Creative Writing/Scottish Literature at University of Glasgow
Creative Writing/Scottish Literature (MA (Hons), Q355) at University of Glasgow: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 160–175 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on gla.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 gla.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsWider subject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 160–175 points.
190 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 84%, an Access course 10%, a baccalaureate 2%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- Q355 · Q3 English studies
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearWider subject at this uni
91%
still studying
UK 88%
9%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
250 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyWider subject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course97%93%
Learning opportunities87%88%
Assessment and feedback84%86%
Academic support95%95%
Organisation and management82%86%
Learning resources88%91%
Student voice88%83%
170 final-year students · 63% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£27k3 years£23k5 years£29k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 25 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
60% working17% working and studying11% studying7% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
60%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
55%
use what they learned
UK 50%
- Teaching Professionals25%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Sales occupations10%
- Business and public service associate professionals10%
- Administrative occupations10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 70 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Glasgow, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- G12 8QQ
Subjects
creative writing language and area studies
Campus
- Campus
- Glasgow Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
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 |
| University of Glasgow | Creative Writing/Scottish Literature this course | — | 160–175 |
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