BA English Language and Creative Writing (Placement Year)
About this course
BA Hons in English Language and Creative Writing (Placement Year), an undergraduate English Language and Linguistics and Creative Writing BA (Hons) degree combining literary composition with the scientific study of language. Core topics include Research Methods, Project Management, Critical & Analytical Thinking. Students undertake a full-year professional placement in their third year to gain graduate-level industry experience. The first year establishes core foundations through Introduction to Creative Writing, Foundations of Language, English across Space and Time, English in Use, and Re-Making Tradition. The second year advances practical writing and analytical abilities via English Grammar, Developing Your Writing Practice, Language and Creativity in Advertising, and Writing Fiction, alongside optional choices such as Language and Pedagogic Practice, Professional Communication, Writing Poetry, English Phonetics, Language Acquisition, and Discourse Studies. The fourth year concludes the degree with Advanced Creative Writing Workshop, Language and Social Identities, and Pragmatics, while offering optional modules including Language and Media, Writing Beyond the Text, Language Variation and Change in English, Linguistics and English Language Dissertation, Writing Beyond the Self, and Writing Beyond the Moment.
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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 90%: 9 offers from 10 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 28 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 88%
- Learning opportunities: 78%
- Assessment and feedback: 77%
- Academic support: 91%
- Organisation and management: 72%
- Learning resources: 92%
- Student voice: 74%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 25 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 13 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 10%
Most common jobs
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Teaching Professionals: 10%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 10%
- Media Professionals: 5%
- 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 40 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 90%
- Baccalaureate: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
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
- Work Based Learning Year
- 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 (Placement Year) 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 (Placement Year) 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 (Placement Year) at Lancaster University?
88% 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 (Placement Year) 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 (Placement Year) at Lancaster University?
90% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 9 offers from 10 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA English Language and Creative Writing (Placement Year) at Lancaster University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory placement year.
How many students continue on BA English Language and Creative Writing (Placement Year) at Lancaster University?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.