BA English Language With Creative Writing
About this course
BA (Hons) in English Language and Linguistics and English with Creative Writing, combining the study of how language works with practical writing across genres. Core topics include Fieldwork, Language & Translation, Communication & Writing, and Research Methods. The first year includes a collaborative interdisciplinary research project based in the local area. Students complete an independent dissertation in their final year, with options to produce an academic research project or an extended creative writing piece.
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Entry requirements
Offers are tariff based, 104 - 128 tariff points from a Level 3 qualification* e.g.: A Levels: General Studies and Key Skills not normally accepted. BTEC National Extended Diploma: DMM - DDM Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma: DMM - DDM City & Guilds Advanced Technical Extended Diploma (1080): considered on a case-by-case basis International Baccalaureate Diploma: grade H5 in English Literature/Language preferred but not required Access to Higher Education: pass required Welsh Baccalaureate: We will accept this qualification in conjunction with other level 3 qualifications T Levels: T Levels in a relevant subject considered on a case-by-case basis Extended Project Qualification: Points can include a relevant Extended Project (EPQ) but must include a minimum 2 full A-levels, or equivalent.
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What students say
Based on about 20 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 96%
- Learning opportunities: 87%
- Assessment and feedback: 87%
- Academic support: 92%
- Organisation and management: 88%
- Learning resources: 82%
- Student voice: 84%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 25 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 80%
- Left higher education: 20%
What graduates do next
Based on about 11 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 40%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 15%
- Unemployed: 15%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 25%
- Teaching Professionals: 15%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 50%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 45%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 40%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 140 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 2%
- North West: 28%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 8%
- East Midlands: 3%
- West Midlands: 8%
- East of England: 5%
- London: 4%
- South East: 6%
- South West: 4%
- Wales: 31%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 10 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 85%
- Other HE qualification: 10%
- No formal qualifications: 10%
Modules
- Language and Culture: A Toolkit
- Introduction to Language
- Describing Language
- Introduction to Prose: Fact and Fiction
- Introduction to Poetry
- Introduction to English Grammar
- Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology
- History of English
- Analysing Discourse
- Poetry and Short Fiction: Image, Voice and Narrative
- Creative Writing: The Novel
- Creative Non-Fiction
- Writing and Environments
- Writer's Room (Screenwriting)
- Professional Writing Skills
- Welsh Linguistics
- Diversity in the Welsh Language
- Semantics and Pragmatics
- Morphosyntax
- Researching Language(s)
- Dissertation (Bilingual)
- Linguistics and English Language Undergraduate Dissertation
- Creative Writing Dissertation Project
- Scriptwriting
- Writing the Fantastic
- Experimental Writing
- Short Sharp Shocks: Writing the Supernatural and the Strange
- Practical Journalism: Ethics, Law and Democracy
- Writers' Room (Screenwriting)
- Aspects of Bilingualism
- Introduction to Speech Language Therapy
- English as a Foreign Language Theory
- Child Language Acquisition
- Second Language Acquisition and Language Teaching
- Speech Science
- Language and Communication
- Language Change
- Psycholinguistics
- Language Policy and Planning
- Historical Linguistics
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA English Language With Creative Writing at Bangor University earn?
The median salary is £26,000 after 15 months, £17,500 after 3 years, £23,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £17,500 and £28,500. The £23,000 median after five years is £5,000 less than the UK median for English language.
What do graduates of BA English Language With Creative Writing at Bangor University do next?
70% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA English Language With Creative Writing at Bangor University?
96% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA English Language With Creative Writing at Bangor University?
The average entrant had 120 UCAS points.
Does BA English Language With Creative Writing at Bangor University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA English Language With Creative Writing at Bangor University?
80% of students continued into their second year, and 20% left higher education.