Creative writing degrees

260 courses at 85 UK universities offer creative writing for 2027 entry: most ask for between 96 and 112 UCAS points; 38 courses quote A-level grades instead, most often AAB.

Qualifications BA (Hons) 248, MA (Hons) 9, BA/BSc (H) 1, FdA 1
Study full-time 252, part-time 8

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Often studied with

Joint honours courses pairing creative writing with another subject.

• English literature 57
• English studies 40
• film studies 16
• drama 11
• media and communication studies 7
• journalism 7
• cinematics 6
• fine art 5
• linguistics 4
• film production 4

Course codes

What these courses' UCAS codes start with.

• W8 creative writing 55
• Q3 English studies 50
• P3 media studies 6
• Q5 Celtic studies 3
• W9 other creative arts 3
• C3 zoology 2
• P5 journalism 2
• W4 drama 2

Universities

• Lancaster University 21
• University of Worcester 11
• University of Strathclyde 10
• Aberystwyth University 9
• University of Essex 9
• Anglia Ruskin University 8
• Falmouth University 8
• Liverpool Hope University 8
• University of Glasgow 8
• Bangor University 7
• Bath Spa University 6
• Keele University 6
• University of Chichester 6
• University of Portsmouth 5
• University of Westminster, London 5
• Birmingham City University 4
• De Montfort University 4
• Manchester Metropolitan University 4
• Queen Mary University of London 4
• University of Derby 4
• University of Plymouth 4
• University of Reading 4
• Brunel University of London 3
• Liverpool John Moores University 3
• University of East Anglia UEA 3
• University of Exeter 3
• University of Hull 3
• York St John University 3
• Arts University Bournemouth 2
• Birkbeck, University of London 2
• Canterbury Christ Church University 2
• Cardiff Metropolitan University 2
• Central Film School London 2
• Edge Hill University 2
• Goldsmiths, University of London 2
• Kingston University 2
• Leeds Beckett University 2
• Loughborough University 2
• Open University 2
• Oxford Brookes University 2
• Royal Holloway, University of London 2
• Teesside University 2
• University of Birmingham 2
• University of Brighton 2
• University of Chester 2
• University of Gloucestershire 2
• University of Greenwich 2
• University of Kent 2
• University of Lancashire 2
• University of Leicester 2
• University of Lincoln 2
• University of Southampton 2
• University of Suffolk 2
• University of Sussex 2
• University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) 2
• University of West London 2
• University of Winchester 2
• University of Wolverhampton 2
• BIMM University 1
• Bournemouth and Poole College 1
• Bristol, UWE 1
• Burnley College 1
• City of Glasgow College 1
• City St George's, University of London 1
• Coventry University 1
• Leeds Arts University 1
• London Metropolitan University 1
• Newcastle University 1
• Nottingham Trent University 1
• NPTC Group 1
• Plymouth Marjon University 1
• Raindance Film School London 1
• Sheffield Hallam University 1
• St Mary's University, Twickenham 1
• TEC Partnership (University Centre Grimsby, East Riding College, Scarborough & Skegness Colleges) 1
• University Centre Peterborough 1
• University of Aberdeen 1
• University of Buckingham 1
• University of Huddersfield 1
• University of Leeds 1
• University of Manchester 1
• University of Nottingham 1
• University of Salford 1
• University of Surrey 1
• University of Warwick 1

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