Program Overview

English Literature with Creative Writing BA(Hons)

The English Literature with Creative Writing BA(Hons) course is designed for students who love books and dream of writing their own. This course allows students to read and discuss some of the greatest works ever written, while discovering their own voice and developing their talent as a writer.

Overview

Studying Creative Writing alongside English Literature gives students the chance to explore literature from a writer’s perspective and to develop their own skills – through understanding and enjoyment of some of the world’s best literature. This combination of study will help students grow into a reflective, independent thinker and effective communicator.

Why Study English Literature with Creative Writing BA(Hons)

On this course, students will learn to navigate digital resources, as well as how to pitch their ideas using the latest media, acquiring the kind of practical, transferable skills needed in the working world. These include critical thinking, researching, creative problem-solving, and communicating and arguing persuasively.

Course Structure

• Year 1:
  • Core modules:
    • Critical Thinking
    • Introduction to Creative Writing
    • Introduction to English Literature
    • Introduction to English Language
• Year 2:
  • Core modules:
    • Developing Your Craft
    • Writing Short Stories
    • The Gothic
  • Option modules:
    • Choose two from a list which may include:
      • Shakespeare Now and Then
      • American Poetry from the 19th Century to the Present Day
      • The Victorian Novel
      • Twentieth Century Fiction
• Year 3 (optional placement year):
  • Work Experience Placement
• Final year:
  • Core modules:
    • Creative Writing Project: Going Public
    • World Literature
    • Public Humanities
    • Experimental Writing
  • Option modules:
    • Choose two from a list which may include:
      • Extraordinary Gentlemen: Masculinity and Popular Fiction in the Nineteenth Century
      • Twentieth Century Drama
      • Twentieth Century Poetry
      • Voices of the Holocaust

Teaching and Assessment

An average 15.7% of the study time on this course is spent with tutors (either face to face or online) in lectures, seminars and workshops. Students will have the opportunity to develop their learning through lectures and seminars on particular authors and genres. They will also be able to take part in workshops where they might learn how to write better essays, produce a digital artefact or design a research project.

Placements

The course offers a compulsory 5 week work placement in Year 2. If studying full-time, this course also offers an optional one-year (48 weeks) work placement after the second year, in the UK or abroad.

Fees and Finance

• Tuition Fees - full-time: The maximum fees for UK based students on undergraduate courses in 2025/26 will be £9,535 per year for full-time students.
• Tuition Fees - part-time: The maximum fees for UK based students on undergraduate courses in 2025/26 will be £1,589 per 20 credit module and £2,384 per 30 credit module per year for part-time students.
• Additional Costs: Students are responsible for making their own arrangements for any travel or incurred costs in relation to the placement module, or in relation to the optional placement year if they chose to undertake one as part of their degree.

Career Support

The University of Huddersfield provides professional help, support, and guidance, including industry-supported workshops, careers fairs, and one-to-one guidance sessions.

Research Excellence

86.9% of the University's research is ranked as world-leading or internationally excellent, and the combined total of publications places the University 4th in the country for research outputs (REF 2014). The work in English specifically is recognised by the University having been listed in the 2018 QS World University Rankings by subject for 'English Language and Literature'.