English with Creative Writing with a Year Abroad at Queen Mary University of London
English with Creative Writing with a Year Abroad (BA (Hons), QW1Y) at Queen Mary University of London asked for 120 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on qmul.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~120 points
Selectivearound BBB
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 qmul.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120
The middle entrant had 128–143 points.
45 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 86%, other higher education 8%, a foundation course 4%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- QW1Y · Q1 linguistics
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearWider subject at this uni
93%
still studying
UK 88%
4%
left higher education
UK 10%
3%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
100 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course92%94%
Learning opportunities90%88%
Assessment and feedback89%86%
Academic support95%95%
Organisation and management90%87%
Learning resources92%92%
Student voice85%84%
55 final-year students · 65% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£29k3 years£25.5k5 years£31.5k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 35 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
62% working13% working and studying8% studying8% unemployed9% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
56%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
50%
use what they learned
UK 50%
- Teaching Professionals23%
- Administrative occupations14%
- Sales occupations11%
- Business and public service associate professionals11%
- Elementary occupations8%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 130 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
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
- London, Greater London, England
- Postcode
- E1 4NS
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Mile End 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.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth University | Drama and English BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Edge Hill University | English BA (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | under 96 |
| Goldsmiths, University of London | English BA (Hons) | BBB | 112–127 |
| Queen Mary University of London | English with Creative Writing with a Year Abroad this course | 120 points | 128–143 |
| Swansea University | Creative Writing and English Literature BA (Hons) | 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Hull | Creative Writing and English BA (Hons) | 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Kent | English Language, Linguistics and World Literature BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Oxford | Classics and English with Beginner's Latin and Greek with Foundation Year BA (Hons) | BBB | — |
| University of Stirling | Business Studies and English Studies BA (Hons) | BBB | 160–175 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | English and Sociology BSc (Hons) | 104 - 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Aberdeen | Anthropology and English MA (Hons) | BBC | 160–175 |
See all 428 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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