BA English and Creative Writing & History
About this course
BA in English and English with Creative Writing and History, combining literary study with creative writing and historical inquiry. Core topics include research methods, historical research, critical and analytical thinking, and a global and comparative perspective. A placement module provides at least 60 hours of work-based experience in a professionally relevant setting.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB-BBB Year 2 entry: AAA-ABB IB: 32-30 Year 2 entry: 36-32
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What students say
Based on about 49 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 94%
- Learning opportunities: 87%
- Assessment and feedback: 88%
- Academic support: 94%
- Organisation and management: 94%
- Learning resources: 94%
- Student voice: 80%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 15%
What graduates do next
Based on about 21 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Media Professionals: 15%
- Teaching Professionals: 15%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 50%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 40%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 140 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- London: 4%
- South West: 1%
- Scotland: 95%
Who gets in
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 70%
- Other HE qualification: 30%
Modules
- English 1A & 1B
- History 1A: Making History
- History 1B: Britain & the world since 1707
- Writing Through Time 1&2
- The Construction of Scotland
- Making the Modern Human
- Glasgow: History, Culture Identity
- Disease & Society: An Introduction to the History of Medicine
- War & Society in the Twentieth Century
- Modern Europe
- Reading & Writing Poetry
- Reading & Writing Prose
- Reading & Writing Screenplays
- Writing Short Fiction & Poetry
- Sex, Revenge & Corruption in Renaissance Drama
- Twentieth Century Literature
- The Body: Theories & Representations
- Glasgow Narratives
- The Near Abroad: Literature & Imperialism within Europe
- The American Novel
- Victorian Literature
- English & Creative Writing Work Placement
- Dramatic Writing
- Imperial Seascapes
- Religion Behind the Iron Curtain
- Everyday Life, Activism & The Troubles
- Bombers and Mash: Britain and the Home Front 1939 to 45
- Slavery in World History
- Work Placement in History
- Historiography & Research Methods
- Communism in Practice: the Case of Czechoslovakia
- The Irish Diaspora 1800 to 2020
- The Russian Revolution & its Global Impact
- Cold War Europe
- Scotland’s Highland Problem
- Scottish Society Since 1914
- Year abroad
- Writing Gender in Contemporary Literature
- Historical Fiction
- Wild in the Renaissance
- Creative Economies & the Culture Industry
- East Asian Literatures
- 21st Century Science Fiction
- New Narratives
- Victorian Gothic
- Climate Narratives
- Dissertation in English
- Dissertation in Creative Writing
- The Scramble for the Middle East: Arab Nationalism, Zionism & European Colonial Powers, 1914-1939
- Twentieth-Century Czechoslovakia
- Rwanda: Peace, Conflict & the Politics
- Plantation in Ulster
- France at War, 1870-1962
- Medicine & Warfare in the Twentieth Century
- Scottish Society
- Genocide in the 20th Century
- Society & Politics in Colonial India
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA English and Creative Writing & History at University of Strathclyde earn?
The median salary is £26,500 after 15 months, £22,000 after 3 years, £29,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £21,500 and £34,000. The £29,000 median after five years is the same as the UK median for English studies.
What do graduates of BA English and Creative Writing & History at University of Strathclyde 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 and Creative Writing & History at University of Strathclyde?
94% 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 & History at University of Strathclyde?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 191 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA English and Creative Writing & History at University of Strathclyde?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.