English and Creative Writing BA at Royal Holloway, University of London

Study BA English and Creative Writing to develop your voice, take creative risks, and grow your skills as an expert writer. Explore fiction, poetry, or playwriting with our award winning writers while studying literature that inspires and challenges your own work. You’ll be taught by published writers: novelists, poets, and playwrights who are passionate about helping you develop your voice.

Department: English  |  Duration: 3 years full time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Egham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules: Year 1: Introduction to Creative Writing, Why Write? The History and Theory of Creative Writing, Reorienting the Novel, Introduction to Poetry, Critical Foundations: Thinking As A Critic; Year 2: Playwriting, Fiction, Poetry; Year 3: Creative Writing Special Focus (Term 1), Creative Writing: Special Focus (Term 2); Playwriting 2, Fiction 2, Poetry 2. Optional modules: Year 2: Middle English Poetry, Tolkien's Roots, Medieval Dream and Vision, Strange Fictions: Romance in the Middle Ages, Old English Riddles and others; Year 3: Old English Riddles, Advanced Shakespeare: The Problem Plays, Early Modern Bodies, Literature and Philosophy, James Joyce: Revolutions of the Word and others.

Career pathways

Taking a degree in English sets you up with great prospects for future employability. On the course itself we place a strong emphasis on your future employability, meaning the skills that you gain won’t just be applicable to the study of English.

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