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. By the end of the course, you should have your own writing style and creative process and have the ability to critically analyse the writing of others.
Popular career options for our creative writing graduates range from professional writing, research and journalism to publishing and arts administration.
What you should know about this course
What you will study
Year 1
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
- Writing for Stage and Screen (30 credits)
- Writing Poetry and Prose (30 credits)
- Writing for the Media (30 credits)
Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.
- Mandarin 1 (30 credits)
- Mandarin 2 (30 credits)
- Mandarin 3 (30 credits)
- Literary Forms of Representation (30 credits)
- The Canon: A Short History of Western Literature (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 1) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 4) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 1) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 1) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 4) (30 credits)
Year 2
Students are required to choose 90 credits from this list of options.
- Advanced Poetry Writing (30 credits)
- Playwriting (30 credits)
- Short Story Writing (30 credits)
- Writing for the Screen (30 credits)
- Writing Journalism (30 credits)
Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.
- Mandarin 1 (30 credits)
- Mandarin 2 (30 credits)
- Mandarin 3 (30 credits)
- Advanced Poetry Writing (30 credits)
- Playwriting (30 credits)
- Short Story Writing (30 credits)
- Writing for the Screen (30 credits)
- International Bestsellers (30 credits)
- Poetry and Drama in Context (30 credits)
- Prose Fiction in Context (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 1) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 4) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 1) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 3) (30 credits)
- Writing Journalism (30 credits)
- Work Placement (Level 5) (30 credits)
- Language Research Project (French, Italian, Spanish) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 1) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 4) (30 credits)
Year 3
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
- Creative Project (LLT) (30 credits)
Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.
- Mandarin 2 (30 credits)
- Mandarin 3 (30 credits)
- Novel Writing (30 credits)
- English in World Literatures: Postcolonial and Transnational Writing (30 credits)
- Advanced Screenwriting (30 credits)
- Literature and Publishing Since 1820 (30 credits)
- Advanced Playwriting (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (French 4) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Italian 3) (30 credits)
- Journalism in Practice (30 credits)
- Work Placement (Level 6) (30 credits)
- Language Research Project (French, Italian, Spanish) (30 credits)
- Contemporary Publishing (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 2) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 3) (30 credits)
- European Languages (Spanish 4) (30 credits)
Students are required to choose 60 credits from this list of options.
- Novel Writing (30 credits)
- Advanced Screenwriting (30 credits)
- Advanced Playwriting (30 credits)
- Journalism in Practice (30 credits)
- Contemporary Publishing (30 credits)
Careers and placements
Will I have a work placement?
This course can be taken in sandwich mode, which means you can take a year to work in industry between your second and final years of study. Sandwich placements are relevant to your degree subject and are paid roles. It is the very best way of preparing you for successfully finding a job quickly when you graduate.
You will also have the option to select a module for which you will be required to undertake a short-term placement. The module will be assessed on your reflection on this placement and how you can apply your knowledge to the workplace. Many placements are found through our network of industry contacts, and students are supported in securing these.
How long is my placement?
Sandwich placements last for between 9-13 months. Work-based learning module placements are normally one day a week for either one or two terms depending on the number of credits available from the module.
What are the financial arrangements?
Sandwich placements are paid roles whereas work-based learning module placements are normally unpaid.
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