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English and Creative Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University

English and Creative Writing (BA (Hons), QW38) 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%15%<9630%9625%11225%1285%1445%1601761925%208224240+
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 112

The middle entrant had 112–127 points. 45% had fewer than the 112 asked.

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

Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, an Access course 5%.

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
2027
Placement year
optional
Year abroad
optional

Student experience

After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 90%
5%
left higher education
UK 9%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
45 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course91%94%
Learning opportunities90%88%
Assessment and feedback86%86%
Academic support84%95%
Organisation and management78%87%
Learning resources85%92%
Student voice86%84%
30 final-year students · 82% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalarySubject at this uni
15 months
£25.5k3 years
£20k5 years
£25k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
60% working5% working and studying5% studying20% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 87% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
70%
use what they learned
UK 50%
  • Teaching Professionals15%
  • Administrative occupations15%
  • Artistic, literary and media occupations10%
  • Sales occupations10%
  • Elementary occupations10%
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

English studies language and area studies
creative writing language and area studies

Campus

Campus
Main Campus
Housing
Accommodation ↗
Union
Students' union ↗

English studies 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
Aston University, BirminghamEnglish and Sociology BSc (Hons)104 - 112 pointsunder 96
Birkbeck, University of LondonCreative Writing and English BA (Hons)112 pointsunder 96
Birmingham Newman UniversityEnglish BA (Hons)112 points96–111
Coventry UniversityEnglish Literature and Creative Writing BA (Hons)112 points96–111
Edinburgh Napier UniversityEnglish BA (Hons)BBC128–143
Keele UniversityEnglish and Film Studies BA (Hons)112 points96–111
Manchester Metropolitan UniversityEnglish and Creative Writing this course104 - 112 points112–127
University of AberdeenAnthropology and English MA (Hons)BBC160–175
University of DerbyBusiness Management and English BA (Hons)112 points96–111
University of NorthamptonEnglish BA (Hons)112 points96–111
University of SunderlandEnglish: Creative and Professional Writing BA (Hons)96 - 112 points96–111

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