our language requirements Find out more about Cambridge English: Advanced. We would normally expect the CAE test to have been taken within two years before the start of your course. You cannot combine scores from more than one sitting of the test. Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE)Check your Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) qualification meets all of our language requirements Find out more about Cambridge English: Proficiency. We would normally expect the CPE test to have been taken within two years before the start of your course. Pearson (PTE Academic)59 overall, including at least 59 in all four skills. Check your Pearson (PTE Academic) qualification meets all of our language requirements Find out more about Pearson (PTE Academic). Please refer to our English language requirements above, and as listed for each of our undergraduate courses , to find the appropriate English level for the course you are applying for. PTE (Academic) scores are valid for two years from the test date. You cannot combine scores from more than one sitting of the test. Your score must be valid when you begin your Sussex course. We do not accept the PTE Academic Online test. TOEFL (iBT)80 overall, including at least 17 in Listening, 18 in Reading, 20 in Speaking, 17 in Writing. Check your TOEFL qualification meets all of our language requirements Find out more about TOEFL (iBT) . TOEFL (iBT) scores are valid for two years from the test date. You cannot combine scores from more than one sitting of the test. Your score must be valid when you begin your Sussex course. We do not accept TOEFL (iBT) Home Edition. The TOEFL Institution Code for the University of Sussex is 9166. English language qualificationsAs/a-level (gce). Grade C or above in English Language. Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE)/ AS or A Level: grade C or above in Use of English GCE O-levelGrade C or above in English. Brunei/Cambridge GCE O-level in English: grades 1-6. Singapore/Cambridge GCE O-level in English: grades 1-6. GCSE or IGCSEGrade C or above in English as a First Language (grade 4 or above in GCSE from 2017). Grade B or above in English as a Second Language Ghana Senior Secondary School CertificateIf awarded before 1993: grades 1-6 in English language. If awarded between 1993 and 2005: grades A-D in English language. Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE)Level 4, including at least 3 in each component in English Language. Indian School Certificate (Standard XII)The Indian School Certificate is accepted at the grades below when awarded by the following examination boards: Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) – English Core only: 70% Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) - English: 70% or Grade 3 International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB)English A or English B at grade 5 or above. Kenya Certificate of Secondary EducationGrades A – C in English Malaysian Certificate of Education (SPM) 119/GCE O-levelIf taken before the end of 2008: grades 1-5 in English Language. If taken from 2009 onwards: grade C or above in English Language. The qualification must be jointly awarded by the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES). West African Senior School CertificateGrades 1-6 in English language when awarded by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) or the National Examinations Council (NECO). Country exceptionsSelect to see the list of exempt english-speaking countries. If you are a national of one of the countries below, or if you have recently completed a qualification equivalent to a UK Bachelors degree or higher in one of these countries, you will normally meet our English requirements. Note that qualifications obtained by distance learning or awarded by studying outside these countries cannot be accepted for English language purposes. You will normally be expected to have completed the qualification within two years before starting your course at Sussex. If the qualification was obtained earlier than this we would expect you to be able to demonstrate that you have maintained a good level of English, for example by living in an English-speaking country or working in an occupation that required you to use English regularly and to a high level. Please note that this list is determined by the UK’s Home Office, not by the University of Sussex. List of exempt countries
** Canada: you must be a national of Canada; other nationals not on this list who have a degree from a Canadian institution will not normally be exempt from needing to provide evidence of English. Admissions information for applicants
For details on any additional costs, check out the Fees and scholarships section. Don’t meet our entry requirements?If you don't meet our entry requirements, we recommend our in-house Foundation Year course to prepare you for Year 1 of your chosen degree:
This is a single-honours course, allowing you to focus in depth on your core subject. Find out about our types of undergraduate degrees, their structure, modules and credits Please be aware that some module details are missing from our prospectus information at the moment. This is due to a technical problem that we are working hard to fix. Please check these pages again later for full course details. Thank you.
Core modulesCore modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most. Autumn teaching
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Explore modules from other subjects as part of your courseAt Sussex, you can choose to customise your course to build the sort of degree that will give you the knowledge, skills and experience that could take you in any direction you choose. As part of this degree, you explore subjects that are different to your course through electives that complement your main subject. Exploring different disciplines in two electives in Year 1 helps enrich your learning experience . Discover our electives We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2024/25. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum. We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity. We’ll do our best to provide as much optional choice as we can, but timetabling constraints mean it may not be possible to take some module combinations. The structure of a small number of courses means that the order of modules or the streams you choose may determine whether modules are core or optional. This means that your core modules or options may differ from what’s shown here. Check back in January 2025 for more details of the modules running in the academic year 2025/26.
Alongside your core modules, you can choose options to broaden your horizons and tailor your course to your interests. This list gives you a flavour of our options, which are kept under review and may change, for example in response to student feedback or the latest research. While it’s our aim for students to take their preferred combinations of options, this can’t be guaranteed and will be subject to timetabling. Options may be grouped and if so, students will be able to choose a set number of options from the selection available in any particular group.
Study abroad (optional)Apply to study abroad – you’ll develop an international perspective and gain an edge when it comes to your career. Find out where your course could take you If your application to study abroad is successful, you’ll have to meet the academic requirements at Sussex and also at the partner university. Find out more about studying abroad as a Sussex student Placement (optional)To help you gain experience and increase your employability, you can apply for an optional placement as part of your course. You’ll be responsible for applying for and securing your placement. Our dedicated careers team can provide you with information and advice. If you’re successful in obtaining a placement, this will form part of your course. Find out more about placements and internships Please note that if you’re receiving – or applying for – USA federal Direct Loan funds, you can’t transfer to the version of your course with an optional study abroad period in any country or optional placement in the USA if the number of credits for the placement/internship exceeds 25% of the total credits for your course. Find out more about American Student Loans and Federal Student Aid
Join our creative communityYou’ll have access to talks, guest lectures and masterclasses across the subjects in the School of Media, Arts and Humanities , which includes the:
You’ll be part of the community of research and creative practice based around the Centre for Creative and Critical Thought . We run annual events including the celebrated Sussex Poetry Festival and the innovative Quick Fictions. In 2022, we’re launching a brand new in-house poetics press. The student experience and student outcomes are typically very high quality. This rating was awarded in 2023, for four years. ( Teaching Excellence Framework 2023 ) Find out more about our approach to teaching and supporting you to thrive At Sussex, we’ve been teaching Creative Writing for over 20 years. Our faculty includes:
Prof Sara CrangleProfessor of Modernism and the Avant-Garde View profile of Sara Crangle Dr John DoyleSenior Lecturer in Digital and Multimedia Journalism View profile of John Doyle Dr Mimi HaddonSenior Lecturer in Music View profile of Mimi Haddon Prof Margaretta JollyProfessor of Cultural Studies View profile of Margaretta Jolly Dr Sam LadkinSenior Lecturer in Creative and Critical Writing View profile of Sam Ladkin Dr John MastersonSenior Lecturer in World Literatures View profile of John Masterson Dr Emma NewportSenior Lecturer in English Literature View profile of Emma Newport Dr Rob SharpLecturer in Media and Cultural Studies View profile of Rob Sharp Mr Jeremy SheldonLecturer in Filmmaking and Script Writing View profile of Jeremy Sheldon Dr Samuel SolomonView profile of Samuel Solomon Dr Bethan StevensReader in English & Art Writing View profile of Bethan Stevens Prof Keston SutherlandProfessor of Poetics View profile of Keston Sutherland Fees are not yet set for the academic year 2025/26 – please check back in September 2024. Note that your fees, once they’re set, may be subject to an increase on an annual basis. Find out about typical living costs for studying at Sussex Find out about our terms and conditions ScholarshipsDetails of our scholarships are not yet set for entry in the academic year 2025/26. Whatever writing specialism you choose during your studies, you’ll develop your ability to comprehend, to imagine and to create. These skills are valued by employers across a wide range of sectors. You’ll rely on your skills in any role where you’re expected to:
On your course, you’ll be able to choose options based on skills needed in arts organisations, charities and industry. This includes the opportunity to apply for placements. As a graduate, you’ll have the real-world experience for a range of careers including:
Our undergraduate courses also prepare you for Masters degrees , such as our Creative and Critical Writing MA. What to do with an English, Literature and Creative Writing degreeExplore the careers you might be interested in after studying for a degree in English, Literature and Creative Writing Working while you studyOur Careers and Entrepreneurship team can help you find part-time work while you study. Find out more about career development and part-time work A-level - contextual offerPearson btec level 3 national diploma and one a-level - contextual offer. Grade B in A-level and Merit, Merit in Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma. Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate and two A-levels - contextual offerGrades BC in A-levels and Merit in BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate. Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (formerly BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma) - contextual offerAsk a student. Chat to Sussex students online via the UniBuddy chat platform. Contact us with any questions about your course. +44 (0)1273 876787 Ask us a question Find out about the School of Media, Arts and Humanities Useful links
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Creative Writing BA (Hons)
Undergraduate Course Write your own poetry, find your way with fiction, shape scripts, explore creative non-fiction and try your hand at experimental writing. Discover your creative potential, experiment with form and genre and push boundaries with your writing. Our award winning team of writers and our supportive writing community will challenge you to develop your writing skills and find your own creative voice.
