BA (Hons) English Language and Creative Writing (Placement Year) at Lancaster University

From the sonnet to the novel and from theatre to video-games, you will hone your craft with extensive professional support from our many celebrated novelists, poets and playwrights. At the same time, you will discover how the language you are writing in works, by exploring the kaleidoscope of English variation – its regional dialects, storytellers and ways of looking at the world – with our global leaders. You will graduate not only as a skilled writer but also as someone who understands English at a deep level as well as what they themselves are doing with the language .

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences  |  Department: School of Social Sciences  |  Duration: Full time 4 years  |  Study mode: full-time (includes a year in industry/placement)  |  Location: Lancaster, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 core modules: Introduction to Creative Writing, Foundations of Language, English across Space and Time, English in Use, Re-Making Tradition. Year 2 core modules: English Grammar, Developing Your Writing Practice, Language and Creativity in Advertising, Writing Fiction. Year 3 core modules: Work Based Learning Year. Year 4 core modules: Advanced Creative Writing Workshop, Language and Social Identities, Pragmatics.

Career pathways

A degree in English Language and Creative Writing equips you with both creative and analytical expertise. You graduate with advanced skills in drafting and editing, data analysis, evaluating evidence, persuasive argumentation and communicating complex ideas with clarity and impact.

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