Creative Writing and Drama at De Montfort University
Creative Writing and Drama (BA (Hons), W905) at De Montfort University asked for See entry requirements in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had under 96 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on dmu.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~See entry requirements
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check dmu.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had under 96 points.
20 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, an Access course 5%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W905 · W9 other creative arts
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
85%
still studying
UK 90%
10%
left higher education
UK 6%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course95%93%
Learning opportunities89%89%
Assessment and feedback86%83%
Academic support91%91%
Organisation and management72%70%
Learning resources94%85%
Student voice80%79%
25 final-year students · 96% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£19.5k5 years£25k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
70% working10% studying20% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
60%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 45%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
75%
use what they learned
UK 50%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Leicester, East Midlands, England
- Postcode
- LE1 9BH
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- De Montfort University
- 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 |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Creative Writing BA (Hons) | — | 112–127 |
| BIMM University | Practical Filmmaking BA (Hons) | — | 112–127 |
| Birmingham City University | Creative Writing BA (Hons) | — | 96–111 |
| De Montfort University | Creative Writing and Drama this course | See entry requirements | under 96 |
See all 260 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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