BA (Hons) English & Creative Writing at Cardiff Metropolitan University

This degree develops students as both writers and critics, combining the study of literature with creative practice and professional skills such as freelance writing and publishing. Each year is organised around reading, writing and connecting strands. It is based at the Cyncoed Campus.

Faculty: Cardiff School of Education & Social Policy  |  Duration: 3 years full time; 4 years with foundation year; 6 years part time  |  Intake: 2027 entry  |  Location: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 (Craft and Canon): Reading Literature, Shakespeare and his Contemporaries, Stories Matter, Writing Poetry, Critical Approaches, Say it Out Loud. Year 2 (Imagination and Experimentation): Romantic and Victorian Literature, Modernist Literature and Culture, Urban and Contemporary, Ghosts in the Machine, Imaginary Worlds and Possible Futures, and a work placement. Year 3: Hyper-contemporary Literature and the Book Prize, Narratives of Place and Belonging, Fact or Artful Enterprise, Publishing and Digital Humanities, and either a Dissertation or the Major Project.

Career pathways

Literary, media and publishing companies, arts and cultural sectors, freelance writing, editing, teaching, law, PR and civil service.

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