BA Creative Writing
About this course
BA (Hons) Creative Writing is an undergraduate degree centred on narrative forms, storytelling techniques, and professional writing practices across various media. Core topics include Programming, Research Methods, Historical Research, and Design & Creative Practice. Students can also undertake an optional placement year to gain practical experience in the creative industries. The first year establishes core foundational skills through compulsory modules such as Introduction to Scriptwriting, Introduction to Writing Formats, Writing Narrative, Writing Poetry, and Writing Portfolio. The second year builds upon this base with modules including Story and the World, Exploring 2: Place and Space, and Specialist Elective. In the final year, students complete a substantial independent piece through the compulsory Final Major Project (Creative Writing) module, alongside Writing Centre: Editing & Publishing and Exploring 3: Investigating Creative Practice. Optional modules across the programme allow students to explore specialised areas such as prose fiction, scriptwriting, poetry, and publishing.
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Entry requirements
A level: BCC to BBC IB: 29 points overall.
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What students say
Based on about 19 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 91%
- Learning opportunities: 88%
- Assessment and feedback: 92%
- Academic support: 98%
- Organisation and management: 80%
- Learning resources: 86%
- Student voice: 90%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 30 students who started
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 5%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 13 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 40%
- Working and studying: 20%
- Further study: 20%
- Unemployed: 15%
Most common jobs
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 30%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 5%
- Sales occupations: 5%
- Teaching Professionals: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 70%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 50%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 35%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 150 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 2%
- North West: 3%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 17%
- East Midlands: 42%
- West Midlands: 2%
- East of England: 22%
- London: 6%
- South East: 5%
- Wales: 1%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 70%
- Other HE qualification: 25%
- No formal qualifications: 10%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Exploring 1: The Creative Arts
- Introduction to Scriptwriting
- Introduction to Writing Formats
- Writing Narrative
- Writing Poetry
- Writing Portfolio
- Introduction to Prose
- Introduction to Stage Design
- Project Space Plus
- Screen Performance
- Solo Performance
- Staging a Musical 2: Another Opening. Another Show
- Technical Theatre Technology
- The Physical Performer
- Exploring 2: Place and Space
- Specialist Elective
- Story and the World
- Acting the Song
- Arts and Health
- Contemporary Performance Technologies
- Contemporary Production Practices
- Creative Audio Technologies
- Digital Performance
- Industry Placement
- Lincoln School of Creative Arts Industry Placement Year
- LSCA Study Abroad
- Musical Theatre Futures
- Stage Combat
- Teaching Practices
- The Craft of Creative Non-Fiction
- The Craft of Fiction
- The Craft of Poetry
- The Craft of Scriptwriting
- Exploring 3: Investigating Creative Practice
- Final Major Project (Creative Writing)
- Writing Centre: Editing & Publishing
- Arts and Cultural Industries
- Counterculture
- Forming A Company
- Podcasting
- Poetry and Innovative Form
- Production Design and Realisation
- Scriptwriting for Stage and Screen
- Writing Contemporary and Historical Fiction
- Writing for Children and Young Adults
- Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Creative Writing at University of Lincoln earn?
The median salary is £25,000 after 15 months, £21,000 after 3 years, £26,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £21,000 and £32,000. The £26,500 median after five years is £3,000 more than the UK median for Creative writing.
What do graduates of BA Creative Writing at University of Lincoln 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 University of Lincoln?
91% 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 University of Lincoln?
The typical offer is BCC at A level, or 29 points in the IB. The average entrant had 110 UCAS points.
Does BA Creative Writing at University of Lincoln include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year.
How many students continue on BA Creative Writing at University of Lincoln?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.