100% Creative Writing students responded with a 100% positivity score for how good teaching staff are at explaining things. (National Student Survey 2024) 91% 91% of Creative Writing students felt that their career prospects have improved as a result of their course. (National Student Survey 2024) Course location York campus
Minimum entry requirements104 UCAS Tariff points 3 GCSEs at grade C/4 (or equivalent) including English Language. Tuition feesUK 2024 entry £9,250 per year full time International 2024 entry £11,500 per year full time Discover Creative WritingHelen Pleasance, Course Lead, introduces us to Creative Writing at York St John University. Course overviewWe believe that good writing always comes from good reading. Our teaching emphasises the importance of engaging with the wider world of literature in order to develop your own style. On this course you will study varied and fascinating writing from the past, as well as learning from contemporary writers. You will build skills in reading and analysing texts, to develop your understanding of creative processes and apply this to your own writing. When you study Creative Writing at York St John University you will become part of the York Centre for Writing. This is a lively, friendly community of writers which acts as a hub for producing innovative new work in the city. We have strong links with the wider literary community and publishing industry. This means you will have opportunities to enhance your learning through regular visits from industry professionals and innovators, including agents, publishers and literary activists. Our involvement in the annual York Literature Festival gives you the chance to learn directly from popular and internationally-acclaimed writers. There are also plenty of events, performances and publications which you can get involved with throughout the year. The skills you develop through a degree in Creative Writing matter in the workplace as much as on the page. Central to your learning are transferable skills such as:
Through our Working with Words: Publishing and Performance module you will gain real professional experience. This could include literary event organisation, as well as the production, editing, marketing, and launch of our annual student anthology, Beyond the Walls. You can also choose to study Creative Writing alongside another subject: Creative Writing and English Literature BA (Hons) Creative Writing and Media BA (Hons) Course structureOur academic year is split into 2 semesters. How many modules you take each semester will depend on whether you are studying full time or part time. In your first year, if you are a full time student, you will study:
If you are a part time student, the modules above will be split over 2 years. You can find out which modules are available in each semester on the Course Specifications . Credits: 20 Compulsory module Good writers are good readers first and foremost. This module will introduce you to theories, debates and practices in narrative, enhancing your understanding of narrative as it functions both within literature and culture generally. You will examine some of the codes and conventions that govern the production, structure, reception and interpretation of narrative. To do this you will explore films, novels, poetry and plays, from Ovid’s Metamorphoses to Hitchcock’s Vertigo. By engaging with these varied narrative forms you will consider the relationship between narrative and culture and think critically about the historical development of those forms. This module introduces you to core skills in creative writing, including creating setting, poetic form, working with dialogue, and characterisation. You will also develop skills in workshopping and collaborating on creative work, familiarising yourself with the workshop environment which will be central to your learning on this course. You will have the opportunity to experiment with a range of forms and ideas in group writing activities, and through this module will become more confident in sharing your work with others. This module will introduce you to the variety of professional contexts you could work in as a creative writer. You will start to develop the professional skills needed to work as a writer, working to deadlines and writing to briefs. You will engage with many different forms of writing, from memoirs to scripts and graphic novels to blogs. As part of this module you will have the chance to meet a variety of inspiring visiting writers, who can share their expertise with you. This module emphasises the role of research in the production of creative work. We will introduce you to a range of research techniques to help stimulate creative projects and contextualise your writing. There will be opportunities to use different types of research materials to generate your own work, as well as studying texts that have been produced using different research methods. You will have the opportunity to take part in creative projects based on archival work. This module will help you to become more confident in working with literature at degree level. You will engage with a range of texts written before the 19th century. This includes prose, drama, poetry, speeches, letters and articles. Through this you will start to think about how literature and history can be brought together, and why the study of English Literature remains a popular and important subject. On this module we will examine some well known classic texts alongside more unusual selections. These texts will help you to question the social, political, cultural and historical values through which we approach literature. This includes an exciting range of texts across different media and forms, from 19th century poetry to early cinema and 1930s nonfiction. Along the way we will consider questions of gender, class, war, empire, form, genre and much more. In your second year, if you are a full time student, you will study:
1 of your optional modules can be a Literature module from Year 2. You can find them on our English Literature page . Optional modules will run if they receive enough interest. It is not guaranteed that all modules will run every year. This work-related module will develop your understanding of the relationship between creative writing practices and employability in the creative industries. It is an opportunity for you to explore the methods and means of literary publishing, production and performance, developing transferable and employable skills through project work. The module combines a broad exploration of industry aims and ethics with first hand experience of specific editorial, commercial, and practical processes. Optional module This module is an opportunity to read and produce a range of fictional forms, from flash fictions to novellas, and short stories to novels. You will develop an understanding of:
This will help you to produce your own fiction portfolio. This module will give you the opportunity to explore a range of non-fiction texts including:
Through this you will develop your understanding of voice, structure and audience in relation to these forms, as well as considering the blurred lines between fact and fiction in non-fiction writing. By viewing, reading and watching a range of texts, we will ask you to make the links between creative and critical writing, and to produce your own nonfictional work. From the sonnet to the prose poem, this module will broaden your understanding of the formal qualities of poetry, as you discover how to produce dazzling imagery and perfect rhythm, manipulating voice and pace. On this module you will study a range of contemporary poets, supplemented by visits and readings. You will produce your own portfolio of poetry by the end of the module. This module addresses the essential elements of scriptwriting. This includes writing convincing dialogue, creating interesting characters, and constructing coherent stories. We will also introduce you to the cultural, theoretical and industrial contexts of scriptwriting. Through this module you will develop your expressive and technical skills in writing scripts for one or more of:
By the end of the module you will have produced your own original script. On this module we will explore the different ways books and films tell stories, and what happens to literature and literary characters when they are translated onto the screen. We will introduce you to the theory, methods and conventions behind the process of adaptation. In addition to examining specific examples of film adaptation, you can choose to experiment creatively on an adaptation project of your own, using what you have learnt. Science Fiction has a history of encouraging readers and viewers to reflect on their post industrial choices, and consider how they have affected the wellbeing of the planet and its inhabitants. On this module we will draw on a range of critical perspectives around utopianism to approach landmark texts in the history of science fiction. You will have the opportunity to get involved with our ongoing science fiction writing project Terra Two: An Ark for Off-World Survival ( https://yorkstjohnterratwo.com/ ). In your third year, if you are a full time student, you will study:
1 of your optional modules can be a Literature module. Credits: 60 This extended project will see you independently research, plan and write a substantial piece of creative writing. This allows you to demonstrate technical mastery in your chosen forms and genres, as well as developing professional presentation skills. The creative work is accompanied by a contextual reflection, which will demonstrate your analytical and research skills. You will be guided by a supervisor with expertise in the area you focus on, and will have the option to take part in a weekend residential writing retreat. On this module you will consider the historical, theoretical, cultural and political dimensions of genre, as well as exploring the conventions which are attributed to specific genres. You will also be given the opportunity to critically explore differentiations between high and low culture, and investigate genres such as tragedy, satire and the Gothic, romance, horror, and noir. The module will help you to develop an awareness of literary and generic concepts between and across different forms. Through this you will develop skills in original composition, drafting and editing. This module is an opportunity to explore and participate in contemporary literature. Through this you will start to develop the relationship between your creative practice and the theory, philosophy, and politics that uniform and inspire contemporary work. This will involve engaging with writing that challenges the traditional boundaries of literature and is fresh, exciting and innovative. You will also consider a broad range of materials and techniques that will help you to develop your own innovative creative practices. On this module we will introduce you to a range of very contemporary publishing and literary cultures, helping you to position your own work in the contemporary literary landscape. You will be encouraged to think critically about literary culture, and develop a sense of how your own work might contribute to or challenge contemporary modes of writing. The module also has a practical focus which will help you to develop a professional portfolio you can use as a springboard into your career. The Victorian poet Matthew Arnold said of Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre that “the writer’s mind contains nothing but hunger, rebellion, and rage.” These are also themes that characterise much of the writing of the Victorian period. Whether the issues are societal or individual, many Victorian novels protest against the privations and injustices writers saw around them. At the same time, there were also funny, rude, and sensational texts, and texts which imagined a different kind of future in the emergent genre of science fiction. This module includes a variety of writing from across the Victorian era, and considers texts within the political, environmental, and social contexts in which they were produced. This module takes literary trends, such as the vogue for young adult vampire fiction during the late 2000s, or the enthusiasm for fantasy fiction we’re experiencing in the 2020s, and situates them in a longer historical view. We will encourage you to consider broader narratives of subversion and experimentation, and confront questions about literary value, originality, and influence. We may look, for instance, at a recent work of Gothic fiction such as Colleen Hoover’s Verity (2018), alongside nineteenth-century sensationalist novels, eighteenth-century Gothic novels, the occult works of early modern figures, and even trace the novel’s influences all the way back to Dante’s thirteenth-century exploration of hell in Inferno. On this module you will investigate the theatrical experimentation that took place over the last century, and consider its impact on the contemporary stage. You will consider the major movements and perspectives of the period against the background of wider intellectual, cultural and aesthetic debates. Through this we will explore the creative dynamics between:
This module will examine a selection of texts from 20th century American literature, and relate these works to their cultural, social and political backgrounds. We will focus on texts that demonstrate formal innovation and experimentation, and the selection will reflect the variety of twentieth century American experience. You will read Native American, African American and Chinese-American texts alongside literature produced in the wake of radical social change such as Beat writing, Vietnam narratives, and responses to 9/11. On this module we will examine texts from the English speaking and Creole Caribbean, a region that has produced 2 Nobel Prize winners in Literature. We will introduce you to a range of writing from and about the Caribbean, allowing you to appreciate the longstanding global impact of this writing and how it is currently being marked and remembered. We will particularly focus on the close connections of the past and present between Britain and the Caribbean. On this module we will explore issues surrounding gender and sexuality. We will debate whether various elements of gender are natural or cultural, as well as how different genders and sexualities are presented in film and literature. We will investigate how do different cultural groups use popular culture and literature to reinforce, challenge, transgress or disrupt traditional gender expectations. This module challenges you to draw on all of the skills, theories and approaches encountered throughout your degree to interrogate the representation of gender roles and sexuality in popular culture. Teaching and assessmentTeaching and learning. The aim of our teaching is to help you to become a better writer. We want you to be an active learner who is engaged in every aspect of the course. You will have opportunities to share your work in progress in regular workshops, which will help you get comfortable with responding to feedback and reworking your writing. You will also take part in:
