BA (Hons) English Literature and Creative Writing at University of Brighton

If you are passionate about literature and eager to enhance your writing skills, our English Literature and Creative Writing degree is perfect for you. You will blend studying literary theory with your own creative writing, learning how to use writing to explore and challenge ideas. Through examining diverse texts and their political, aesthetic and cultural contexts, you will refine your work.

Faculty: School of Humanities and Social Science  |  Department: Literature  |  Duration: full-time: 3 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: 2027 entry  |  Location: Brighton, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Your first year focuses on understanding the different approaches to literary texts from both a creative and critical standpoint. You will study a wide variety of texts, including film, novels, poetry, theatre, short stories and autobiography. Brighton is a vibrant and unique place that has impacted on British and European culture as well being at the forefront of social changes since the eighteenth century. This module is a literary and cultural exploration of Brighton as a place. You will engage and connect with Brighton’s history, literary culture and your own creative writing practice. Modules include Brighton Writes, Poetry-Politics-Protest, Storying The Self, Writers on Writing, The World, the Text and the Critic, Literary Histories of Cultures and Identities, Stories that Transform: Reading and Writing for Change, From Postcolonial to Black British Literature, Professional Practice and Placement, Research: Special Topic.

Career pathways

Creative writing and literature degree graduates gain a broad range of skills that apply to many roles, including: High-profile graduates from our English programmes include Paris Lees, Tanaka Mhishi and Munroe Bergdorf.

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