BA English and Creative Writing & Psychology
About this course
BA in Psychology and English with Creative Writing. Core topics include research methods, data analysis, statistics, psychological assessment, and clinical skills. Workshop-based classes cover poetry, prose, and screenplay writing alongside critical analysis. A work placement module provides a minimum of 60 hours of professional experience, and the programme concludes with a final-year dissertation.
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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 22 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 91%
- Learning opportunities: 89%
- Assessment and feedback: 85%
- Academic support: 90%
- Organisation and management: 93%
- Learning resources: 90%
- Student voice: 81%
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 8 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 10%
- 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: 65%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 60%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 45%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 80 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- East of England: 1%
- London: 7%
- South West: 1%
- Scotland: 92%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 65%
- Access course: 5%
- A degree: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 25%
Modules
- English 1A & 1B
- Psychology 1a
- Psychology 1b
- Writing Through Time 1&2
- The Construction of Scotland
- Making the Modern Human
- Cognition & Neuropsychology
- Social & Health Psychology
- Introduction to Research Design & Analysis
- Reading & Writing Poetry
- Reading & Writing Prose
- Reading & Writing Screenplays
- Twentieth Century Literature
- Sex, Revenge & Corruption in Renaissance Drama
- The Body: Theories & Representations
- Writing Short Fiction & Poetry
- Victorian Literature
- The American Novel
- The Near Abroad: Literature & Imperialism within Europe
- Dramatic Writing
- English & Creative Writing Work Placement
- Glasgow Narratives
- Research Methods & Data Analysis
- Individual Differences
- Cognition
- Development
- Psychobiology
- Social Psychology
- Writing Gender in Contemporary Literature
- Historical Fiction
- East Asian Literatures
- Creative Economies & the Culture Industry
- Wild in the Renaissance
- New Narratives
- Victorian Gothic
- Climate Narratives
- 21st Century Science Fiction
- Dissertation in English
- Dissertation in Creative Writing
- Dissertation in Psychology
- Psychology Work Placement
- Psychology of Design
- Moral Psychology
- Psychology of Mental Health
- Health Psychology
- Belief & Anomalistic Experience
- Critical Review
- Introduction to Sleep Health
- The Psychology & Cognitive Neuroscience of Face Recognition
- Psychology & Ageing
- Psychological Assessment
- Psychology of Physical Activity
- Evolutionary Approaches to Human Mate Preferences
- Considering Sleep Through the Behavioural Lens
- Neuropsychology of Ageing & Dementia
- Theory & Practice of Learning & Cognition
- Coaching Psychology in the Age of AI
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA English and Creative Writing & Psychology at University of Strathclyde earn?
The median salary is £24,500 after 15 months, £22,000 after 3 years, £28,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £22,500 and £33,000. The £28,000 median after five years is £500 more than the UK median for Psychology.
What do graduates of BA English and Creative Writing & Psychology 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 & Psychology at University of Strathclyde?
91% 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 & Psychology at University of Strathclyde?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 200 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA English and Creative Writing & Psychology at University of Strathclyde?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.