BA English Literature and Creative Writing (Placement Year)
About this course
BA Hons in English Literature and Creative Writing (Placement Year), an English Literature and Creative Writing BA (Hons) degree dividing time evenly between literary study and creative writing. Core topics include Research Methods, Project Management, Critical & Analytical Thinking. The programme includes a dedicated work-based learning placement year in the third year, allowing students to gain professional experience in a graduate-level role before returning for their final year. The first year introduces foundational material through compulsory modules Literature in Time and Introduction to Creative Writing. The second year expands technical skills with compulsory modules Critical Theory, Writing Fiction, and Developing Your Writing Practice. The third year consists entirely of the Work Based Learning Year. The final fourth year features the Advanced Creative Writing Workshop, alongside optional modules such as Shakespeare, Romanticism, and the English Literature Dissertation.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: 32 points overall with 16 points from the best 3 HL subjects
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 80%: 28 offers from 35 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 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 100%
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
- Teaching Professionals: 15%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 10%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 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 245 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 2%
- North West: 48%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 14%
- East Midlands: 3%
- West Midlands: 6%
- East of England: 2%
- London: 14%
- South East: 7%
- South West: 4%
- Wales: 1%
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
- Literature in Time
- Introduction to Creative Writing
- World Literatures
- Re-Making Tradition
- The Arts and Identity (Discovery module)
- British Cinema
- Understanding Media and Culture
- Foundations of Language
- Critical Theory
- Writing Fiction
- Developing Your Writing Practice
- Critical Practice
- Medieval to Early Modern Literature
- Victorian Literature
- American Literature
- Postcolonial Literature
- Literary Adaptation
- Writing Poetry
- Playwriting
- Taking an Idea and Making it Happen (Discovery module)
- Work Based Learning Year
- Advanced Creative Writing Workshop
- Shakespeare
- Romanticism
- Austen and the Brontës
- Gothic and Science Fiction
- Modernism
- Contemporary Literature
- Literature and Environment
- Special Topics in Theory
- English Literature Dissertation
- Writing Beyond the Text
- Writing Beyond the Moment
- Writing Beyond the Self
- Queer Futures (Discovery module)
- Artistic Fusions (Discovery module)
- Live Performance Criticism
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA English Literature and Creative Writing (Placement Year) at Lancaster University earn?
The median salary is £25,000 after 15 months, £23,500 after 3 years, £29,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £23,500 and £34,500. The £29,000 median after five years is £1,000 more than the UK median for Literature in English.
What do graduates of BA English Literature 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 Literature 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 Literature and Creative Writing (Placement Year) at Lancaster University?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 137 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA English Literature and Creative Writing (Placement Year) at Lancaster University?
80% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 28 offers from 35 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA English Literature 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 Literature and Creative Writing (Placement Year) at Lancaster University?
100% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.