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English Literature with Creative Writing BA (Hons) University of Huddersfield

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If you love books and dream of writing your own, our English Literature with Creative Writing BA(Hons) course is for you. You’ll get to read (and discuss) some of the greatest works ever written, while discovering your own voice and developing your talent as a writer. Studying English Literature gives you the chance to read and enjoy some of the world’s best writing. You’ll learn to navigate digital resources and how to pitch your ideas using the latest media. The skills you’ll hone include critical thinking, researching, creative problem-solving, and communicating and arguing persuasively. As you sharpen your ideas and fine-tune your writing, you’ll prepare yourself for a potentially exciting career ahead.

Your creative writing tutors are all published authors of critically acclaimed books, with expertise in short fiction, non-fiction, poetry, novels, and script writing. On this course, you’ll head out on a relevant work placement, and you’ll choose from a range of modules, as well as diverse forms of coursework assessment (but no exams). You’ll go on exciting field trips; past field trips include The Bronte Parsonage and Shakespeare's Globe in London. You can also get involved at the Huddersfield Literature Festival or establish yourself as a professional writer through our in-house publisher, Grist Books’ Grist Creative Writing Project.

At Huddersfield, you’ll study the Global Professional Award alongside your degree† so that you can gain valuable qualities and experiences that could help you to get the career you want, no matter what your field of study is. †full-time, undergraduate first degrees with a minimum duration of three years. This does not include postgraduate, foundation, top-up, accelerated or apprenticeship degrees.

Huddersfield’s vibrant and friendly campus is a great place from which to study, while the town itself offers lots to see and do, with good transport links in and around the area.

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Why english.

Our English department encourages a great range of transferable skills for employment in interesting and innovative ways. Our Creative Writing Tutors are all published authors, with expertise in short fiction, non-fiction, poetry, novels and script writing. Michael Stewart has written for TV, stage and radio and his debut novel King Crow is the winner of the Guardian’s ‘Not-the -Booker’ Award. Pulitzer Prize Finalist Heather Clark wrote Red Comet, the critically acclaimed biography of Sylvia Plath. 

Our literature lecturers regularly appear as experts on TV and radio and curate exhibitions to explore the literary world with wide audiences.

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English BA(Hons)

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English Literature with Creative Writing BA(Hons)

Film Studies and English Literature BA(Hons)

Screenwriting BA(Hons)

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Get your work published alongside some of the big names in literature through our in-house publishing company Grist books. Grist publishes our students alongside some of the big names in literature. These include: Simon Armitage, Melvin Burgess, Helen Simpson, John Boyne, Toby Litt and Lemn Sissay. Student published work is given to key players in the industry, such as publishers, agents and editors. It’s a unique opportunity to gain valuable career experience. 

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Huddersfield hosts the award-winning international Literature Festival which attracts some of the biggest and best writers in the world: Jodie Picoult, Joanne Harris, Irvine Welsh and Ian Rankin to name a few. You can get involved in local literature festivals and events, meeting famous authors. Our students are at the centre of the festival, planning, programming, curating and stewarding events. This has led to a number of our students securing professional careers in festival management. 

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English students can get out of the classroom on a range of exciting field trips. Past visits have included The Bronte Parsonage, The British Library and Shakespeare’s Globe in London. All these trips are either heavily subsidised or free to students.  

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English Literature and Creative Writing BA (Hons)

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What is English Literature and Creative Writing BA (Hons)?

Our English studies courses are ranked 9th in the UK for academic support according to the National Student Survey 2023. Study with us on a degree with strong industry links with Cheltenham Literature and Poetry Festivals and the Cheltenham Everyman Theatre. You will benefit from being taught in small groups by practising writers who will support your individual development.

This degree can lead you to a wide range of professions which value critical thinking and good communication skills.

You’ll develop skills in different writing strands – including prose, poetry and drama – both from a creative and critical perspective. As you progress, you can explore specialisms like genre and crime fiction, sci-fi, autobiography and American literature.

We’re a close-knit community and our students benefit from a high level of support. The course includes a mix of lectures, seminars and one-to-one tutorials – all taught by professional authors and research-active academics. In lectures, you’ll learn the fundamentals of good writing by studying the greats, both classic and contemporary. In workshops, you’ll develop your own stories, plays, novels and poems. Regular writing workshops mean you can share your work with peers and get their feedback.

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96 – 112 UCAS tariff points ( calculate your points at UCAS.com )

CCC – BBC at A levels, MMM – DMM at BTEC or a Merit in your T-Level

This course is available with an additional integrated foundation year. This four year option has lower entry requirements – see below – than the other study type/s available.

Typical offers 48 UCAS tariff points, DD at A levels, PPP at BTEC or a Pass in your T Level.

GCSEs Grade C/4 in English Language/Literature and Mathematics, or equivalent (e.g. Level 2 Functional Skills).

To apply for the integrated foundation year degree, select the ‘With foundation year’ option from the study types listed at the top of this page before clicking ‘Apply’.

See course overview for more information about the interated foundation year option.

We welcome applications from mature students (aged 21 and over) and do not necessarily require the same academic qualifications as school leaving applicants, although some entry requirements may still apply for Professionally Accredited Courses. We accept Access to Higher Education Diplomas and make offers on an individual basis.

Please read the entry requirements for your country – and contact our admissions team if you have questions.

English Language or Literature and Maths Grade 4/C in GCSE (or equivalent) are normally required.

