Program Overview

Creative Writing BA (Hons)

Overview

On our Creative Writing degree, you’ll embark on a transformative journey as a writer, guided and inspired by our team of professional authors, poets, and playwrights. Chester’s rich cultural and historical backdrop, paired with our dedicated tuition, creates the ideal environment for your creative growth.

Course Structure

• Foundation Year: The Law, Humanities and Social Sciences Foundation Year route offers you an important preparation year as part of your four-year degree.
• Year 1: You’ll lay the foundations of your craft, exploring the essential principles of Creative Writing.
• Year 2: You’ll expand your skills with more focused learning, including the intricacies of flash fiction and professional writing.
• Year 3: You’ll take your writing to the next level, delving into advanced scriptwriting, poetry, and longer fiction.

Modules

Year 1

• Studying English (100 Credits): This module offers an interdisciplinary exploration of English language, literature, and creative writing.
• Writing for Your Life (20 Credits): This module will help you develop key skills in effective reading, note-taking, and time-management.
• Language options (20 Credits): You can choose from a range of language modules, including Subsidiary Language for Beginners, French: Intermediate Language Development, and more.

Year 2

• Advances in English (40 Credits): This module takes you on a journey through the history and development of the English language.
• Creativity in the Modern Workplace (40 Credits): This module provides students with an opportunity to undertake a 140-hour work placement.
• Professional Writing and the Book-Publishing Industry (20 Credits): This module offers a stimulating and practical introduction to the contemporary book-publishing industry.
• Writing Flash Fiction (20 Credits): This module is designed to provide you with a detailed understanding of flash fiction.

Year 3

• Beyond the Page (40 Credits): This final-year module integrates English language, literature, and creative writing to prepare you for life beyond university.
• Writing a Novel (20 Credits): This module is designed to give you a detailed understanding of the process of planning, writing, and editing a novel.
• Writing a Script (20 Credits): This module is designed to give you a detailed understanding of the process of planning, writing, editing, and submitting a script.

Assessment

• You will be assessed in a variety of ways, including coursework, written essays, performed and pre-recorded performances, portfolios of writing, and artifact manufacture.

Entry Requirements

• Home Students: UCAS points: 112 points. GCE A Level: Typical offer – BCC-BBC. BTEC: BTEC Extended Diploma: DMM.
• International Students: Students from countries outside the UK are expected to have entry qualifications roughly equivalent to UK A Level for undergraduate study.
• Foundation Year: UCAS points: 72 points. GCE A level: 72 points overall, including grade D in A level. GCSE English grade C/4 or above is also required.

Fees and Finance

• Home Students: £9,535 per year for a full-time course (2025/26).
• International Students: £14,450 per year for a full-time course (2025/26).
• Foundation Year: £5,760 for the first foundation year (2025/26). £9,535 per year from the second year onwards (2025/26).

Careers

• A degree in Creative Writing can help you find a career in teaching, editing, community arts work, arts management and administration, journalism, feature-writing, communications and social media, or within other areas of the creative industries.

Research Areas

• Our team of professional authors, poets, and playwrights will guide and inspire you throughout your degree.

Facilities

• We have dedicated resources and IT services across campus, as well as our Seaborne Library.
• Exton Park boasts an impressive choice of indoor and outdoor sports and leisure facilities.

Student Services

• Exton Park is home to a number of our central support services, including Disability and Inclusion, Careers and Employability, and Student Support.

Accommodation

• Most of our student accommodation is located either on or near Exton Park.

Catering

• We have several catering outlets available onsite, offering a wide selection of hot and cold food to students and visitors.