BA Creative Writing
About this course
BA (Hons) in English with Creative Writing, exploring literature and creative practice across genres. Core topics include Research Methods, Design & Creative Practice, Project Management, and Critical & Analytical Thinking. A Community Arts Placement of at least 40 hours is available, and the course concludes with a Creative Writing Dissertation Project in which students produce an extended piece of creative writing with an accompanying commentary.
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Entry requirements
Offers are tariff based, 104 - 128 tariff points from a Level 3 qualification* e.g.: A Levels: English Literature/English Language/English preferred but not required; 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: including grade H5 in English Literature/Language Access: 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 9 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 95%
- Learning opportunities: 84%
- Assessment and feedback: 86%
- Academic support: 90%
- Organisation and management: 90%
- Learning resources: 87%
- Student voice: 93%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 75%
- Left higher education: 25%
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
- Reading, Thinking, Writing
- Language and Culture: A Toolkit
- Introduction to Prose: Fact and Fiction
- Introduction to Poetry
- Heroes and Villains: Introduction to Medieval Literature
- Comedy
- Gothic
- Children's Fictions
- Introduction to Screenwriting
- Scriptwriting for TV
- Poetry and Short Fiction: Image, Voice and Narrative
- Creative Writing: The Novel
- Creative Non-Fiction
- Writing and Environments
- Stanley Kubrick: Auteur
- Journalism and Risk Society
- Screenwriting for the Industry
- Contemporary Theatre Practice
- Community Arts Placement
- Directing and Dramaturgy
- Directing
- Creative Writing Dissertation Project
- Experimental Writing
- Creative Non-Fiction
- Short Sharp Shocks: Writing the Supernatural and the Strange
- Advanced Film History: America
- Writers' Room (Screenwriting)
- Ystafell Awduron (Sgriptio Teledu)
- Scriptwriting
- Digital Journalism and Society
- Professional Practice
- Theatre and Performance: Self
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA 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 £500 less than the UK median for Creative writing.
What do graduates of BA 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 Creative Writing at Bangor University?
95% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Creative Writing at Bangor University?
The average entrant had 120 UCAS points.
Does BA 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 Creative Writing at Bangor University?
75% of students continued into their second year, and 25% left higher education.