BA English Literature and Creative Writing (Study Abroad)
About this course
BA Hons in English Literature and Creative Writing (Study Abroad), an English Literature and Creative Writing degree focusing on the study of literary texts alongside practical creative writing workshops. Core topics include Research Methods, Project Management, Critical & Analytical Thinking. The course includes a compulsory third year spent studying abroad at an international partner university. The first year introduces the subject through Literature in Time and Introduction to Creative Writing. The second year continues with Critical Theory, Developing Your Writing Practice, and Writing Fiction. Optional modules across the degree span areas such as poetry, playwriting, postcolonial literature, Victorian literature, and gothic and science fiction. The final year features the Advanced Creative Writing Workshop, and students may also complete an English Literature Dissertation through a programme of directed independent study.
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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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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
- 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 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
- 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
- Developing Your Writing Practice
- Writing Fiction
- Playwriting
- Writing Poetry
- Medieval to Early Modern Literature
- Postcolonial Literature
- Literary Adaptation
- American Literature
- Victorian Literature
- Critical Practice
- Taking an Idea and Making it Happen (Discovery module)
- Your Year Abroad
- 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
- Artistic Fusions (Discovery module)
- Queer Futures (Discovery module)
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA English Literature and Creative Writing (Study Abroad) 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 (Study Abroad) 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 (Study Abroad) 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 (Study Abroad) at Lancaster University?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 138 UCAS points.
Does BA English Literature and Creative Writing (Study Abroad) at Lancaster University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory year abroad.
How many students continue on BA English Literature and Creative Writing (Study Abroad) at Lancaster University?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.