Creative Writing [with Placement year] at Anglia Ruskin University
Creative Writing [with Placement year] (BA (Hons), W801) at Anglia Ruskin University: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on aru.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check aru.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 112–127 points.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, other qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W801 · W8 creative writing
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 85%
15%
left higher education
UK 12%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course86%92%
Learning opportunities87%88%
Assessment and feedback89%88%
Academic support89%93%
Organisation and management81%82%
Learning resources84%89%
Student voice80%82%
20 final-year students · 90% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£24k3 years£22k5 years£25.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
60% working20% working and studying10% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
65%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
50%
use what they learned
UK 50%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 60% responded · 2022-24
Figures are for the main course; this variant is listed with it. Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Cambridge, East of England, England
- Postcode
- CB1 1PT
Subjects
creative writing language and area studies
Campus
- Campus
- ARU Cambridge Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Creative writing at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Birmingham | English Literature and Creative Writing BA (Hons) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| Bangor University | Creative Writing BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| Aberystwyth University | BA Creative Writing and Modern Languages BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Arts University Bournemouth | Creative Writing BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 144–159 |
| Bath Spa University | Creative Writing BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 112–127 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Creative Writing BA (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Aberdeen | English with Creative Writing MA (Hons) | BBC | 160–175 |
| Bournemouth and Poole College | 2D Digital Animation and Design Production FdA | 48 points | — |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Creative Writing [with Placement year] this course | — | 112–127 |
| BIMM University | Practical Filmmaking BA (Hons) | — | 112–127 |
| Birmingham City University | Creative Writing BA (Hons) | — | 96–111 |
See all 260 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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