School of Humanities and Performing Arts
BA (Hons) English and Creative Writing with Foundation
Want to find your voice? Hone your craft as a writer and immerse yourself in words? But, for some reason, you’ve not submitted your application. You wonder if you’re the type of person who goes to university. Perhaps you don’t have 32-48 UCAS points or other qualifications. Our four-year BA may be perfect for you. In your first year, you’ll be equipped with an enabling inter-disciplinary knowledge of the humanities.
You’ll acquire a toolkit of skills in a supportive environment, and the confidence to know how to use it. Upon successful completion of your first year, you’ll join the rest of the undergraduate BA (Hons) English and Creative Writing community for three lively years of discipline-specific study and inter-disciplinary enquiry that, above all, gives you the chance to indulge your love of words that shape our world.

Complete University Guide rankings
We are very proud to announce our new Complete University Guide ranking of no.16 in the UK for Creative Writing!
We have also risen 29 places in The Guardian 2020 league table.
Applications for 2020 entry
As a result of COVID-19, the English and Creative Writing team want to assure all applicants that we will be commencing our teaching with the new academic year of September 2020. We’ll be heeding government advice, but please know our programmes will be running this autumn, be it as traditional in-class delivery, a blend of this with some online teaching, or, if need be, fully online options. Ensuring the delivery of a quality education and a rich student experience is paramount, and we look forward to welcoming you.