Course Overview

Be inspired. Grasp deeper meanings. Push your creative boundaries. Experiment with poetry, fiction, and writing for the stage, screen, and radio on our BA (Hons) Creative Writing and English Literature.

Immerse yourself in classic and contemporary works of all kinds at Edge Hill. Through them, you’ll explore key theories and analytical approaches to literature. Use these ideas to develop your understanding of a writer’s impact on society as you uncover what drives and inspires them.

Live the writer’s life. You’ll discover how to read as a writer and develop your own writing philosophy and poetics. Studying this degree at Edge Hill will educate and inspire me. We want to empower you to reach for the skies in your own creative writing.

General Eligibility

Typical offer 112-120 UCAS Tariff points. No specific subjects are required.

We are happy to accept IB qualifications that achieve the required number of UCAS Tariff points. Subject-specific requirements at Higher Level (HL) Grade 5 may apply.

Access to Higher Education Diploma 45 credits at Level 3, for example, 15 credits at Distinction and 30 credits at Merit or 24 credits at Distinction and 21 credits at Merit. The required total can be attained from various credit combinations.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• International students require IELTS 6.0, with a score no lower than 5.5 in each individual component, or an equivalent English language qualification.