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This degree opens career opportunities in journalism, media and communication, retail management, local government, the creative and cultural industries, arts administration, civil service, education, performing arts and the law.
For those interested in extending their studies, we offer four MA degrees: in English, creative writing, creative writing (online) and creative writing and wellbeing (online).
You explore a traditional and respected academic subject innovatively and creatively by raising challenging questions and encompassing modern and experimental writing styles alongside other cultural forms, including digital works, film and television.
Graduates thrive in various professional settings, including digital copywriting, teaching, publishing, business start-ups and marketing.
A typical offer is 96-112 tariff points from at least two A, T, or equivalent levels.
For general information, please see our overview of entry requirements
International applicants can find out what qualifications they need by visiting Your Country
20 Hours of work permit weekly for international students.
Core modules
Concepts of Culture
Creative Writing Lab: Writing and Audience
Critical Practice
Literature Now
Romantics to Realism
Victorian Horizons: Writing 1837–1901
Challenging Boundaries: Postmodern and Postcolonial Writing
Literature in Theory: Author, History, Text, Politics
Make it New: The Age of Modernism
Representation and Cultural Identity: Student Conference
Speculative Writing: Histories, Anxieties, and Fantasies
and one optional module
Employability and Work-Related Learning
Words Matter: A Celebration of English and Creative Writing
Doing Research
English Studies Dissertation
Present Tense: Writing for the Twenty-First Century
and two optional modules
Deception and Detection from the 19th Century to the Present
Ethnicity, Race, and Religion in Literature and Culture
Genres, Movements, Histories
Writing Popular Culture
The IELTS score for international applicants is 6.0 (with no less than 5.5 in each component).
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