Creative Writing and English Literature at York St John University
Creative Writing and English Literature (BA (Hons), WQ8H) at York St John University asked for 104 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on yorksj.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~104 points
Moderatearound CCC
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 yorksj.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 104
The middle entrant had 96–111 points. At least 30% had fewer than the 104 asked.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, a degree 5%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- WQ8H · W8 creative writing
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Foundation year
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 88%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course93%94%
Learning opportunities90%88%
Assessment and feedback97%87%
Academic support94%94%
Organisation and management89%87%
Learning resources90%92%
Student voice87%84%
20 final-year students · 69% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£19.5k5 years£24.5k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- York, Yorkshire and the Humber, England
- Postcode
- YO31 7EX
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- YSJ Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Creative writing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birkbeck, University of London | Creative Writing BA (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Aberdeen | English with Creative Writing MA (Hons) | BBC | 160–175 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | English and Creative Writing BA (Hons) | 104 points | 96–111 |
| City St George's, University of London | English with Creative Writing BA (Hons) | 104 points | 96–111 |
| University of Chichester | Creative Writing BA (Hons) | 104 points | 96–111 |
| University of Plymouth | Creative Writing BA (Hons) | 104 points | 128–143 |
| University of West London | English with Creative Writing and Film BA (Hons) | 104 points | under 96 |
| University of Westminster, London | Creative and Professional Writing BA (Hons) | BCC | 96–111 |
| University of Worcester | Animation and Screenwriting BA (Hons) | 104 points | — |
| York St John University | Creative Writing and English Literature this course | 104 points | 96–111 |
| Burnley College | English and Creative Writing BA (Hons) | 96 points | — |
See all 260 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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