BA Creative and Professional Writing
About this course
BA(Hons) Creative and Professional Writing is a creative writing degree focused on developing practical writing abilities across fiction, non-fiction, scripts, and commercial copy formats. Core topics include Research Methods. Students can optionally undertake a professional placement year between the second and final years of study. The first year covers the foundations of storytelling through Human Stories, The Fundamentals of Writing Fiction, The Fundamentals of Non-fiction and Copy, and The Fundamentals of Writing Scripts. The second year progresses to Human Futures, The Novelist's Workshop: Genre, Form and Editorial Techniques, and Writing for Stage, Screen, Audio and Digital Media, alongside optional choices such as Poets and Cultural Commentators and Ideation, Platforms and Commercial Writing. The final year includes the compulsory modules Humanities Research Project and A Career in Fiction. Optional final-year study covers areas such as The Working Scriptwriter, Publishing from Commission to Print, Text, Image, Other: Creative Writing and the Self, and The Professional Copywriter.
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Entry requirements
GCSE: Grade C/4 in English, or equivalent. Tariff points: 112 Contextual tariff: See our contextual offers page. English Language Requirement: International and EU applicants are required to have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.0 with 5.5 in each component (or approved equivalent*). *The university accepts a large number of UK and International Qualifications in place of IELTS. You can find details of acceptable tests and the required grades you will need in our English Language section. Please visit our English language requirements page. A-level subjects: No specific subjects required. BTEC: No specific subjects required. For information on required Guided Learning Hours please see our minimum entry requirements page. Access: No specific subjects required. Baccalaureate IB: No specific subjects required. We accept the IB Career-related Programme in conjunction with other Level 3 qualifications. Irish Highers: No specific subjects required. Welsh Baccalaureate: We accept tariff points achieved from the Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales in conjunction with other Level 3 qualifications. Cambridge Technical: No specific subjects required. T Levels: No specific subjects required.
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What students say
Based on about 18 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 90%
- Learning opportunities: 82%
- Assessment and feedback: 81%
- Academic support: 94%
- Organisation and management: 78%
- Learning resources: 67%
- Student voice: 81%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 45 students who started
- Continued on course: 95%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 11 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 20%
Most common jobs
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 20%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 20%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 5%
- Secretarial and related occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 50%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 60%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 30%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 175 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- West Midlands: 7%
- East of England: 2%
- London: 10%
- South East: 13%
- South West: 57%
- Wales: 8%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 30 students who started
- A levels: 95%
- Access course: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Gold for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Human Stories
- The Fundamentals of Writing Fiction
- The Fundamentals of Non-fiction and Copy
- The Fundamentals of Writing Scripts
- Human Futures
- The Novelist's Workshop: Genre, Form and Editorial Techniques
- Writing for Stage, Screen, Audio and Digital Media
- Poets and Cultural Commentators
- Ideation, Platforms and Commercial Writing
- Humanities Research Project
- A Career in Fiction
- The Working Scriptwriter
- Publishing from Commission to Print
- Text, Image, Other: Creative Writing and the Self
- The Professional Copywriter
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Creative and Professional Writing at UWE Bristol earn?
The median salary is £25,000 after 15 months, £22,500 after 3 years, £27,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £23,500 and £32,000. The £27,500 median after five years is £4,000 more than the UK median for Creative writing.
What do graduates of BA Creative and Professional Writing at UWE Bristol 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 and Professional Writing at UWE Bristol?
90% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Creative and Professional Writing at UWE Bristol?
The average entrant had 132 UCAS points.
Does BA Creative and Professional Writing at UWE Bristol include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year.
How many students continue on BA Creative and Professional Writing at UWE Bristol?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.