You will typically study 3 modules each semester. Each module will normally have 3 hours of contact time each week, so you will have a minimum of 9 hours each week of teaching. Alongside your timetabled contact time, you will need to study independently. This means spending time reading around the topics we cover and preparing for your taught sessions. This will ensure that you get the most out of your degree, as well as building valuable time management skills. Our teaching draws on both our research and professional experience. This means your learning is informed by the most current thinking in the subject area. You can find out more about our research and backgrounds by visiting our staff pages . There are no exams on this course, as we believe there are better ways to assess creative skills. You will mainly be assessed through coursework, which will often take the form of a portfolio of original writing accompanied by a reflective commentary. You will also write essays, demonstrating your skill in literary analysis. Other assessment opportunities are designed to help you develop new skills and prepare for your career. This may include:
Career outcomesYour future with a degree in creative writing. A degree in Creative Writing can help you become a professional writer, but the skills you learn on this course will also be relevant to many other professions. As you explore your creativity you will also build transferrable skills in analysis, communication, team working and presentation. This degree could be the first step toward your career as a:
Discover more career options on Prospects careers advice pages . You could also progress onto a postgraduate degree and take your learning even further. Postgraduate courses at York St John UniversityCreative Writing MFA Publishing MA Publishing and Creative Writing MA Contemporary Literature MA Whatever your ambitions, we can help you get there.Our careers service, LaunchPad provides career support tailored to your ambitions. Through this service you can access:
This support doesn't end when you graduate. You can access our expert career advice for the rest of your life. We will help you gain experience and confidence to succeed. Entry requirementsQualifications. 104 UCAS Tariff points See full entry requirements including GCSEs Calculate your UCAS Tariff points International studentsIf you are an international student you will need to show that your qualifications match our entry requirements. Information about international qualifications and entry requirements can be found on our International pages. If English is not your first language you will need to show that you have English Language competence at IELTS level 6.0 (with no skill below 5.5) or equivalent. International entry requirements This course is available with a foundation yearIf you do not yet meet the minimum requirements for entry straight onto this degree course, or feel you are not quite ready for the transition to Higher Education, this is a great option for you. Passing a foundation year guarantees you a place on this degree course the following academic year. Foundation year Mature Learners Entry SchemeIf you have been out of education for 3 years or more and have a grade C GCSE in English Language or equivalent, you are eligible for our entry scheme for mature learners. It's a scheme that recognises non-traditional entry qualifications and experience for entry onto this course. Information on how to apply can be found on our dedicated page. Mature entry offer scheme Terms and conditionsOur terms and conditions, policies and procedures contain important information about studying at York St John University. You can read them on our Admissions page . Fees and fundingTo study for an undergraduate degree with us, you will need to pay tuition fees for your course. How much you pay depends on whether you live inside the UK, or internationally (outside the UK). Tuition fees may be subject to inflation in future years. UK 2024 entryThe tuition fee for 2024 entry onto this course is:
These prices apply to all UK, Jersey, Guernsey and Isle of Man students You can find out more about funding your degree by visiting our funding opportunities page: Funding Opportunities Placement year fundingIf you choose to take a placement year, and your course offers it, you can apply for the Tuition Fee and Maintenance Loan for your placement year. How much you are awarded is based on the type of placement being undertaken and whether it is a paid or unpaid placement. The tuition fee for your placement year will be reduced. UK 2024 entry £9,250 per year full time International 2024 entryThe tuition fee for 2024 entry to this course is £11,500 per year for full time study. This price applies to all students living outside the UK. Due to immigration laws, if you are an international student on a Student Visa, you must study full time. For more information about visa requirements and short-term study visas, please visit the International Visa and Immigration pages. Find out more about funding your degree: International fees and funding Additional costs and financial supportThere may also be some additional costs to take into account throughout your studies, including the cost of accommodation. Course-related costsWhile studying for your degree, there may be additional costs related to your course. This may include purchasing personal equipment and stationery, books and optional field trips. Study AbroadFor more information on tuition fee reductions and additional costs for studying abroad, please visit our study abroad pages . Accommodation and living costsFor detailed information on accommodation and living costs, visit our Accommodation pages . Financial help and supportOur Funding Advice team are here to help you with your finances throughout your degree. They offer a personal service that can help you with funding your studies and budgeting for living expenses. For advice on everything from applying for scholarships to finding additional financial support email [email protected] . Course highlights Unique work experienceOn the Working with Words module you can get involved in editing, designing and publishing our annual anthology of student fiction and poetry, Beyond the Walls. York Centre for Writing When you join us you will become part of York Centre for Writing - d hub for exciting writing events, projects and publications, and collaborations with independent publishers, the York Literature Festival and community partners. Find your creative voiceWith specialist modules in fiction, non-fiction, script writing, poetry and more, there are plenty of chances to experiment with new forms and genres. Where ideas growRead some of our students' work and find out all the news from Creative Writing at York St John University on our blog. Where ideas grow blog Lewis Creative Writing --> Beyond being knowledgeable and excellent teachers, the lecturers here have a genuine passion and interest for the subject, and are very up to date with the scene as active writers and readers. They are genuinely enthusiastic about their students and their own work, and provide endless support. The course itself is incredibly diverse in the modules it offers. There is always something you will enjoy each semester or something you will come to enjoy thanks to the excellent course materials and teaching. I also found the assignments to be flexible, providing me with options to approach the course in my own way. The university is incredibly forward thinking and always adapting to ongoing changes. Piaras Creative Writing --> I chose to study Creative Writing because I have always loved telling stories, and the course helped me tell stories in a way I never imagined I could. It also helped me make that first move into allowing others to actually read my work which was such an amazing feeling. The best thing about Creative Writing is the tutors. Learning from people who have actually achieved in the field is such an honour. The feedback on my work was always constructive and made me a better writer. More to exploreJoin us in 2024What makes us differentGet in touch, discover more courses. View all of our courses in the School of Humanities Arrow icon
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© York St John University 2024 Colour PickerLorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Dui id ornare arcu odio. Felis bibendum ut tristique et egestas quis ipsum. Et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Faucibus pulvinar elementum integer enim neque volutpat ac. Hac habitasse platea dictumst vestibulum rhoncus. Nec ullamcorper sit amet risus nullam eget felis eget. Eget felis eget nunc lobortis mattis aliquam faucibus purus. You are using an outdated browser. Please click here to upgrade your browser & improve your experience. BA (Hons) Creative WritingPart-time, online, study creative writing for your degree with oca. Have you always wanted to write a novel, create a screenplay, or perfect your poetry? Whatever you’re looking to write, our BA (Hons) Creative Writing degree will give you the tools to achieve it. Our BA (Hons) Creative Writing degree will empower you with effective practices, insights and skills, encouraging you to write more frequently and with more purpose than ever before. Shared experiences are reflected throughout the course, which is packed full of options so you can develop your writing in your own way and in your preferred genre. You’ll study the basics of writing, how to remain engaged and will uncover different styles of writing, from poetry and scriptwriting to short fiction and children’s books. You’ll be encouraged to read the best writers, exploring what makes To Kill A Mockingbird so compelling, or why the script of Casablanca works so well, and then apply these techniques to your own writing. Become the protagonist of your own story. Start writing today. Unique online Creative Writing coursesOur BA Hons Creative Writing degree is a specialist degree covering scriptwriting, writing for children, life writing, writing a novel, poetry, and more. You can study creative writing online – completely at our own pace – while being supported by OCA’s tutors. It aims to equip students with skills, confidence, motivation and ambition, through a learning design programme that starts from fundamental writing skills through to the contemporary professional practice in a form or genre of the student’s choice. Students are equipped with some fundamental writing techniques applicable to all genres, before allowing students to sample poetry, screenwriting or prose writing, and can pursue the poetry or scriptwriting forms at a more advanced level and/or will have the option to try more niche forms of writing, to enable them to gain further skills and expertise. The programme draws on creative writing pedagogy by utilising the group or workshop activity as well as the individual assignment and close study of others’ work, but accommodates OCA’s distinctive demographic and the desires of lone writers by enabling some to create alternative submissions in the form of traditional writing portfolios. Course StructureOur Creative Writing degree covers the full breadth of writing practice, allowing you to take the options that are of most interest to you. As of September 2021, the BA Hons Creative Arts course will deliver 3x 40 credit units in each Level of the course.* Students are introduced to the basic skills and techniques of creative writing in the initial unit, Essential Writing Skills 1.1. In their second unit, Further Writing Skills, students will choose two options from a choice of three pathways: they can either try basic poetry or screenwriting or the prose option. These choices remain with them for their third unit at Level 1, Developing Your Writing Skills. By the end of Level 1, students will have the skills and knowledge needed to deepen their poetry, prose or scriptwriting craft at Level 2. Students are supported in the transition from novice undergraduate to knowledgeable and independent learners, putting into practice skills acquired at Level 1 and developing a personal approach to their writing practice. The units at this stage allow students to develop skills from Level 1 in poetry or screenwriting or else to try something new and more specialised, such as writing narrative non-fiction, writing for children or teens or writing short fiction. Students will begin to understand the iterative and skills-building requirements of creative writing, and will actively consider how their work may become outward-facing. Peer sessions with other writers will inform their writing and raise critiquing skills, with an understanding that in some cases alternative methods are more appropriate. Level 3 equips students with knowledge, understanding and skills for continuing personal development and professional writing practice. The units provide a framework for the learners to generate projects based on the personal vision and ambition gained throughout Level 1 and Level 2. The aim is to strengthen each individual’s writing practice and inform their creative development through rigorous intellectual enquiry, resulting in a distinctive body of creative work. *For current students enrolled to a Level of this degree prior to September 2021, existing units across all levels will remain available as ‘teach out’ units to ensure no students are disadvantaged due to the changes. Once enrolled to a new level, students will follow the new degree pathway. We regularly review our curriculum; therefore, the qualification described on this page – including its availability, its structure, and available units – may change over time. If we make changes to this qualification, we’ll update this page as soon as possible. Once you’ve registered or are studying this qualification, where practicable, we’ll inform you in good time of any upcoming changes. If you’d like to know more about the circumstances in which OCA might make changes to the curriculum, see our Academic Regulations or contact us . This description was last updated on 14 December 2022. Programme Specification 2024/25 New Curriculum This Programme Specification is for all units on the new curriculum. Programme Specification 2024/25 Running Out Curriculum This Programme Specification details the units and learning outcomes that are being taught out. Creative Writing Accessibility Statements Accessibility statements give an indication of the type and format of content, teaching, and learning activities on the course, and how these are ordinarily delivered. FoundationsStage 1 (he4). For the stage Stage 2 (HE5)Stage 3 (he6), breakdown of costs....
