BA Creative Writing and English
About this course
BA (Hons) in English and English with Creative Writing. Core topics include Research Methods, Ethics & Professional Practice, and Design & Creative Practice. The programme offers an optional work placement module and culminates in a supervised dissertation combining creative writing with a critical essay.
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Entry requirements
UCAS tariff: 104 tariff points from A levels or combination with Extended Project / BTEC / Cambridge Technical. A level: BCC including English Literature, English Language, English Language and Literature, Creative Writing or Drama at grade B or C. IB: 28 points with English Higher at 4.
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What students say
Based on about 10 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 92%
- Learning opportunities: 90%
- Assessment and feedback: 92%
- Academic support: 96%
- Organisation and management: 83%
- Learning resources: 82%
- Student voice: 70%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 5%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 8 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 15%
- Sales occupations: 15%
- Elementary occupations: 15%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 55 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- East Midlands: 2%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 8%
- London: 7%
- South East: 72%
- South West: 2%
Who gets in
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 90%
- No formal qualifications: 10%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Literature Now: Reading and Writing Modern and Contemporary Literature
- Introduction to Creative Writing
- Conflicts and Controversies in Victorian Literature: Charlotte Brontë to Charles Dickens
- Subverting the Subject: Ideas in Literature from Barthes to Gaming
- Writing Back: Poetry, Image Voice
- Creative Non-Fiction: Starting From The Self
- Experiments in Fiction: Detection, Sci Fi, Magical Realism and Beyond
- Romantics, Rebels and Reactionaries
- Creative Non-Fiction: Writing Lives
- Reenchanting ‘the West’: Learning from Myth and Sacred Texts
- American Visions: Modern and Contemporary American Writing
- Fairy Tales: From Early Modern to Postmodern
- Work Placement
- Fiction: Stories in Motion
- English and Creative Writing Dissertation
- Gothic Women’s Writing
- Unconscious Desires: Psychoanalysis and Culture From Freud to Žižek
- Writing the Novel
- Digital Writing: Writing for the Community of Strangers
- Unforgettable Corpses: Literature, Cultural Memory and the First World War
- Fantasy Writing: Origins and Development
- European Literary Legacies: Writing the City
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Creative Writing and English at University of Chichester earn?
The median salary is £19,500 after 3 years, £23,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £19,500 and £27,000. The £23,500 median after five years is £5,500 less than the UK median for English studies.
What do graduates of BA Creative Writing and English at University of Chichester do next?
80% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Creative Writing and English at University of Chichester?
92% 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 and English at University of Chichester?
The typical offer is BCC at A level, or 28 points in the IB. The average entrant had 113 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Creative Writing and English at University of Chichester?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.