BA English & Creative Writing
Cardiff Metropolitan University
About this course
BA (Hons) English & Creative Writing, an undergraduate degree combining the study of literary texts with the practice of creative writing across diverse forms. Core topics include Research Methods. The course is delivered through three years of full-time study, with options for a foundation year or part-time routes. The first year establishes foundational knowledge through modules such as Reading Literature, Shakespeare and his Contemporaries, Stories Matter: Plot, Character & Beyond, Sex, Death and Everything in Between: Writing Poetry, Critical Approaches, and Say it Out Loud: Writing for Audiences. The second year continues with Romantic and Victorian Literature, Make it New Modernist Literature and Culture, Urban and Contemporary, Ghosts in the Machine: Writing Immersive and Chaotic Selves, Imaginary World and Possible Futures, and The Professional Critic and Creative: Work Placement. The final year involves advanced study in modules such as Hyper-contemporary Literature and the Book Prize, Narratives of Place and Belonging, Fact or Artful Enterprise, Publishing and Digital Humanities, CONNECT, Dissertation, The Major Project: Exploring Big Issues, and Writing for Wellbeing, culminating in an independent dissertation or major project.
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Entry requirements
UCAS tariff: 104 A level: Minimum three A levels to include grades CCC. No specific subjects required. Welsh Advanced Skills Baccalaureate considered as a third subject. BTEC/Cambridge Technical: MMM IB: No specific subjects required.
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 95%: 72 offers from 76 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 11 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 100%
- Learning opportunities: 98%
- Assessment and feedback: 95%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 94%
- Learning resources: 85%
- Student voice: 92%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 80%
- Left higher education: 20%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 30 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- East Midlands: 5%
- West Midlands: 5%
- London: 10%
- South West: 25%
- Wales: 60%
Who gets in
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 80%
- Other HE qualification: 20%
Modules
- Reading Literature
- Shakespeare and his Contemporaries
- Stories Matter: Plot, Character & Beyond
- Sex, Death and Everything in Between: Writing Poetry
- Critical Approaches
- Say it Out Loud: Writing for Audiences
- Romantic and Victorian Literature
- Make it New Modernist Literature and Culture
- Urban and Contemporary
- Ghosts in the Machine: Writing Immersive and Chaotic Selves
- Imaginary World and Possible Futures
- The Professional Critic and Creative: Work Placement
- Hyper-contemporary Literature and the Book Prize
- Narratives of Place and Belonging
- Fact or Artful Enterprise
- Publishing and Digital Humanities
- CONNECT
- Dissertation
- The Major Project: Exploring Big Issues
- Writing for Wellbeing
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA English & Creative Writing at Cardiff Metropolitan University earn?
The median salary is £22,500 after 3 years, £25,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £21,000 and £33,500. The £25,500 median after five years is £2,500 less than the UK median for Literature in English.
Are students happy with the teaching on BA English & Creative Writing at Cardiff Metropolitan University?
100% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA English & Creative Writing at Cardiff Metropolitan University?
The typical offer is CCC at A level. The average entrant had 109 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA English & Creative Writing at Cardiff Metropolitan University?
95% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 72 offers from 76 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
How many students continue on BA English & Creative Writing at Cardiff Metropolitan University?
80% of students continued into their second year, and 20% left higher education.