BA Creative Writing and Film & Theatre
About this course
BA in English with Creative Writing and Photography and Performance and Design for Theatre and Screen. Core topics include Programming, Research Methods, and Design & Creative Practice. Taught jointly by the Department of English Literature and the Department of Film, Theatre and Television. The Placement and Employment Skills module offers an industry role with reflective learning and intensive research.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBB including a grade B in English Literature or a related subject. Related subjects include: English Language, English Language and Literature, Drama and Theatre Studies, and Creative Writing. IB: 30 points overall including 5 in English at higher level.
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What students say
Based on about 16 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 89%
- Learning opportunities: 80%
- Assessment and feedback: 83%
- Academic support: 89%
- Organisation and management: 75%
- Learning resources: 95%
- Student voice: 87%
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 11 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 45%
- Working and studying: 30%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 15%
Most common jobs
- Teaching Professionals: 35%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 10%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Legal professionals: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 65%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 45%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 40%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 30 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 5%
- East Midlands: 5%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 10%
- London: 25%
- South East: 40%
- South West: 5%
- Wales: 5%
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): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Introduction to Creative Writing
- Poetry in English
- Analysing Theatre and Performance
- Approaches to Film
- Introduction to Scriptwriting
- Introduction to Drama
- Shelf Life
- Modern American Culture and Counterculture
- Comedy on Stage and Screen
- Radical Forms in Theatre and Performance
- Optional Language Modules
- Thinking Translation: History and Theory
- What is Comparative Literature?
- Film Forms and Cultures
- Identity, Performance and Culture
- Creative Writing: Creative Non-fiction
- Creative Writing: Poetry
- Creative Writing: The Short Story
- Shakespeare
- Victorian Literature
- Contemporary Fiction
- Placement and Employment Skills
- Documentary
- Reworking Shakespeare in Performance
- Television and Contemporary Culture
- Writing in the Public Sphere
- Writing America: Perspectives on the Nation
- Optional Language Modules
- Creative Writing Dissertation
- Film and/or Theatre Dissertation
- Creative Research Project
- British Black and Asian Voices: 1948 to the Present
- Shakespeare on Film
- Creative Writing Masterclass: Poetry
- Set Design
- Literature and Mental Health
- Creative Writing Masterclass: Prose
- Adaptions across Stage and Screen
- Musical Theatre
- Scriptwriting for Stage and Screen
- From Romance to Fantasy
- Children's Literature
- The Bloody Stage: Revenge and Death in Renaissance Drama
- Decadence and Degeneration: Literature of the 1890s
- Placing Jane Austen
- Screen Bodies
- Film Programming and Film Festivals
- Optional Language Modules
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Creative Writing and Film & Theatre at University of Reading earn?
The median salary is £26,000 after 15 months, £22,500 after 3 years, £28,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £20,000 and £38,000. The £28,500 median after five years is £5,000 more than the UK median for Creative writing.
What do graduates of BA Creative Writing and Film & Theatre at University of Reading do next?
80% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Creative Writing and Film & Theatre at University of Reading?
89% 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 and Film & Theatre at University of Reading?
The typical offer is BBB at A level, or 30 points in the IB. The average entrant had 139 UCAS points.
Does BA Creative Writing and Film & Theatre at University of Reading include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Creative Writing and Film & Theatre at University of Reading?
100% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.