BA English and Creative Writing
About this course
BA (Hons) in English Language and Literature and English Literature and Creative Writing. Core topics include Research Methods and Communication & Writing. Modules cover screenwriting, video production and podcasting alongside literary study. Industry experience modules offer work placement opportunities linked to media organisations in west London, and students complete a dissertation or project in their final year.
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Entry requirements
104 UCAS points required from level 3 qualifications. These can include: A Levels at grade B, C and C, or above BTEC Extended Diploma with Distinction, Merit, Merit Access to HE Diploma T Levels You also need GCSE English and Maths (grade 9 - 4 / A* - C) or Level 2 equivalents.
Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 97%: 36 offers from 37 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
Modules
- English Literature I: History, Form and Genre
- English Literature II: Critical Approaches (double credit module)
- Foundations of Creative Writing
- Foundations of Creative Writing II
- Media and Communications: Theories and Debates
- Video Production
- Podcasting
- Thinking Through Film: Genre
- Literature and Modernity: 1900-1960
- The Canon Reloaded
- Screenwriting
- Creative Writing Workshop
- Worldbuilding
- Critical Approaches to New and Social Media
- Industry Experience
- Visual Media Cultures
- Visual Media Cultures (B)
- Industry Experience (B)
- Contemporary Writers and the City
- British and Irish Drama since 1945
- Writing for Performance
- Creative Writing: The Short Story
- Dissertation OR Project
- British and Irish Drama since 1945 (A)
- Crime and Fiction (B)
- Shakespeare on the Screen (B)
- Dissertation or Project (C)
Questions about this course
What grades do I need for BA English and Creative Writing at University of West London?
The typical offer is BCC at A level.
What is the offer rate for BA English and Creative Writing at University of West London?
97% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 36 offers from 37 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.