BA Creative Writing (Multidiscipline)
About this course
BA (Hons) in English Literature and Creative Writing. Core topics include Design & Creative Practice. The programme includes a double-credit final-year portfolio module requiring 6,000 words of polished creative work, and a work placement module offering internship experience. Students can study across writing forms including poetry, fiction, playwriting, and screenwriting.
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Entry requirements
GCSE: GCSE English Language at grade C/4 or above (or equivalent) is required. You must fulfil our GCSE entry requirements in addition to the Level 3 qualification requirements. UCAS tariff: 104 UCAS points. A level: 104 UCAS points. T level: Merit. BTEC: DMM Scottish Highers: 104 UCAS points. Irish Leaving Certificate: 104 UCAS points. IB: 30-31 points European Baccalaureate: Pass Diploma with 71% overall.
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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: 90%
- Assessment and feedback: 94%
- Academic support: 85%
- Organisation and management: 95%
- 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: 80%
- Left higher education: 20%
What graduates do next
Based on about 5 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 75%
- Working and studying: 20%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Elementary occupations: 40%
- Sales occupations: 15%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 10%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 50%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 35%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 35%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 120 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 2%
- North West: 76%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 7%
- East Midlands: 3%
- West Midlands: 3%
- East of England: 2%
- London: 4%
- South East: 3%
- South West: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 95%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Essential Reporting
- Digital and Social Media Reporting
- Production Skills
- Popular Fictions
- The Writer's Practice
- Work Placement Module
- Radio Podcasting and Features
- Feature Writing
- Television Genres
- Comedy Writing and Performance
- Digital Narrative Technologies
- Researching and Planning a Novel
- Writing Poetry in the 21st Century
- Introduction to Children’s Literature
- Playwriting
- Introduction to Screenwriting
- Analysing Media Texts
- Final Portfolio
- Sequential Art (Comics and Graphic Novels)
- Teaching Masterclass
- Journalism and Public Relations
- British Theatre Post-1950
- New Departures: Reading and Writing Innovative Poetry
- Biography: Tradition and Innovation
- Visual Text
- Transmedia Storyworlds
- Scriptwriting for TV and Film
- Screening Britain: Representation, Identity and Power in Film and Television
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Creative Writing (Multidiscipline) at University of Salford earn?
The median salary is £24,500 after 15 months, £20,000 after 3 years, £24,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £19,500 and £29,000. The £24,500 median after five years is £1,000 more than the UK median for Creative writing.
What do graduates of BA Creative Writing (Multidiscipline) at University of Salford 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 Creative Writing (Multidiscipline) at University of Salford?
100% 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 (Multidiscipline) at University of Salford?
The typical offer is 30 points in the IB. The average entrant had 110 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Creative Writing (Multidiscipline) at University of Salford?
80% of students continued into their second year, and 20% left higher education.