BA English and Creative Writing
About this course
BA (Hons) in English and Creative Writing, an English degree centred on literary studies alongside the practice and technique of writing. Core topics include Research Methods, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Global & Comparative Perspective. The course is available as a three-year full-time programme or a four-year option incorporating a professional placement year. The first year covers foundational skills through compulsory modules such as Introduction to Drama, Narrative Forms, Elephants and Engines: An Introduction to Creative Writing, Analysing Poetry: Metre, Form and Meaning, and Theory Matters, while offering optional choices including Writing in History. The second year progresses with compulsory practical study in Maps and Motors alongside diverse optional modules spanning literature, film, and culture. The final year centres on independent research and professional preparation through the compulsory English Dissertation and Driving On: Writing Towards Publication.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB including one of the following subjects: English (Literature, Language, or both), any Language subject, Geography, History, Classical Civilisation, Law, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Religious Studies or Sociology. IB: 32 (6,5,5 HL) to include one of the following subjects at HL: English (Literature, Language or both), any Language subject, Geography, History, Philosophy, Global Politics, Psychology, World Religions, Social and Cultural Anthropology. BTEC: BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma: DDM plus an A level grade B in a required subject. BTEC Level 3 National Diploma: DD plus one A level in a required subject at Grade B. BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate: D plus two A levels at Grades BB including one required subject. Preferred BTEC: Performing Arts, Art & Design, Digital Film and Video Production, Business IT, Applied Science, Sport, Sport and Exercise Science, Health & Social Care.
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What students say
Based on about 9 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 100%
- Learning opportunities: 91%
- Assessment and feedback: 89%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 86%
- Learning resources: 89%
- Student voice: 89%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 8 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 25%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 35%
- Teaching Professionals: 25%
- Media Professionals: 15%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 10%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 100%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 80%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 65%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 135 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- East Midlands: 21%
- West Midlands: 10%
- East of England: 18%
- London: 27%
- South East: 14%
- South West: 3%
- Wales: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 95%
- A degree: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Introduction to Drama
- Narrative Forms
- Elephants and Engines: An Introduction to Creative Writing
- Analysing Poetry: Metre, Form and Meaning
- Theory Matters
- Writing in History
- Slavery to Black Lives Matter: African American Culture 1840 - present
- University-wide Language Programme
- Maps and Motors
- Victorian Literature
- Love and Life in Stuart-Era Literature (1603-1714)
- Strange Fascination: Queer Desires and Identities in Literature, 1886-1952
- Animal Tales: Non-human Animals in Fiction, Film and Philosophy
- Your Future Career: Preparing for the World of Work
- Victorian Values Reconsidered
- Modernisms
- Literature from 1990
- Screen Cultures
- Weird Fiction
- The American Century: US Politics and Society in the 20th Century (10 credits)
- University-wide Language Programme
- English Dissertation
- Driving On: Writing Towards Publication
- Radicals and Reactionaries: Writing Women in 1890s
- Cruel and Unusual: Punishment on trial in American Culture
- Love, Poetry and War: The Modern Poet from Eliot to Plath
- Maladies and Medicines
- Neo-Victorianism
- Adapting Shakespeare
- Global America
- University-wide Language Programme
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA English and Creative Writing at Loughborough University earn?
The median salary is £30,000 after 15 months, £24,500 after 3 years, £33,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £25,500 and £39,500. The £33,000 median after five years is £4,000 more than the UK median for English studies.
What do graduates of BA English and Creative Writing at Loughborough University do next?
95% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA English and Creative Writing at Loughborough University?
100% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA English and Creative Writing at Loughborough University?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 143 UCAS points.
Does BA English and Creative Writing at Loughborough University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA English and Creative Writing at Loughborough University?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.