Program Overview

Course Overview

The Creative Writing BA (Hons) course at the University of Gloucestershire is designed to nurture students' talent and enhance their writing skills, preparing them for a successful career in various literary fields.

Course Options

• Full Time (3 years)
• Part Time (no fixed duration)

Study Type

• Full Time

Course Length

• 3 Years

Campus

• Francis Close Hall, Cheltenham

UCAS Code

• W800

Entry Requirements

Typical Offers

• 96 – 112 UCAS tariff points
• CCC – BBC at A levels
• MMM – DMM at BTEC
• Merit in T-Level

Additional Requirements

• English Language or Literature and Maths Grade 4/C in GCSE (or equivalent)

Don't Meet the Entry Requirements?

• This course is available with an additional integrated foundation year.
• Typical offers for the integrated foundation year: 48 UCAS tariff points, EE at A levels or PP in a BTEC Diploma.

Mature Students

• We welcome applications from mature students (aged 21 and over).
• Some entry requirements may still apply for Professionally Accredited Courses.
• We accept Access to Higher Education Diplomas and make offers on an individual basis.

International Students

• Please read the entry requirements for your country.
• Contact our admissions team if you have questions.

Course Modules

Level 4 (Undergraduate Year 1)

• All students must complete these modules:
  • Digital Humanities (HM4003)
  • Creative Writing Skills (HM4004)
  • Poetry: Foundations and Legacies (HM4007)
  • Prose Fundamentals (HM4103)
  • Dramatic Writing Fundamentals (HM4104)

Level 5 (Undergraduate Year 2)

• All students must complete these modules:
  • Research and Enquiry (HM5001)
  • Engaging Humanities (HM5002)
• Choose from the following modules:
  • Poetry and Poetics (HM5101)
  • Advanced Prose: The Short Story (HM5102)
  • Writing the Novel (HM5105)
  • Ideas, Inspirations, and Contexts (HM5107)
  • Advanced Dramatic Writing (HM5108)

Level 6 (Undergraduate Final Year)

• All students must complete these modules:
  • The Writing Business & The Professional Writer (HM6116)
• Choose from the following modules:
  • Autobiography, Confession, & Creative Nonfiction (HM6104)
  • Fictionalising the Recent Past: Writing About Modern History (HM6108)
  • Poetry Masterclass (HM6110)
  • Contemporary Dramatic Writing (HM6112)
  • Writing Genre from Sherlock Holmes to Harry Potter (HM6113)
  • Innovation and Prose Masterclass (HM6114)
  • Taboo from de Sade to Kathy Acker (HM6115)

Fees and Costs

• See the further details of fees and potential extra costs when studying a course at the University of Gloucestershire.

Careers

• Designed for aspiring authors, playwrights, poets, screenwriters, and games writers.
• The course aims to nurture students' talent and enhance their writing skills, preparing them for a successful career in various literary fields.

Teaching Staff

• Dr Duncan Dicks, Academic Course Leader for Creative Writing
• Dr Michael Johnstone, published author and lecturer
• Dr Angela France, published poet and lecturer
• Senja Andrejevic, published writer and lecturer

Collaborate with Professionals

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

Get Your Work Published

• The course offers a range of publishing opportunities, such as our annual student paperwork anthology, The New Writing Series.

School of Creative Arts

• 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 11th in the UK for Student Satisfaction

• Our creative writing courses are ranked 11th in the UK for student satisfaction by the Complete University Guide 2024.

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.

Top 20 in the UK for Graduate Prospects

• Our creative writing courses are ranked in the top 20 in the UK for graduate prospects (on track) by the Complete University Guide 2025.