English Literature and Creative Writing (Q86) at Open University
English Literature and Creative Writing (Q86) (BA (Hons)) at Open University: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on open.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 open.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Came in with A-levels or Highers 40%, other qualifications 26%, other higher education 24%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Duration
- 3 - 6 years
- Mode
- Part-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
66%
still studying
UK 65%
32%
left higher education
UK 30%
1%
moved to a lower award
UK 2%
580 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course95%91%
Learning opportunities90%90%
Assessment and feedback92%89%
Academic support92%91%
Organisation and management96%84%
Learning resources90%88%
Student voice74%76%
270 final-year students · 58% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£22.5k5 years£25.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
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
- None, [None Specified], Outside of the UK
- Postcode
- MK7 6BJ
Subjects
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 |
| Open University | English Literature and Creative Writing (Q86) this course | — | — |
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