Program Overview

English Literature with Creative Writing (with Foundation Year)

Overview

This course combines the study of English Literature with the development of creative writing skills. The foundation year provides a solid grounding in literature and prepares students for degree-level study.

Course Details

Course Structure

The course consists of a foundation year, followed by three years of undergraduate study.

• Foundation Year: Students study a range of modules, including "Being Human: Love, Sex and Death," "Cultural Moments," "Language, Vision and Representation," "Research Project," and "The Reflective Learner."
• Year 1: Students take compulsory modules, including "Creative Writing 1: Voice and Craft in Poetry and Prose," "Reading for Meaning," "Reading Wonderland: The Literature of Oxford," "Shakespeare Now," and "Theory, Writing and Power."
• Year 2: Students take compulsory modules, including "Creative Writing 2: Exploring Genre, Form and Style," "Literature and Environments: Pastoral to Climate Fiction," and "Transgressive Texts: 400 years of breaking the rules."
• Year 3: Students take compulsory modules, including "Creative Writing 3: Towards Professionalism and Publication" and "Major Research Project in Creative Writing."

Optional Modules

Students can choose from a range of optional modules, including:

• "Media and Crime"
• "Contemporary Societies: Structure and Change"
• "Research Methods in Literature and the Digital Humanities"
• "Inventing the Future"
• "Angels & Demons in Romantic and Victorian Literature"
• "American Literature: Origins and Legacies"
• "Fairy Tales and Children’s Literature: Archetypes, adaptations and effects"
• "Professional Practice"
• "Independent Project"
• "Year Abroad"
• "Critical Citizenship"
• "Advanced Independent Project"
• "Advanced Options 1"
• "Advanced Options 2"
• "Advanced Options 3"

Careers

Graduates of this course have gone on to work in a range of industries, including publishing, PR, marketing and communications, NGOs and charities, research, teaching, and media and journalism.

Entry Requirements

• UCAS Tariff Points: 48
• A Level: DD
• IB Points: 24
• BTEC: PPP or MP

Tuition Fees

• Home (UK) full time: £5,760 (Foundation); £9,535 (Degree)
• Home (UK) part time: £720 per single module (Foundation); £1,190 per single module (Degree)
• International full time: £16,750

Funding Your Studies

The university offers a range of scholarships and bursaries to support students with their studies. These include the Oxford Brookes Bursary for Continuing Students, Undergraduate maintenance loans for part-time UK students, and Undergraduate tuition fee loans for UK students.