More InformationWith the OCA, you can study a BA (Hons) degree in our flexible online learning model at approximately one third the cost of a degree at a traditional physical university. Students study and pay for the course on a unit-by-unit basis, so you only pay for the course as you enrol to each unit. This course is eligible for a part-time tuition fee loan from Student Finance England, Wales and Northern Ireland, or you can self-fund the course and break down costs even further through the deposit and instalment option. Find out more about your funding options here . You will require regular use of a computer or laptop and internet access. Most essential reading materials can be accessed through the digital library services and eBooks. Students are responsible for sourcing and, where necessary, purchasing any additional software and resources specified. These can be around £400 at Level 1, £500 at Level 2, and £550 at Level 3. Where possible, open or freeware equivalents will be discussed alongside industry standard options. On this course, you’ll need some type of word document software, such as Microsoft Word and a place to keep your learning logs and journals – this could be digital or handwritten, though your assignments will need to be typed. If you choose to study Scriptwriting, you may need some software to support this. You may be eligible for any student discounts on computer equipment and software by using your student email, and you can find out more information about student discounts here . Our courses are designed with open access in mind, meaning you don’t need specific subject qualifications to enrol. You can review the study requirements here so you’re prepared for online study at higher education. This will include a good standard of English and IT literacy skills. We accept enrolments for our BA (HONS) courses in monthly intakes throughout the year. Review the key enrolment deadlines on the link below. How to Apply Our part-time degree courses are completed on average between 6 and 9 years. The degree is structured into three levels (instead of three years) so you’re able manage study around other commitments. Once enrolled, you’ll have a maximum of 12 years to complete your degree course. There are unit and level timeframes within the overall degree time frame, and you’ll need a minimum of 10 study hours per week to keep on track. To find out more about course duration and managing your time, click here . Your course materials are accessible online through the virtual learning environment, OCA Learn, where you’ll also have access to student forums, a subject space, the student handbook and the online library. You’ll work primarily from a set text of course materials and resources, but can also sign up to webinars, workshops and study groups in addition to your core learning. Once you’ve completed the required assignments within a course unit and received tutor feedback, you’ll submit a portfolio of work to an assessment event. This gives you the opportunity to develop your work before you have it formally assessed to achieve credits towards your degree. Upon completing the BA (Hons) Creative Writing degree, as a fully-fledged creative writer you could embark on being a novelist, a poet, a scriptwriter – you name it, you can do it. Prospects have great tips on what it is to be a professional writer. They also cover the many roles you could take on, freshly equipped with your degree. While you’re pursuing your dream of becoming a professional writer, you can find a range of options to support your art while you write that amazing script or novel. Some include:
In May 2022 the Department for Culture, Media, & Sport estimated there were some 2.3 million jobs in the UK creative industries, and post pandemic the Creative Industries are growing faster than the UK economy as a whole. The Academic Regulations for Subsidiary Institutions of The Open University are applicable to all taught courses offered by the Open College of the Arts (OCA). You can review the Academic Regulations on our policy page . Get started with our BA (Hons) Creative Writing degree here! Step 1 of 14Ba hons creative writing enrolment form.
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About You: Entry Requirements (1/3)OCA offers open access courses, meaning you can start studying something you may have been interested in for years but haven't been able to pursue. What we are interested in is your aptitude and enthusiasm for your chosen subject. You don’t need specific subject related qualifications to study with us, however there are minimum entry requirements you need to meet to ensure you have the right tools to get started. English Language As your legal nationality features on the majority English speaking countries list or you are a continuing student, you do not need to provide evidence of English Language proficiency. You will still need to confirm that you have a good standard of English to study this course. You have indicated a legal nationality that is not featured on the majority English speaking countries list as provided by the CEFR. You must provide evidence of your English language proficiency equating to B2 of the CEFR. You can evidence you meet this requirement through one of the following documents: - A Secure English Language Test (SELT) from an approved provider, taken two years or less before the date of enrolment to the course. IELTS for UKVI or IELTS Academic may be accepted as meeting these requirements, provided the student has achieved a minimum score of 5.5 in each of the four elements of language learning. - Have successfully completed an academic course (not professional or vocational) at Bachelors degree level or above from an educational institution in the UK or in a majority English speaking country as listed below. - A passport provided as evidence of nationality of a majority English speaking country as listed above. - TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) iBT taken two years or less before the date of enrolment to the course, with minimum scores in each of the four elements of language learning as follows: reading 18, listening 17, speaking 20 and writing 17. - Cambridge English B2 First qualification with scale range 160-179 taken in the last two years as of the date of enrolment to the course. - An online Duolingo test. You would need an overall score of 90 or above to meet Level B2 of the CEFR, and a minimum score of 85 in each category (providing your overall score is still above 90).
About You: Entry Requirements (2/3)As our courses are hosted on the virtual learning platform, OCA Learn, it is essential that you have access to a laptop or computer, and can easily manage a range of basic functions through ICT. This includes being able to;
About You: Entry Requirements (3/3)Distance learning is great for anyone who wants to be creative, expand their skills and/or gain a qualification on your own terms. A lot of our students study alongside other commitments such as work, childcare and health issues, adding distance learning to their existing lifestyle. Self-motivation is key to a successful distance learning student. You will be able to set aside several study hours per week and be comfortable working independently. As a higher education student, you are responsible for your studies and managing your time effectively, and will need a minimum of 10 study hours per week complete within the maximum time frames available.
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Learning Difficulty If you think you may have a SpLD but do not have a formal diagnosis, please take a look at the Adult Checklist on the British Dyslexia Association website: https://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/screening This does not confirm a diagnosis itself but may give an indication as to whether you should consider looking into a formal diagnosis. A full diagnostic test is required for UK students to access support via the Disabled Students Allowance process. For OCA students who need help to pay for a diagnostic test, you may be able to apply for part-funding towards a diagnostic assessment via OCA’s Learner Support Scheme. If you already have a full (post-16) diagnostic assessment, we would encourage you to apply for additional support via the Disabled Students Allowance process. You will need to get reassessed if you had this done when you were under 16 years old. Disabled Students Allowance (DSA) If you are eligible for Student Finance, you may wish to consider applying for Disabled Students Allowance (Student Finance). This has been invaluable to many of our students. Students may be awarded a mentor which provides regular face-to-face interaction to support you with your planning and motivation, or software and equipment may be awarded to help you study the course depending on your needs. It's all individual - they will look at what the requirements of the course are, where your areas of difficulty may be due to your symptoms and let you know what options there are that could help. We advise students applying for DSA to enrol to the course when DSA is in place, however you can start before this - the decision is yours. DSA applications can take 14 weeks to process, so please consider this when selecting your start date later on. You can still apply for DSA even if you are a part through your studies.
Course InformationStudents must achieve 360 credits to complete their BA Hons course, which is structured into three 120 credit levels. Students begin at Level 1, and enrol on a unit by unit basis. Each level is made up of three 40 credit units. The first number of the unit name indicates the level of study, and the second number of the unit indicates what order they unit should be studied at that level e.g. unit 1.1 is the first unit at Level 1.
