BA (Hons) Creative Writing at Leeds Beckett University

Programme overview

Designed by writers for writers, this course will enable you to develop your portfolio of writing. You’ll be supported by award-winning poets, screen writers and novelists. Whether you want to write poetry, short stories, novels, scripts, fiction or non-fiction, you’ll learn techniques to develop an idea into a final draft.

Faculty: School of Humanities and Social Sciences | Duration: 3 years full-time | Study mode: full-time, part-time | Intake: 20 Sep 2027 | Location: Leeds, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 core modules: Writers' Workshop 1, Contemporary Literary Studies, Creative Professional Portfolio – Writing Reflections, Writers' Workshop 2, Adaptation: Textual Afterlives, Creative Professional Portfolio – The Art of Presentation. Year 2 core modules: Writing Fictions, Screenwriting, Creative Professional Portfolio – Pitching & Submitting, Writing Poetry, Theory into Practice, Creative Professional Portfolio – Writing Industry. Year 3 core modules: Creative Writing Project (delivered across Semesters 1 and 2), Life Writing, Creative Professional Portfolio – The Writer & Audience, Experimental Writing, Creative Professional Portfolio – Your Creative Future.

Career pathways

The ability to communicate effectively in English is highly sought after by employers and our graduates go on to a wide range of careers. The following are just some of the sectors and job roles that will be available to you as a creative writing graduate:

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Application information

Entry requirements

104-112 points required UCAS Tariff Points: 104-112 points required. (Minimum 64-72 from two A Levels or equivalent, excluding General Studies). GCSEs GCSE English Language at Grade 4 or above (Grade C for GCSEs taken before 2017) or equivalent. Key Skills Level 2, Functional Skills Level 2 and the Certificate in Adult Literacy are accepted in place of GCSEs. Access to HE Diploma Pass overall with a minimum of 104-112 UCAS tariff points. T Levels Pass overall with a minimum of 104 UCAS tariff points, including a C or above on the core. Scottish Awards 104-112 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of 4 Highers of which at least 2 must be grade B or above. Irish Leaving Certificate 104-112 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of 5 subjects at higher level of which at least 3 must be grade H3 or above. International baccalaureate 104-112 UCAS tariff points or a score of 28 from the IB diploma. This should include a minimum of 3 Highers with 2 at grade H5 or above. IELTS IELTS 6.0 with no skills below 5.5, or an equivalent qualification.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). The tuition fee for the year for students entering in 2027/28 is £10050. Source

International applicants: GBP 17,345 a year (2027/28). The tuition fee for the year for students entering in 2027/28 is £17345. Source

Intake: 20 Sep 2027

Duration: 3 years full-time

Apply through the official page: https://digital.ucas.com/search/results?SearchText=Leeds+Beckett+University+Creative+Writing&filters=Destination_Undergraduate&studyYear=2027

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