BA (Hons) Creative Writing and Drama at Bath Spa University

Programme overview

At Bath Spa University, we’ve combined our love of writing and performing in this innovative Creative Writing and Drama degree course. Come and join us. You’ll pursue your passions in an environment that encourages creative experimentation.

Faculty: Bath School of Music and Performing Arts, School of Creative and Cultural Arts | Duration: Three years full time. Part time available. | Study mode: full-time; part-time | Location: Bath, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Build the foundations. You’ll gain skills in working with play texts as part of a theatrical ensemble, performing and directing, theatre production and performance; these will underpin your work in years two and three. The course is carefully designed to enable you to explore and experiment with your writing and understand the foundations of writing craft.

Career pathways

We equip you with creative, collaborative, writing, presentational and communication skills that are useful in many professional and vocational areas. The graduates from our Creative Writing and Drama degrees have careers in: - Novelist - Science magazine editor - Children’s author - Playwright - Digital Marketing Executive - Social media writer - Commercial copywriter for brands or charities - Regional editor for an online magazine - University lecturer - Editor (Random House) - Poet - Founder of an award-winning theatre company - Executive Director of a theatre school - Principal of an Academy of Performing Arts - Dramatherapist and Tutor.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A Level – grades BBB-BCC. No specific subject required.; BTEC – Extended Diploma grades from Distinction Distinction Merit (DDM) to Distinction Merit Merit (DMM). No specific subject required.; T Levels – grade Merit. No specific subject required.; International Baccalaureate – a minimum of 32 points. No specific subject required.; Access to HE courses – Access to HE Diploma or Access to HE Certificate (60 credits, 45 of which must be Level 3, at Merit or higher). No specific subject required.; English Language Requirements for International and EU Applicants IELTS 6.0 - for visa nationals, with a minimum score of IELTS 5.5 in each element. Applicants who meet the entry criteria will be invited to submit a digital portfolio of your work. More details will be supplied on invitation.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). Annual tuition fee, UK full time Source

International applicants: GBP 19,240 a year (2027/28). Annual tuition fee, International full time Source

Duration: Three years full time. Part time available.

Apply through the official page: https://apphub.bathspa.ac.uk/Connectors/Paperless/MOD/CWADR_D

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