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Skip to content Book an Open Day Chat to a Student BA (Hons) Creative Writing Institution code Students in the studio Student in the studio Student and Course Leader in the studio Students in the Library Interactive workshop in the studio Books in the studio Explore and define your creative skills as a member of our dedicated, diverse writing community, within a vibrant arts environment. Our three-year degree programme is creatively stimulating, experimental and industry focussed. You will be part of a committed creative community, supported by our enthusiastic team of lecturers and visiting professionals to develop your own voice and understanding of who you are as a writer. The course delivers contemporary approaches, creative provocations and critical thinking across prose, poetry, script and beyond, allowing you to develop a striking portfolio of creative and critical writing. Taking full advantage of our place within the North’s only dedicated arts university, you will engage with peers across the spectrum of arts practice, producing work that reflects real world, industry collaborations. Recent cross-course collaborations include Visual Communication, Photography, Illustration and Popular Music Performance. Our writers fully engage with the lively arts and literary scenes in Leeds and beyond, where we run open mic nights, present work as part of literary festivals and spoken word nights, and support our writers to share their work. You will consider career paths and how to professionalise your creative practice, working with and gaining feedback from industry professionals. You will submit work to awards and competitions, supported by your peers and tutors, and make connections across the creative industries and literary world. BA (Hons) Creative Writing Instagram How to apply for our undergraduate courses The StructureWriting workshops play a central role as a collaborative method to accelerate and consolidate student learning. It will expand your critical vocabulary and develop technical skills in the drafting and editing work required of a professional writer. Tutorials, lectures, seminars, masterclasses, and cross-disciplinary project work also feature in year one. Course FacilitiesBA (Hons) Creative Writing students are based in purpose-built classrooms in our modern university building. Computer suites house networks of Apple Mac computers featuring regularly updated, industry-standard software for a wide range of creative applications that support all our courses, with equipment consistent with that used in the creative workplace. A purpose-built specialist library is open to all students and includes a range of carefully curated specialist resources. Digital Collections enable an enhanced learning experience and information literacy whilst our special collections include artists’ books, photobooks and illustrated books as well as the University archive. Self service facilities are available throughout, supported by a dedicated and experienced team of library staff. Virtual TourOpen the virtual tour Video showcaseNow playing Next Gen Undergraduate Show 2023Our Big Big Big Undergraduate Show 2022See more videos on YouTube Order a prospectusOrder a prospectus here Study AbroadStudying abroad can help Leeds Arts University students gain valuable experience, broaden their horizons, develop international networks and experience their practice from a different perspective. Leeds Arts University has a global network of international partner universities in 15 different countries. Students can apply for a semester abroad in their second year of study. Regular event as part of Leeds Literature Festival, open to all students to perform. Student secured a six month publishing mentorship with Penguin Random House. Students have been published in Serious Flash Fiction and in Coffin Bell. Students involved in the Bone Down Literary Affinity Group, a group aiming to reclaim public spaces for performance. Student performed at Leeds Poetry Festival and Matt Abbot and Maria Ferguson’s Tub Thumping, a regular spoken word event. Students published in the online music and culture magazine Hive. Career OpportunitiesGood writers are welcome everywhere; the arts sector requires a broad set of skills. Talented new voices with cultural awareness and critical thinking skills are also welcome in science, industry, commerce, education, research centres, journalism, editing, HR and marketing. You will benefit from the University’s already well-developed industry, commercial and creative links, and its strong careers advisory provision. Graduates may also continue to postgraduate study. Student StoriesCharlotte ScroogieRead Charlotte's story Course News05 Jul 2024 Creative Writing student writes and produces local playRead this article 28 May 2024 Students collaborate with The Leeds Library to create chapbook25 Mar 2024 Students design new Leeds Arts University tote bags29 Jul 2022 BA (Hons) Creative Writing students to perform at Leeds Poetry FestivalSee all University News Articles Academic StaffDr Sean GregoryRead Dr Gregory's Story Grace HollidayRead Grace's Story Connecting you to creative industriesIndustry opportunities. 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Creative Writing and EnglishPathway of English (BA (Hons)) Application options include: Course OverviewBirkbeck’s BA Creative Writing and English is an acclaimed course ideal if you are an emerging writer keen to develop your creative writing practice and expand your knowledge of literature. Why choose this course?
What you will learnIn workshops you will develop your skills in writing drama, poetry, fiction and non-fiction, and in screenwriting, and deepen your understanding of these forms. In seminars and lectures, you will learn about storytelling, literary form, writing practices and literary cultures, and creative writing’s relationship to different cultural contexts. In Creative Writing, you will choose from a selection of modules offering practice and theory in drama, poetry, narrative fiction, script for film and TV, or experimental writing, eventually specialising in one of these genres for a final-year dissertation project. In English, you will take compulsory and option modules to help you think critically about texts, writing essays on a range of topics from feminism and sexuality to climate change and migration. How you will learnYou will attend creative writing workshops where you will share your writing and read the writing of your peers, often alongside lecture content and published works. In these workshops you will learn how to discuss your writing-in-progress and gain regular feedback from faculty members and from fellow emerging writers on your degree. You will complement this learning with lectures and seminars from internationally renowned researchers and specialists, with whom you will study and discuss literature, history and ideas. This course is available to study full- or part-time. It has an evening timetable with classes taking place in the evening. Foundation YearIf you opt for the Foundation Year route, this will fully prepare you for undergraduate study. It is ideal if you are returning to study after a gap, or if you have not previously studied the relevant subjects, or if you didn't achieve the grades you need for a place on your chosen undergraduate degree. Discover the career opportunities available by taking Creative Writing and English (BA (Hons)). Key information and modulesCreative writing and english ba (hons): 3 years full-time, on campus, starting october 2024. Central London Creative Writing and English BA (Hons): 4 years part-time, on campus, starting October 2024Creative writing and english with foundation year ba (hons): 4 years full-time, on campus, starting october 2024, creative writing and english with foundation year ba (hons): 6 years part-time, on campus, starting october 2024, creative writing and english ba (hons): 3 years full-time, on campus, starting october 2025, creative writing and english ba (hons): 4 years part-time, on campus, starting october 2025. Applications open in October 2024 Creative Writing and English with Foundation Year BA (Hons): 4 years full-time, on campus, starting October 2025Creative writing and english with foundation year ba (hons): 6 years part-time, on campus, starting october 2025, other pathways for english (ba (hons)). This course has additional Pathways to offer you the chance to specialise depending on your interests and career goals.
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Birkbeck makes all reasonable efforts to deliver educational services, modules and programmes of study as described on our website. In the event that there are material changes to our offering (for example, due to matters beyond our control), we will update applicant and student facing information as quickly as possible and offer alternatives to applicants, offer-holders and current students. Most of our courses are taught in the evenings, however some of our courses offer a daytime timetable. Where there is an option to attend daytime teaching sessions, this is stated in the Key Information section under Attendance. Entry RequirementsWe welcome applicants without traditional entry qualifications as we base decisions on our own assessment of qualifications, knowledge and previous work experience. We may waive formal entry requirements based on judgement of academic potential. All applicants, whatever their academic background, must submit a sample of 1000 words of creative writing (fiction, poetry, drama, or screenwriting). For part-time courses, standard requirements are a minimum of two A-levels or equivalent. UCAS tariff points
The UCAS tariff score is applicable to you if you have recently studied a qualification that has a UCAS tariff equivalence. UCAS provides a tariff calculator for you to work out what your qualification is worth within the UCAS tariff. Foundation year degreesOur 'with Foundation Year' route is designed to give you extra support as it provides you with an additional year (full-time) or two years (part-time) of supported study. This is an ideal route if you are returning to study after a gap, or if you have not previously studied this subject, or if you did not achieve the grades you need for a place on this degree. Once you successfully complete your Foundation Year studies, you will automatically advance onto the main degree. Alternative entry routes3 years full-time and 4 years part-time: Access to Higher Education Diploma with a minimum of 15 credits achieved at Merit or Distinction in the subject area, although we may waive these formal entry requirements and make our own assessment based on the creative writing sample. English language requirementsIf English is not your first language or you have not previously studied in English, our usual requirement is the equivalent of an International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic Test) score of 6.5, with not less than 6.0 in each of the sub-tests. We also accept other English language tests . If you don’t meet the minimum English language requirements, please contact us or see our international study skills page for more details of how we can help. Visit the International section of our website to find out more about our English language entry requirements and relevant requirements by country . Visa and funding requirementsIf you are not from the UK and you do not already have residency here, you may need to apply for a visa. The visa you apply for varies according to the length of your course:
International students who require a Student visa should apply for our full-time courses as these qualify for Student visa sponsorship. If you are living in the UK on a Student visa, you will not be eligible to enrol as a student on Birkbeck's part-time courses (with the exception of some modules). For full information, read our visa information for international students page . Please also visit the international section of our website to find out more about relevant visa and funding requirements by country . Please note students receiving US Federal Aid are only able to apply for in-person, on-campus programmes which will have no elements of online study. Credits and accredited prior learning (APL)If you have studied at university (or have an HND or Foundation Degree), you may have accumulated credits through the modules you studied. It may be possible to transfer these credits from your previous study to Birkbeck or another institution. Creative Writing and English BA (Hons): 3 years full-time, on campus, starting in academic year 2024-25 or 2025-26Academic year 2024–25, starting october 2024. Full-time home students: £9,250 per year Full-time international students: £17,620 per year Academic year 2025–26, starting October 2025Full-time home students: £9,250 per year Full-time international students: £18,060 per year Creative Writing and English BA (Hons): 4 years part-time, on campus, starting in academic year 2024-25 or 2025-26Part-time home students: £6,935 per year Part-time international students : £13,215 per year Part-time home students: £6,935 per year Part-time international students : £13,545 per year Creative Writing and English with Foundation Year BA (Hons): 4 years full-time, on campus, starting in academic year 2024-25 or 2025-26Creative writing and english with foundation year ba (hons): 6 years part-time, on campus, starting in academic year 2024-25 or 2025-26. Part-time home students, Year 1&2: £4,625 per year Part-time international students , Year 1&2: £8,810 per year Part-time home students, Year 3+: £6,935 per year Part-time international students , Year 3+: £13,215 per year Part-time home students, Year 1&2: £4,625 per year Part-time international students , Year 1&2: £9,030 per year Part-time home students, Year 3+: £6,935 per year Part-time international students , Year 3+: £13,545 per year Students are charged a tuition fee in each year of their course. Tuition fees for students continuing on their course in following years may be subject to annual