BA English Language and Creative Writing
About this course
BA Hons in English Language and Creative Writing, an English Language and Linguistics and Creative Writing BA (Hons) degree centred on the study of linguistic structures alongside multi-genre writing practice. Core topics include Research Methods, Project Management, Critical & Analytical Thinking. Students can apply for paid research internships with academic staff to work on active research projects. The first year covers foundational concepts through Introduction to Creative Writing, Foundations of Language, English across Space and Time, English in Use, and Re-Making Tradition. The second year advances core techniques with English Grammar, Developing Your Writing Practice, Language and Creativity in Advertising, and Writing Fiction, while offering optional modules such as Language and Pedagogic Practice, Professional Communication, Writing Poetry, English Phonetics, Language Acquisition, and Discourse Studies. The final year focuses on advanced practice through Advanced Creative Writing Workshop, Language and Social Identities, and Pragmatics, alongside optional choices including Language and Media, Writing Beyond the Text, Language Variation and Change in English, Writing Beyond the Self, Writing Beyond the Moment, and the Linguistics and English Language Dissertation.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAB IB: 35 points overall with 16 points from the best 3 HL subjects
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 87%: 33 offers from 38 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 9 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 81%
- Learning opportunities: 65%
- Assessment and feedback: 75%
- Academic support: 83%
- Organisation and management: 67%
- Learning resources: 82%
- Student voice: 64%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 8 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 20%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 20%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 20%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Secretarial and related occupations: 10%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 65%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 65%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 45%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 65 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 50%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 18%
- East Midlands: 2%
- West Midlands: 9%
- East of England: 1%
- London: 12%
- South East: 3%
- South West: 4%
Who gets in
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Introduction to Creative Writing
- Foundations of Language
- English across Space and Time
- English in Use
- Re-Making Tradition
- English Grammar
- Developing Your Writing Practice
- Language and Creativity in Advertising
- Writing Fiction
- Language and Pedagogic Practice
- Professional Communication
- Writing Poetry
- English Phonetics
- Language Acquisition
- Discourse Studies
- Advanced Creative Writing Workshop
- Language and Social Identities
- Pragmatics
- Language and Media
- Writing Beyond the Text
- Language Variation and Change in English
- Linguistics and English Language Dissertation
- Writing Beyond the Self
- Writing Beyond the Moment
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA English Language and Creative Writing at Lancaster University earn?
The median salary is £25,500 after 15 months, £23,500 after 3 years, £29,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £25,000 and £34,500. The £29,000 median after five years is £1,000 more than the UK median for English language.
What do graduates of BA English Language and Creative Writing at Lancaster University do next?
90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA English Language and Creative Writing at Lancaster University?
81% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA English Language and Creative Writing at Lancaster University?
The typical offer is AAB at A level, or 35 points in the IB. The average entrant had 137 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA English Language and Creative Writing at Lancaster University?
87% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 33 offers from 38 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
How many students continue on BA English Language and Creative Writing at Lancaster University?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.