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Creative Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University

Creative Writing (BA (Hons), W810) at Manchester Metropolitan University asked for 104–112 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 mmu.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff
Selective
around BBB
Published as 104 - 112 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 mmu.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
0%10%20%30%25%<9615%9615%11215%12810%1445%1605%1761922082245%240+
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 112

The middle entrant had 112–127 points. 40% had fewer than the 112 asked.

30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, a baccalaureate 5%, an Access course 5%.

Course

Award
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
Code
W810 · W8 creative writing
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 yearThis course
75%
still studying
UK 85%
25%
left higher education
UK 12%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course99%92%
Learning opportunities96%88%
Assessment and feedback92%88%
Academic support92%93%
Organisation and management89%82%
Learning resources85%89%
Student voice93%82%
20 final-year students · 90% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalarySubject at this uni
15 months
£25k3 years
£18.5k5 years
£21k
£10k£20k£30k
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
70% working10% working and studying5% studying10% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
35%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 45%
60%
say their work is meaningful
UK 58%
55%
use what they learned
UK 35%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus
Manchester, North West England, England
Postcode
M15 6BH
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Subjects

creative writing language and area studies

Campus

Campus
Main Campus
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.

UniversityCourseEntryMiddle entrant
Birkbeck, University of LondonCreative Writing BA (Hons)112 pointsunder 96
Canterbury Christ Church UniversityCreative Writing BA (Hons)112 pointsunder 96
Central Film School LondonScreenwriting (Scriptwriting) BA (Hons)96 - 112 points—
Coventry UniversityEnglish Literature and Creative Writing BA (Hons)112 points96–111
Manchester Metropolitan UniversityCreative Writing this course104 - 112 points112–127
University of AberdeenEnglish with Creative Writing MA (Hons)BBC160–175
University of ChesterCreative Writing BA (Hons)112 points96–111
University of ChichesterCreative Writing and Screenwriting BA (Hons)104 - 112 points—
University of DerbyCreative Writing and Publishing BA (Hons)112 points96–111
University of GloucestershireCreative Writing BA (Hons)96 - 112 points96–111
University of HullCreative Writing and Film Studies BA (Hons)112 points96–111

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