inflationary increases. For more information, please see the College Fees Policy . If you’ve studied at Birkbeck before and successfully completed an award with us, take advantage of our Lifelong Learning Guarantee to gain a discount on the tuition fee of this course. Tuition fee and maintenance loansEligible full-time and part-time students from the UK don’t have to pay any tuition fees upfront, as government loans are available to cover them. Maintenance loans are also available for eligible full-time and part-time UK students, to assist with covering living costs, such as accommodation, food, travel, books and study materials. The amount you receive is means-tested and depends on where you live and study and your household income. Find out more about tuition fee and maintenance loans for full-time and part-time students at Birkbeck. Discover the financial support available to you to help with your studies at Birkbeck. International scholarshipsWe provide a range of scholarships for eligible international students, including our Global Future Scholarship. Discover if you are eligible for a scholarship . At Birkbeck, most of our courses are taught in the evening and all of our teaching is designed to support students who are juggling evening study with work and other commitments. We actively encourage innovative and engaging ways of teaching, to ensure our students have the best learning experience. Teaching may include formal lectures, seminars, and practical classes and tutorials. Formal lectures are used in most degree programmes to give an overview of a particular field of study. They aim to provide the stimulus and the starting point for deeper exploration of the subject during your own personal reading. Seminars give you the chance to explore a specific aspect of your subject in depth and to discuss and exchange ideas with fellow students. They typically require preparatory study. In addition, you will have access to pastoral support via a named Personal Tutor. Methods of teaching on this courseTeaching is varied and interactive and takes the form of lecturer-led sessions on elements of craft, workshopping of students' creative work, class and home exercises, student readings, and individual and group work. The Foundation Year is composed mainly of interactive lectures for large groups and tutorial-style classes that support the development of knowledge, skills, confidence and self-awareness. You will taught by successful, published authors and practitioners, including:
Teaching hoursOur evening hours are normally between 6pm and 9pm (6-7.30pm and 7.30-9pm). Some programmes also offer teaching during the day and this will be clearly signposted to you where it is available. On our taught courses, you will have scheduled teaching and study sessions each year. Scheduled teaching sessions may include lectures, seminars, workshops or laboratory work. Depending on the modules you take, you may also have additional scheduled academic activities, such as tutorials, dissertation supervision, practical classes, visits and field trips. On our taught courses, the actual amount of time you spend in the classroom and in contact with your lecturers will depend on your course, the option modules you select and when you undertake your final-year project (if applicable). Alongside your contact hours, you will also undertake assessment activities and independent learning outside of class. The amount of time you need to allocate to study both for taught sessions (this might include online sessions and/or in-person sessions) and personal study will depend on how much you are studying during the year and whether you are studying full time or part time. Birkbeck’s courses are made up of modules and allocated ‘credit’. One credit is equivalent to ten hours of learning time. Modules are usually in 15, 30 or 60 credit units. A 15-credit module will mean around 150 hours of learning, including taught sessions and independent study or group work. This is spread out over the whole period of that module and includes the time you spend on any assessments, including in examinations, preparing and writing assessments or engaged in practical work as well as any study support sessions to help you in your learning. On our distance-learning and blended-learning courses, discussion, collaboration and interaction with your lecturers and fellow students is encouraged and enabled through various learning technologies. Timetables are usually available from September onwards and you can access your personalised timetable via your My Birkbeck Profile online (if you have been invited to enrol). Indicative class sizeClass sizes vary, depending on your course, the module you are undertaking, and the method of teaching. For example, lectures are presented to larger groups, whereas seminars usually consist of small, interactive groups led by a tutor. Independent learningOn our taught courses, much of your time outside of class will be spent on self-directed, independent learning, including preparing for classes and following up afterwards. This will usually include, but is not limited to, reading books and journal articles, undertaking research, working on coursework and assignments, and preparing for presentations and assessments. Independent learning is absolutely vital to your success as a student. Everyone is different, and the study time required varies topic by topic, but, as a guide, expect to schedule up to five hours of self-study for each hour of teaching. Study skills and additional supportBirkbeck offers study and learning support to undergraduate and postgraduate students to help them succeed. Our Learning Development Service can help you in the following areas:
Our Disability and Dyslexia Service can support you if you have additional learning needs resulting from a disability or from dyslexia. Our Counselling Service can support you if you are struggling with emotional or psychological difficulties during your studies. Our Mental Health Advisory Service can support you if you are experiencing short- or long-term mental health difficulties during your studies. Assessment is an integral part of your university studies and usually consists of a combination of coursework and examinations, although this will vary from course to course - on some of our courses, assessment is entirely by coursework. The methods of assessment on this course are specified below under 'Methods of assessment on this course'. You will need to allow time to complete coursework and prepare for exams. Where a course has unseen written examinations, these may be held termly, but, on the majority of our courses, exams are usually taken in the Summer term, during May to June. Exams may be held at other times of the year as well. In most cases, exams are held during the day on a weekday - if you have daytime commitments, you will need to make arrangements for daytime attendance - but some exams are held in the evening. Exam timetables are published online. Find out more about assessment at Birkbeck, including guidance on assessment, feedback and our assessment offences policy. Methods of assessment on this courseCreative writing modules are assessed by 100% coursework. This includes short creative projects, essays, presentations, a writer’s notebook, web publishing and an extended creative work in a specific genre. English literature modules are assessed by essays, examinations and a range of other exercises. An extended project forms part of the course in the final year. Careers and employabilityOn successfully graduating from this BA Creative Writing and English, you will have gained an array of important transferable skills, including:
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The School of Creative Arts, Culture and Communication's specially designed Careers and Employability provision includes opportunities at all levels to support you in developing your career, including modules, workshops, placements and other resources directly related to employability, in particular in the creative arts and cultural industries. We offer a comprehensive careers service - Careers and Enterprise - your career partner during your time at Birkbeck and beyond. At every stage of your career journey, we empower you to take ownership of your future, helping you to make the connection between your experience, education and future ambitions. You apply via UCAS for our full-time undergraduate courses or directly to Birkbeck for our part-time undergraduate courses. Full-time (UCAS entry)If you are applying for a full-time undergraduate course at Birkbeck, you have to apply through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). To apply, go to the UCAS website and click on ‘Sign in’. You will have to register, giving UCAS a few personal details, including your name, address and date of birth, and then you can start working on your application. The first UCAS deadline is in January, and the majority of university applications through UCAS are made by then. Find the exact deadline date on the UCAS website . We welcome applications outside of the UCAS deadlines, so you can still apply through UCAS after the January deadline, depending on the availability of places. We also take late applications via the UCAS Clearing system in August. If you are applying for a part-time undergraduate course (4 or 6 year), you apply directly to Birkbeck by using the Apply now button. You will need to prove your identity when you apply - read more about suitable forms of identification . You apply directly to Birkbeck for this course, using the online application link. Please note that online application will open in September. When to applyYou are strongly advised to apply now , to ensure there are still places on your chosen course and to give you enough time to complete the admissions process, to arrange funding and to enrol. You don't need to complete your current programme of study before you apply - Birkbeck can offer you a place that is conditional on your results. You will also receive information about subject-specific induction sessions over the summer. Help and advice with your applicationGet all the information you need about the application, admission and enrolment process at Birkbeck. Our online personal statement tool will guide you through every step of writing the personal statement part of your application. Apply for your courseApply for your course using the apply now button in the key information section . Other pathways for English (BA (Hons))Course structure, course structure listing, course structure and modules for creative writing and english ba (hons): 3 years full-time, on campus, starting october 2024. You must complete modules worth a total of 360 credits.
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Course structure and modules for Creative Writing and English BA (Hons): 4 years part-time, on campus, starting October 2024
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Course structure and modules for Creative Writing and English BA (Hons): 4 years part-time, on campus, starting October 2025
Course structure and modules for Creative Writing and English with Foundation Year BA (Hons): 4 years full-time, on campus, starting October 2024For the Foundation Year, you undertake three core modules and choose one option module: either The Arts: Questioning the Contemporary World or a language module. If you successfully complete these modules, you will automatically advance on to our three-year, full-time, evening study BA Creative Writing and English . Foundation Year core modules
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Course structure and modules for Creative Writing and English with Foundation Year BA (Hons): 6 years part-time, on campus, starting October 2024Our part-time Foundation Year degrees allow you to spread out your Foundation Year studies over two years. As the 'Foundation Year' is made up of 120 credits, as a part-time student you can take 60 credits in each of your first and second years before starting the main four-year BA Creative Writing and English. This means that you can take six years to complete the part-time degree with Foundation Year. In Foundation Year 1 you take two core modules and in Foundation Year 2 you take one core module and choose one option module. If you successfully complete these modules, you will automatically advance on to our four-year, part-time, evening study BA Creative Writing and English . Foundation Year 1 core modulesFoundation year 2 core module, foundation year 2 option modules, course structure and modules for creative writing and english with foundation year ba (hons): 4 years full-time, on campus, starting october 2025, course structure and modules for creative writing and english with foundation year ba (hons): 6 years part-time, on campus, starting october 2025. Search for courses or information
You are using an outdated browser. Most of this website should still work, but after upgrading your browser it will look and perform better. BA (Hons) Creative WritingOn BA (Hons) Creative Writing we tell stories by mastering the writing process, from research and ideas generation to editing a final draft. You'll draw inspirations from industry professionals, written form and collaborative feedback.
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Your journey begins right here, right now.Ba (hons) creative writing course information. On this course, you’ll learn to draw inspiration from existing literature, before developing your own voice. Through a range of exciting projects, you'll explore the whole writing process – from idea generation and research to editing. Course overviewCourse content. With visits from published writers and industry professionals, you’ll be able to explore career opportunities and build contacts. When you graduate, you’ll have a strong portfolio and a professional network to kick-start your career. Writers rarely work alone, so BA (Hons) Creative Writing will give you the opportunity to collaborate with other courses. You might write scripts with animators or filmmakers, or explore narratives with illustrators.
