Study English and Creative Writing to learn various writing techniques. These include:

fiction

poetry

creative non-fiction

screenwriting

writing for performance

You can also explore various forms of media, including comics and video games. You will examine the writer's role and purpose in modern society and learn how to publish your writing professionally.

You will develop the tools to take your ideas from the first concept to the final draft. A grounding in literary study will give you critical thinking and research skills. Our English and Creative Writing degree will focus on writing in creative industries. With this degree, you may work as a writer or artist, in publishing, media or cultural institutions. You may also enter a teaching profession from primary to university level and beyond.

You will attend writing workshops, lecturers, seminars and masterclasses. You will work with dedicated and expert staff and prominent professionals from literary and publishing.

Our courses cover topics such as:

Reading and writing fiction

Writing poetry

Screenwriting

Writing the environment

Creative and cultural industries

English-language literature from the 16th century to today, including Victorian, Romantic, Modernist and Contemporary Literature

Global literatures

Science Fiction literature and film

Gothic literature

Film studies from classic Hollywood to modern Europe and the national cinemas of Japan, Australia and Iran

Comics and graphic novels

Theatre and performance studies

Gender studies