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BA (Hons) English and Creative Writing & Psychology

University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

Our approach to the English & Creative writing course is innovative, modern and friendly, giving you a comprehensive understanding of English literature as a core basis for your creative work. The emphasis is on helping you develop a range of applicable skills to grow your future career, including textual analysis and interpretation.

With us, you can study everything from poetry, the novel and drama (stage, screen, and radio) as you would expect on an English and Creative Writing degree, but in addition, at Strathclyde, we offer the opportunity to use creative writing skills as part of your approach to literary criticism. You'll have the opportunity to work with award-winning scholars and creative writers.

Hear more from course leader Elspeth Jajdelska.

Our main focus in psychology is the study of human behaviour.

You'll study conditions of behaviour; how we learn, remember, coordinate our actions and interact with others. You'll also study the reasons for differences between individuals, such as personality or intelligence.

Due to the popularity of the course and performance criteria for entry into Honours (Year 4), numbers admitted to Years 2 and 3 of the course are limited.

Our BA degrees in Humanities & Social Sciences are broad-based to start with. In Year 1 you'll study three subjects, including your chosen subject(s).

General Eligibility

A Levels

ABB-BBB

(GCSE English Language 6/B or Literature 6/B, GCSE Maths 4/C)

International Baccalaureate

32-30

HNC

Year 1 entry: Social Sciences: A in Graded Unit; Maths National 5 B, or equivalent

Part Time Work Details

20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1

English & Creative Writing

  • English 1A & 1B

Psychology

  • Psychology 1a

  • Psychology 1b

2 Year 2

Compulsory

English & Creative Writing

  • Writing Through Time 1&2

Elective

  • The Construction of Scotland

  • Making the Modern Human

Psychology

  • Cognition & Neuropsychology

  • Social & Health Psychology

  • Introduction to Research Design & Analysis

3 Year 3

Compulsory

English & Creative Writing

  • Writing Short Fiction & Poetry

  • Dramatic Writing

Elective

  • The American Novel

  • Victorian Literature

  • Twentieth Century Literature

  • Sex, Revenge & Corruption in Renaissance Drama

  • Language in Business & Organisations

  • The Body: Theories & Representations

  • TextLab

  • English & Creative Writing Work Placement

  • The Glasgow Novel

Psychology

  • Research Methods in Psychology

  • Individual Differences

  • Cognition

  • Development

  • Psychobiology

  • Social Psychology

4 Year 4

English & Creative Writing

  • Dissertation

Elective

  • Writing Gender in Contemporary Literature

  • 21st Century Science Fiction

  • New Narratives

  • Present Day Victorians

  • The Power of Underlying Material: Adaptation, book to film & beyond

  • Songs: music & literature

  • Victorian Gothic

  • Wild in the Renaissance

  • Contemporary Travel Writing

  • Forms of Feminism in Contemporary Literature

Psychology

  • Dissertation in Psychology

Elective.

  • Psychology Work Placement

  • Advanced Organisational Behaviour

  • Cross-cultural Psychology

  • Psychology of Mental Health

  • Critical Thinking and Common-sense Reasoning

  • Belief and Anomalistic Experience

  • Critical Review

  • Introduction to Sleep Health

  • The Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience of Face Recognition

  • Psychology and Ageing

  • Psychological Assessment

  • Psychology of Physical Activity

  • Evolutionary Approaches to Human Mate Preferences

  • Considering Sleep Through the Behavioural Lens

  • Neuropsychology of Ageing and Dementia

  • Theory and practice of learning and cognition

  • Study abroad

  • International Work Placement

Language Requirement

IELTS 6.5 overall (no individual band less than 5.5)

Ready to get started?

For any enquiries or further details, please don't hesitate to contact us. Let's take the next step in your academic journey together.

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