Placement yearIf you’re unsure about this optional placement, you don’t need to decide now. Once you’re here and studying with us, the course team will discuss the placement options with you, so when the time comes, you can make a decision that’s right for you. If you’re required to have a Student Visa to study in the UK, it won’t be possible to undertake the one-year placement option; there’ll be other opportunities for you to engage with industry during your study at AUB. Level 4 (first year)At the core of the course experience will be writing workshops that provide safe environment for you to share your work with lectures and peers, gaining invaluable constructive feedback. These workshops will build confidence in sharing your work with your peers and develop strategies for giving and receiving feedback. Level 5 (second year)Through a series of trips, you'll develop a more nuanced understanding of form, genre, and style while gaining first-hand experience of the different roles of a writer in today's world. You'll be paired with a professional writer or editor, where possible, who'll guide you, alongside academic staff, as you undertake a project of your choice. Level 6 (third year)You'll actively explore the mechanics of being a professional writer, developing knowledge in the areas of self-promotion, marketing and managing finances. Concluding the year, you'll work on an extended project in your chosen area of interest.
Student galleryMeet the ba (hons) creative writing course team. BA, MA, PGCAP, PhD PhD, MA, BA, FHEA PhD, MA, BA (Hons), PGCE, CAPF What makes a story great? It has to have heart in order to connect with an audience. As the poet Maya Angelou said — "People should hear the writing, it should slide through the brain and go straight to the heart". James Cole, Course Leader View our course videosCourse leader Dr James Cole talks about what you can expect from studying BA (Hons) Creative Writing here at AUB. He also gives an insight into what makes a great story. This content can't be displayed, please accept marketing, statistics cookies to view Chat to a studentOur student ambassadors are here to answer any questions you might have on university life, our courses and all things AUB. Student StoriesElla shipley on scriptwriting – “the most important thing is to keep creating and to keep exploring”, nat hawrylak – “i want to create the kind of work i wish i could’ve seen when i was younger”, carmilla williamson on writing and identity – "i can feel pride in even the rawest work i create and never touch again", karishma natu on launching her debut anthology – "every quiet thought and detail of your daydreams amplified.", fin cattanach – writing and the pandemic, a summary of an unexpected second year, naomi mcclaughry is from northern ireland and knew she needed to go to england to study, application process. Once you've found the perfect Undergraduate course, you can apply to study via UCAS, including direct entry applications to second and third year. When you apply to one of our courses, it's important that you help us get a good picture of both you and your work – so you'll need a great personal statement. We want to know more about why you're interested in the course, your key influences, and what you hope to do after your studies. If you're invited for an interview, many of our courses will ask to see a portfolio of your work so we can get more insight into your ideas and abilities. To help you, we've created guidelines outlining what we expect from your portfolio for each course. Fees and FundingThe fee that you pay the Arts University Bournemouth provides the necessary equipment and training for you to complete your course. If you decide to undertake an optional placement year, the tuition fee is £1,850. This is subject to inflationary increases based on government policy, and providing you progress through the course in the normal timeframe (no repeat years or breaks in study). Portfolio guidelinesPortfolios should show examples of your work – both finished and work in progress – that demonstrate your interests and skills. We expect to see around 10 slides/images in your portfolio that shows your identity as an artist. If we ask for a digital portfolio then we'll give you 30 days to submit it. Sometimes we'll need a portfolio submitted quickly if there's a UCAS set deadline approaching, but if you need more time, just let us know and we'll try to help. We've created specific portfolio guidelines for each of our courses, you can take a look at these below. If you've applied to study an online postgraduate (MA) degree, please refer to the AUB Online portfolio guidelines . Interviews and auditionsThe only course requiring an audition is BA (Hons) Acting and if you're invited to one you'll have at least 10 days notice. Interacting with a wide range of writing-related industries will equip you with the creative and critical tools for continuing your writing beyond the course into a professional context, whether in industry or further study and research. You'll hear from and network with a variety of industry professionals including publishers, agents, arts organisations, and funding bodies to gain a solid understanding of possible ways to make an income as a writer. Community Writing GroupsThere’s also plenty happening in Bournemouth, Poole and the surrounding area to help you find your voice. Dorset's HistoryDorset has a particularly rich literary history, something you'll really be able to make the most of at AUB. The LibraryThe Library at AUB holds an excellent range of print and online collections Drawing StudioOur iconic blue Drawing Studio is used by student from all courses and was designed by alumnus Sir Peter Cook... Digital SuitesOur Digital Suites offer a digital post-production facility and digital teaching space. Lecture Theatres and Seminar RoomsWe have a number of lecture theatres and seminar rooms scattered around campus to assist students with their studies. Central Media StoreThe Central Media store houses a diverse array of equipment, offering students the means to craft and capture... Innovation StudioThe Innovation Studio operates as a lab for creative technologies, a nucleus for start-ups and enterprises and an industry engagement hub. Our printmaking facilities are a hub of creativity on campus and have been inspiring students since 1964. Letterpress and BinderyThe Letterpress and Bindery studio is a central resource, where students can learn and explore bookbinding and letterpress printing. Teaching and learningEach unit is assessed separately, and the assessment forms part of the unit. Assessment both provides a measure of your achievement and also gives you regular feedback on how your learning is developing. Teaching will largely be delivered through lectures, seminars and workshops, supplemented by individual and group tutorials, presentations, and critiques. In consultation with the Course Leader, the teaching team is responsible for co-ordinating individual units of study, and for selecting appropriate methods of delivery according to subject matter and student experience. Level 4 provides you with an introduction to key writing and academic skills through the ‘Fundamentals’ series, while Levels 5 and 6 see a progression towards more independent learning and greater autonomy over projects and areas of interest. The Writing WorkshopAt the core of the course experience will be writing workshops that provide safe environments for you to read your work in front of your lecturers and peers, to gain invaluable constructive feedback. This is an essential part of the writing process and you'll be encouraged to translate the feedback into your practice through editing and redrafting, while also offering generous and critical feedback to others. The course aims to foster critically reflective writers and the workshop is an excellent space in which to develop these skills. Independent learningCrafting with writers. The Level 5 experience offers an exciting opportunity to follow your independent interests and develop projects while guided and mentored by professional writers and/or editors. The aim here is to let you explore, experiment, and hone your craft, nurtured by experts in your chosen field of study. Learning environmentsThroughout all levels, your learning will be enhanced by opportunities to leave the campus and write on location, responding to different environments and geographies. Possible venues include the New Forest, the Jurassic Coast, the Earthouse at Cranborne, and Thomas Hardy’s Cottage, amongst others. CollaborationCollaboration with the film industry. Many film schools can offer the opportunity to specialise and form production teams, but at AUB we forge collaborations like no other. Our productions don't just contain the work of Film Production, Visual Effects and Animation students. With Costume and Performance Design, Make-Up for Media and Performance, and Acting, a full complement of the creative industries makes for a truly unique filmmaking experience. Screenwriting sits at the heart of these productions and there will be collaborative opportunities with Film Production, Animation Production and Visual Effects throughout the course. Academic supportThe information provided below gives the proportion of your study time which constitutes contact hours. Where there are optional routes through the course, we've used the figures for the most popular option.
Assessment and feedbackFor every unit of your course, we'll inform you of what you are expected to learn, what you have to submit, how your work will be assessed, and the deadline for presenting your work for assessment. This is made available through Unit Information, which is on your course blog. How you're assessedAll learning outcomes must be passed to successfully complete the unit. What our BA (Hons) Creative Writing graduates are doingCareer destinations.
