BA (Hons) Creative Writing (Multidiscipline)

Podcaster. Journalist. Novelist. Poet. Screenwriter. Whatever kind of writer you want to be, on this course you’ll gain the tools and training you need to take the first step in your professional writing career.

As you progress through your studies, you’ll have the chance to explore writing in a unique range of contexts, from screenwriting to the gaming industry to experimental visual texts and comic books, as well as the core mediums of poetry and the novel. It’s all geared towards your future writing career.

As an undergraduate creative writing student studying at Salford, you’ll also have access to the creative writing opportunities Manchester has to offer. You’ll be joining a vibrant community of practising creatives with the chance to flourish in our state-of-the-art campuses in MediaCity and Peel Park – both of which designed to nurture talent across the city.

You will:

• Study on a course which is ranked in the top 10 for Creative Writing in the Guardian University Guide 2023

• Develop a wide range of skillsets designed to open up a world of creative writing careers

• Explore diverse creative writing forms, including experimental writing, playwriting, screenwriting, journalism, poetry and prose fiction

• Graduate with a creative writing portfolio that evidences the skills you've learnt to potential employers, or for further study.

GCSE

English Language at grade C/level 4 or above (or equivalent). Maths at grade C/4 or above (or equivalent) is preferred but not essential.

You must fulfil our GCSE entry requirements as well as one of the requirements listed below.

UCAS tariff points

104-112 points.

A level

104-112 points.

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.