Creative Writing and English Literature at Edge Hill University
Creative Writing and English Literature (BA (Hons), QW38) at Edge Hill University asked for 112–120 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on edgehill.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~120 points
Selectivearound BBB
Published as 112 - 120 points
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check edgehill.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. At least 45% had fewer than the 120 asked.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- QW38 · Q3 English studies + W8 creative writing
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 88%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
10 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course89%94%
Learning opportunities89%88%
Assessment and feedback96%87%
Academic support86%94%
Organisation and management73%87%
Learning resources97%92%
Student voice73%84%
10 final-year students · 73% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£22.5k5 years£27k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
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
45% working50% working and studying10% other
UK, same subject: 88% in work or study
35%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 45%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
60%
use what they learned
UK 55%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations30%
- Elementary occupations25%
- Administrative occupations15%
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations10%
- Sales occupations10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Ormskirk, North West England, England
- Postcode
- L39 4QP
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Ormskirk
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Creative writing at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Edge Hill University | Creative Writing and English Literature this course | 112 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Goldsmiths, University of London | English with Creative Writing BA (Hons) | BBB | 112–127 |
| Queen Mary University of London | English with Creative Writing BA (Hons) | 120 points | 128–143 |
| University of Brighton | Creative Writing BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Huddersfield | English BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 112–127 |
| University of Hull | Creative Writing and English BA (Hons) | 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Kent | English Literature and Creative Writing BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Leicester | Journalism with Creative Writing BA (Hons) | 120 points | 112–127 |
See all 260 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More English studies at Edge Hill University
- Creative Writing BA (Hons)
- English BA (Hons)
- English Literature BA (Hons)
- English with Foundation Year BA (Hons)