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At UoG we create a climate for bravery and growth. We instil confidence in all our students, so you can graduate career-ready and meet your ambitions.

96% of our graduates are in work or further study* , but if you’re not in a job 6 months after graduating we’ll guarantee you 6 months of free support, followed by the offer of a paid internship to kickstart your career – plus we’ll commit to lifetime career coaching. Eligibility conditions apply**

Humanities degrees, such as English Literature and Creative Writing, are extremely versatile when it comes to your future career. 80% of graduate employers do not have a requirement for any particular course, so your studies will give you access to very diverse industries.

We will give you extensive support to help you access graduate recruitment schemes, further education or your very first job. We will help you to design a career plan and to put in place steps to execute it.

Some of the more typical careers for our graduates include becoming a writer, playwright, journalist, editor, marketer, content writer and others. You could also go into teaching, or industries such as publishing, PR, even games writing, as well as freelance work for those students with an entrepreneurial streak.

Whatever your ambitions are, we will work closely with you to help you realise them and put your degree to best use.

Stories from our students

Chloe is shortlisted for the 2023 manchester writing prize, i’ve had work published, and performed at the cheltenham literature festival, i now have over 40 short story publications, it’s genuinely the best thing i’ve ever done, published poet anna is founder of the cheltenham poetry festival, finding joy in the written word, teaching staff.

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Be taught by published writers

You will learn from published writers, including Dr Michael Johnstone whose fourth novel Disnaeland came out in July 2022, Dr Angela France who has published four poetry collections and whose work has appeared in many anthologies, and Senja Andrejevic whose short stories have appeared in various literary magazines and whose dramatic writing has been produced with funding from Arts Council England.

On the English Literature team, staff include Dr Charlotte Beyer who is the author of three scholarly monographs and author/editor of six collections and Professor Arran Stibbe whose innovative work on ecolinguists is sector-leading.

Take part in an international literature festival

Cheltenham is home to The Times & The Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival. You can get involved in a number of activities around the event – from interviewing contributors and reviewing events to volunteering and blogging.

See your work performed by professionals

On our dramatic writing modules, you’ll have the opportunity to work closely with Cheltenham’s renowned Everyman Theatre. You’ll develop your play at the theatre with the artistic director, a playwright, and resident actors – leading to a staged reading open to your peers, tutors, and the public.

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Explore and collaborate with creatives from across the spectrum. We offer the perfect environment to practice your craft and prepare you to graduate career-ready.

Ranked 9th in the UK for academic support - NSS, 2023

Our English studies courses were ranked 9th in the UK for academic support according to the National Student Survey 2023.

Ranked in the top 20 in the UK

Our English courses are ranked in the top 20 in the UK by the Guardian University Guide 2023.

Ranked 11th in the UK for student satisfaction

Our English courses are ranked 11th in the UK for student satisfaction by the Complete University Guide 2023.

Ranked in the top 20 in the UK for student and teaching satisfaction

Our English courses are ranked in the top 20 for student satisfaction and teaching satisfaction by the Guardian University Guide 2023.

Ranked in the top 20 in the UK for teaching quality

Our English courses are ranked in the top 20 for teaching quality by The Times Good University Guide 2023.

Our creative writing courses are ranked 11th in the UK for student satisfaction by the Complete University Guide 2023.

Ranked 7th in the UK for career prospects

Our creative writing courses are ranked 7th in the UK for career prospects by the Guardian University Guide 2023.

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Throughout your degree we will provide you with opportunities and encourage you to take advantage of our connections and links with local employers, where work placements and paid internships will help you to develop a range of skills valuable in the workplace. This includes subject-specific placements with the Cheltenham Poetry Festival and Cheltenham Literature Festival.

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Two UMass Undergraduates Awarded Five College Prose and Poetry Prize for Creative Writing

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UMass Amherst undergraduate students Andrea Peter ’25 and Livvy Krakower ’24 were among the 2024 Five College Prose and Poetry Prize recipients honored at a reading and reception April 18 in Hampshire College's Harold F. Johnson Library.

Celebrating creative writing of all genres, the Five College Prose and Poetry Prize, formerly PoetryFest, was reinstated in 2023 after a hiatus due to the pandemic. The contest received 150 total submissions from students representing UMass Amherst, Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke and Smith colleges, and The Care Center of Holyoke this year.

“For me the most amazing thing about the Five College Poetry and Prose competition is to meet fellow writers from other institutions,” says Krakower, a winner for prose who is an English major and who also won the prize in 2023. “Each college in the consortium is so unique and I am thankful that I have been able to hear pieces I would never hear if not for the competition.”

Peter, a comparative literature major, won a poetry prize in the competition.

“Thanks to Five Colleges, Inc., and our English departments for supporting this work,” says Donna LeCourt, chair of the UMass Amherst English department. “Prizes to undergraduates are important and help to build their reputations in literary and professional communities. The opportunity for our graduate students to judge and manage literary awards provides exceptional professional development and helps distinguish them as creative leaders. I’m happy to see this prize come back to the Five College community.”

“I had a wonderful time judging the prose prize,” says 2024 prose judge and UMass Amherst MFA candidate Danielle Bradley, who was joined on the judging panel by fellow UMass Amherst MFA candidate and poet Ide Thompson ’24. “All of the submissions were impressive, and it was so special to hear many of the winners read their submissions at the reception.”

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