English and Creative Writing at University of Dundee
English and Creative Writing (MA (Hons), QW38) at University of Dundee asked for CCC - CCD in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on dundee.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~CCC
Moderate96 points · around CCC
Published as CCC - CCD
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check dundee.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 96
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. 5% had fewer than the 96 asked.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 80%, other higher education 20%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- QW38 · Q3 English studies + W8 creative writing
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 90%
5%
left higher education
UK 9%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
25 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course89%94%
Learning opportunities92%88%
Assessment and feedback83%86%
Academic support90%95%
Organisation and management93%87%
Learning resources87%92%
Student voice84%84%
20 final-year students · 88% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£24.5k3 years£20k5 years£26.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
40% working35% working and studying10% studying20% other
UK, same subject: 87% in work or study
45%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
65%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
45%
use what they learned
UK 50%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 65% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Dundee, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- DD1 4HN
Subjects
English studies language and area studies
Campus
- Campus
- The University of Dundee
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aston University, Birmingham | English and Sociology BSc (Hons) | 104 - 112 points | under 96 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Creative Writing and English BA (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Aberdeen | Anthropology and English MA (Hons) | BBC | 160–175 |
| Ulster University | English BA (Hons) | 96 - 105 points | 96–111 |
| City St George's, University of London | English BA (Hons) | 104 points | 96–111 |
| University of Chichester | Creative Writing and English BA (Hons) | 104 points | 112–127 |
| University of Plymouth | English BA (Hons) | 104 points | 96–111 |
| University of Westminster, London | Creative Writing and English BA (Hons) | BCC | 96–111 |
| Edge Hill University | English with Foundation Year BA (Hons) | 96 points | under 96 |
| University of Dundee | English and Creative Writing this course | CCC - CCD | 144–159 |
| Edinburgh Napier University | Acting and English BA (Hons) | CCD | 176–191 |
See all 428 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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