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Home > Kingston School of Art > Study > Humanities > Creative writing Creative writingAt Kingston, you can study a wide variety of writing types, from romantic poetry to crime novels, whilst discovering more about writing processes from our experienced teaching team of award-winning published writers. You will be encouraged to discover and develop your own unique writing talent through practical workshops. You'll also join a flourishing writing community via Writers' Centre Kingston – a literary cultural centre dedicated to creative writing in all its forms, with an annual programme of events. Creative writing provides preparation for many careers and pathways. The ability to think and write creatively is a valuable commodity in many professional arenas, from copy writing and advertising to teaching and therapy. Undergraduate coursesThe BA degree courses will allow you to study a wide variety of writing, and to focus on the styles that attract you most, from short stories, novels, life writing, poetry, plays or non-fiction. There is a strong emphasis on employability for our graduates. Courses are devoted to professional writing, with talks from guest speakers who have expertise in publishing, including copy editors, producers, literary agents, reviewers and literary editors. At the same time you will be encouraged to produce your best work by following your creative impulses and writing experimentally. Creative Writing BA (Hons)Postgraduate courses. The MFA (Master of Fine Arts) was the first of its kind to be offered in the UK. Across our range of creative writing courses, you'll have the chance to produce an extended piece of writing under expert supervision, attend a series of masterclasses with guest speakers including literary agents, publishers, writers and editors. There may also be opportunities to pursue a teaching certificate and gain work experience with Kingston University Press. At masters level you can study the following degrees: Creative Writing and Publishing MACreative Writing Distance Learning MACreative Writing MACreative Writing MFAPostgraduate researchWe offer MA by Research, MPhil and PhD degrees in English Literature and/or Creative Writing. As a research student at Kingston University, you will become part of a strong and ambitious postgraduate community. You will be fully supported by a rich programme of research training, including research workshops, seminars, guest lectures, symposia, and related activities organised through the research centres. Learn a languageKingston language scheme (kls). Kingston Language Scheme (KLS) offers courses in French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Arabic, Mandarin, Japanese, Russian, and English for academic study. Classes are taught at a range of levels, so you can start a new language from scratch or build on existing knowledge. All KLS classes are free to Kingston University students, and available at a discounted rate to staff and members of the public. Centre for Academic Support and Enhancement (CASE)CASE offers students one-to-one help with their studies, supporting both undergraduate and postgraduate students with:
CASE also provides a range of resources to enhance employability, including help with writing CVs, application forms and interview preparation. Results show that students who use the centre are significantly more likely to complete their degrees. As they are better equipped to act on feedback, they also tend to do better in their studies. Creative writing newsKingston University publishing expert Professor Alison Baverstock awarded MBE in King's Birthday HonoursNovella completed during lockdown by Kingston School of Art lecturer nominated for Republic of Consciousness awardKingston University announces six-book shortlist for next Big ReadBlast off for Kingston University Big Read as interstellar coming-of-age novel named as this year's titleCreative writing staff. Mr Oludiran AdebayoDr Adam BaronAssociate professor. Mr Steven J. FowlerDr Meg JensenProfessor in english literature and creative writing. Dr Marina LambrouDr James MillerSenior lecturer. Dr Helen PalmerMr Albert PellicerLecturer in modern languages (spanish). Professor Sara UpstoneFaculty director of postgraduate research and professor of contemporary literature. Dr Wendy VaizeyProfessor Alison BaverstockProfessor of publishing, director of the kingston university big read, founder of reading force. Dr Martin DinesSchool head of department. Ms Lynne EveHourly paid lecturer. Anna JohnsonProfessor Hanif KureishiProfessor of creative writing. Heads of Department of Humanities: Matthew Birchwood and Martin Dines . Department of Humanities undergraduate course administrator: Maggie Hughes . Department of Humanities postgraduate course administrator: Kathryn Davies .
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Creative Writing coursesWhether you’re looking to develop your own writing skills and editorial practice for your profession or for purely personal interest, our creative writing courses have much to offer you. Choose below from our range of qualifications. Creative Writing Degrees Degrees Also known as an undergraduate or bachelors degree. Internationally respected, universally understood. An essential requirement for many high-level jobs. Gain a thorough understanding of your subject – and the tools to investigate, think critically, form reasoned arguments, solve problems and communicate effectively in new contexts. Progress to higher level study, such as a postgraduate diploma or masters degree.
How long will it take? Creative Writing Diplomas Diplomas Widely recognised qualification. Equivalent to the first two thirds of an honours degree. Enhance your professional and technical skills or extend your knowledge and understanding of a subject. Study for interest or career development. Top up to a full honours degree in just two years.Creative writing certificates certificates widely recognised qualification. equivalent to the first third of an honours degree. study for interest or career development. shows that you can study successfully at university level. count it towards further qualifications such as a diphe or honours degree., why study creative writing with the open university. Since 2003, over 50,000 students have completed one of our critically acclaimed creative writing modules. The benefits of studying creative writing with us are:
Careers in Creative WritingStudying creative writing will equip you with an adaptable set of skills that can give entry to a vast range of occupations. You’ll learn to evaluate and assimilate information in constructing an argument as well as acquiring the skills of creative and critical thinking that are much in demand in the workplace. Our range of courses in creative writing can help you start or progress your career in:
Looking for something other than a qualification?The majority of our modules can be studied by themselves, on a stand-alone basis. If you later choose to work towards a qualification, you may be able to count your study towards it. See our full list of Creative Writing modules All Creative Writing coursesBrowse all the Creative Writing courses we offer – certificates, diplomas and degrees. See our full list of Creative Writing courses The Open University
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A measure of whether recent graduates agree that their current activity fits with their future plans. Royal Holloway, University of Londo... IN CLEARING. Bristol, University of the West of ... League tables of the universities for Creative Writing, 2025. Compare universities, courses, prospects and career options.
6. University of Strathclyde. Based in the center of Glasgow, Scotland's largest city, the University of Strathclyde is a multi-award-winning university. And when it comes to creative writing, Strathclyde offers some unique areas of study for undergraduates, including Scottish literature and the Glasgow novel.
If so, Birkbeck's BA Creative Writing will support you to develop your ideas further, refining your skills and sharpening your craft. You will have opportunities to experiment and explore creative writing across a range of forms, including drama, poetry, fiction, screenwriting and non-fiction. Your studies will be enriched by being based in ...
Reasons to choose Kingston. Many of our graduates have had their work published. Oyinkan Braithwaite's multi-award winning debut novel My Sister, The Serial Killer, was longlisted for the Booker Prize 2019.; This course covers a range of formats, including digital writing, fiction and creative non-fiction, poetry, and screenwriting.
Creative Writing is ranked 4th in The Guardian Subject Rankings 2024. Our Creative Writing BA course has been designed to inspire high levels of creativity, initiative and originality in the design, production, interpretation and analysis of creative writing along with a chance to develop interdisciplinary projects.
Our course is number one for creative writing in the UK (The Times Good University Guide 2023) and has 91.7% overall student satisfaction in National Student Survey. You will undertake real-world writing tasks and will regularly meet, engage with, and learn from industry professionals, including publishers, editors, literary agents, poets, and ...
Our degree in creative writing explores the written word across a wide variety of forms and genres. As well as studying fiction and poetry, you'll produce work for stage and screen and for online media. With option modules, you can expand your studies to include a foreign language or specialise in particular fields of writing, such as journalism.
UCL's BA Creative Arts and Humanities is a bold and dynamic interdisciplinary undergraduate degree, uniquely bringing together the theory, practice and wider application of creative writing, film and moving image and performance. The course is the first of its kind in the UK.
Our creative writing courses are ranked 7th in the UK for career prospects by the Guardian University Guide 2023, and top 20 for graduate prospects by the Complete University Guide 2024. From poetry and playwriting to short stories and novels, you'll focus on your existing creative passions and experiment with a wide range of styles, modes ...
Intro. Unlock your creativity with our dynamic Creative Writing degree where you will experiment with styles, inspired by our diverse city, and develop your craft through an inclusive and encouraging approach. Engage in critical reading and innovative writing across various genres, applying your skills to real-world scenarios like publishing.
UEA's School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing is famous for innovation in teaching and for cutting-edge research - that's why in the most recent Times Higher Education Analysis (REF2021), UEA was ranked 19th in the UK for the quality of its research in English Language and Literature. When you're not in the classroom, you'll ...
Why study this course? Our undergraduate BA English Literature with Creative Writing degree is for you if you want to: Learn from bestselling authors and industry experts - including 2021 Forward Poetry Prize winner Professor Luke Kennard and one of Granta magazine's 2023 best young novelists Dr Anna Metcalfe. Personalise your degree - read and write about the writing and authors that mean ...
Fees and funding. Our tuition fee for UK students starting full-time undergraduate study in 2024/25 is £9,250 per year. These fees are regulated by the UK government and are therefore subject to changes in government policy. During your placement year you will pay a reduced fee of £1,200.
This flexible BA English with Creative Writing degree allows you to choose from a range of topics - comparisons of literature across different cultures and art forms (also known as comparative literature), American literature and culture, and diverse aspects of language use in linguistics modules. Goldsmiths has one of the most established ...
Enquiries. Contact us with any questions about your course. +44 (0)1273 876787. Ask us a question. Find out about the School of Media, Arts and Humanities. From fantasy novels and journalism to sitcom screenplays - develop your imagination and technical skills to take your career in the direction you choose.
When you study Creative Writing at York St John University you will become part of the York Centre for Writing. This is a lively, friendly community of writers which acts as a hub for producing innovative new work in the city. We have strong links with the wider literary community and publishing industry. This means you will have opportunities ...
Start writing today. Our BA Hons Creative Writing degree is a specialist degree covering scriptwriting, writing for children, life writing, writing a novel, poetry, and more. You can study creative writing online - completely at our own pace - while being supported by OCA's tutors. It aims to equip students with skills, confidence ...
BA (Hons) Creative Writing students are based in purpose-built classrooms in our modern university building. Computer suites house networks of Apple Mac computers featuring regularly updated, industry-standard software for a wide range of creative applications that support all our courses, with equipment consistent with that used in the creative workplace. A purpose-built specialist library is ...
Birkbeck was ranked 2nd in the UK for its English Language and Literature research in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF). Birkbeck is located in the heart of literary London, in Bloomsbury, WC1. You could be studying in a building that was once home to Virginia Woolf and frequented by members of the Bloomsbury Group.
Course details. This degree has three stages, each comprising 120 credits. with a broad introduction to the arts and humanities before learning how culture affects the creative process of writing. , you'll focus on your creative writing and English literature studies with two compulsory modules. , you'll complete your degree with an advanced ...
On BA (Hons) Creative Writing we tell stories by mastering the writing process, from research and ideas generation to editing a final draft. You'll draw inspirations from industry professionals, written form and collaborative feedback. Duration: 3 or 4 years full-time. Placement year: Optional 1 year.
At the same time you will be encouraged to produce your best work by following your creative impulses and writing experimentally. Creative Writing BA (Hons) Postgraduate courses. The MFA (Master of Fine Arts) was the first of its kind to be offered in the UK. Across our range of creative writing courses, you'll have the chance to produce an ...
Creative Writing courses. Whether you're looking to develop your own writing skills and editorial practice for your profession or for purely personal interest, our creative writing courses have much to offer you. Choose below from our range of qualifications. Creative Writing Degrees. Stage 1 120 credits. Stage 2 120 credits. Stage 3 120 credits.