BA Creative Writing and English
About this course
BA (Hons) in English and English Literature and Creative Writing. Core topics include Communication & Writing, Research Methods, Global & Comparative Perspective, Data Analysis, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. The programme includes a final-year Creative Writing Portfolio project and a collaborative Engaging Audiences module developed with HMPPS and local colleges. The course features performances, showcases, podcasts and publication projects.
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Entry requirements
Most importantly, you need ambition. Together with our support and opportunities, you can go further than you ever thought possible. Our typical offer for this course is 96–112 UCAS points . Our contextual offer is 96 points. But there’s no ceiling on ambition. At least 80 points must come from A levels, BTEC, or other equivalent qualifications. Remember, we look at your whole application – not just grades. Achievements, work experience, extracurricular activities: they all count here. We also consider qualifications and experience from the UK and worldwide that may not exactly match those listed. Not sure if you’ll meet the entry requirements? Talk to our Admissions team today . We’ll look at your circumstances, give you personalised guidance and help you understand your options, one of which could be a Foundation Year . Alternative qualifications IB Diploma: 28 points Pass Access to HE Diploma overall with a minimum of 96-112 UCAS tariff points
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What students say
Based on about 8 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 100%
- Learning opportunities: 100%
- Assessment and feedback: 100%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 95%
- Learning resources: 100%
- Student voice: 100%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 95%
- Gained a higher qualification: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 6 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 40%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 25%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Teaching Professionals: 25%
- Administrative occupations: 15%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 15%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 10%
- Sales occupations: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 90%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 65%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 110 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 3%
- North West: 9%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 58%
- East Midlands: 8%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 5%
- London: 8%
- South East: 1%
- South West: 1%
- Scotland: 1%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 80%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
- Other qualifications: 10%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Foundation in Data Analysis
- Introduction to Study in the Humanities
- Research in the Humanities, Social Sciences and Education
- Group Challenge (Humanities)
- Academic Writing Skills
- Preparing for Learning in Higher Education
- The Writer’s Toolkit
- Facts into Art
- Poetry, Performance, Play
- Just Read
- Emotional and Artificial Intelligence
- Transforming Stories
- The Storyteller’s Art
- Engaging Audiences
- Scriptwriting
- Writing Poetry Now
- The Short Story
- Shakespeare and co.
- Visual Narratives: Reading Word and Image
- Literary Lovers
- Scandalous Lives
- Dystopian Worlds
- Difference and Divergence
- Green Thoughts, Blue Stories: Literature and the Environment
- Creative Writing Portfolio: Preparation
- Creative Writing Portfolio
- Research Project (Eng % CW)
- Writing the Novel
- Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror: Writing the Wondrous and the Weird
- Urban Writing – Scripted Worlds & Creative Non-Fiction
- Prized Texts
- Terror, Horror, and the Gothic
- Banned Books: Literature on Trial
- Movement and Migration
- Writing Now
- Cults, Conspiracies, and Criminal Worlds
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Creative Writing and English at University of Hull earn?
The median salary is £24,000 after 15 months, £19,500 after 3 years, £24,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £19,500 and £30,500. The £24,000 median after five years is £5,000 less than the UK median for English studies.
What do graduates of BA Creative Writing and English at University of Hull 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 Hull?
100% 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 Hull?
The typical offer is 28 points in the IB. The average entrant had 120 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Creative Writing and English at University of Hull?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.