English with Creative Writing at University of Southampton
English with Creative Writing (BA (Hons), CW01) at University of Southampton asked for AAB in recent years; 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 southampton.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~AAB
Competitive136 points · around ABB
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 southampton.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 136
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. At least 50% had fewer than the 136 asked.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, a baccalaureate 10%, no formal qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- CW01 · C0 no standard meaning + W1 fine art
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearWider subject at this uni
94%
still studying
UK 88%
6%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
105 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course100%94%
Learning opportunities96%88%
Assessment and feedback98%87%
Academic support100%94%
Organisation and management100%87%
Learning resources85%92%
Student voice94%84%
10 final-year students · 73% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£27k3 years£25k5 years£31k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
50% working20% working and studying10% studying5% unemployed15% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
60%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
75%
use what they learned
UK 55%
- Sales occupations15%
- Teaching Professionals15%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations10%
- Media Professionals10%
- Secretarial and related occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 45 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Southampton, South East England, England
- Postcode
- SO17 1BJ
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Southampton
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Literature in English 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff University | English Language and Literature BA (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 128–143 |
| Lancaster University | English Language and Literature BA (Hons) | 134 - 136 points | 128–143 |
| Loughborough University | English Literature BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | Comparative Literature and Culture and English BA (Hons) | AAB - ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Glasgow | Archaeology/English Literature MA (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 160–175 |
| University of Leeds | Classical Literature and English BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Manchester | Drama and English Literature BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Nottingham | English Language and Literature BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Sheffield | English Language and Literature BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Southampton | English with Creative Writing this course | AAB | 112–127 |
| Bangor University | Cymraeg (Welsh) and English Literature BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | — |
See all 461 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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