BA Creative Writing
About this course
BA (Hons) in English with Creative Writing, combining literature study with creative practice. Core topics include Research Methods, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Design & Creative Practice. The final year includes a Creative Writing Portfolio or an Extended Screenwriting Project. An optional placement year is available with partners such as the National Trust and the V&A Museum.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBC in three A Levels. IB: 554 in three Higher Levels or 29 points.
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What students say
Based on about 6 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 94%
- Learning opportunities: 82%
- Assessment and feedback: 83%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 69%
- Learning resources: 85%
- Student voice: 78%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 15%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 7 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Sales occupations: 15%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 10%
- Secretarial and related occupations: 10%
- Teaching Professionals: 10%
- Caring personal services: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 45%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 45%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 100 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 22%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- East Midlands: 5%
- West Midlands: 38%
- East of England: 5%
- London: 10%
- South East: 8%
- South West: 7%
- Wales: 2%
Who gets in
Based on about 20 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 70%
- Other HE qualification: 10%
- Other qualifications: 15%
- No formal qualifications: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Discoveries: Self and Society in Post-war British Children's Fiction
- Writing Fiction
- Delivery, Performance, and Other Platforms: All the Writing Selves
- Writing Scripts
- Writing Poetry
- History in Media and Film: The Presentation of the Past in Contemporary Culture
- Popular Music and Digital Platforms
- Voices and Audiences: Building Your Professional Communication Skills
- Becoming a Cultural Citizen
- Genre, Forms and Modes
- Sources of Writing
- The American South: US Summer School (Level 5)
- Literature and Society
- Screenwriting: Principles and Practices
- Creative Arts and Humanities in Society
- Professional Experience with Creative Writing (Year 2)
- Pathways with Creative Writing: Developing Your Profile
- Local Literature in Action
- Promotional Cultures
- Writingscapes
- Life Writing
- The American South: US Summer School (Level 6)
- Shakespeare on Film: Adaptation and Appropriation
- Creative Magazine Production
- Media and Climate Change
- Creative Writing: Portfolio - ISP
- Professional Experience with Creative Writing (Year 3)
- Extended Screenwriting Project
- Thresholds: Young Adult Fiction
- Employing Creative Writing: Putting Your Subject into Practice
- Working-class Fictions
- Other-than-human worlds: nature writing, environmental writing
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Creative Writing at Keele University earn?
The median salary is £22,000 after 3 years, £27,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £23,500 and £32,000. The £27,500 median after five years is £4,000 more than the UK median for Creative writing.
What do graduates of BA Creative Writing at Keele University do next?
85% 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 Keele University?
94% 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 Keele University?
The typical offer is BBC at A level, or 29 points in the IB. The average entrant had 118 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Creative Writing at Keele University?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.