BA (Hons) Creative Writing at University of Gloucestershire

Programme overview

Join a top-ranking course led by a supportive team of published writers and academics. You’ll have the opportunity to showcase your work at every stage. Join a high-ranking course – our English subject courses at Gloucestershire are ranked 10th in the UK (Guardian University Guide 2026).

Department: English and Creative Writing | Duration: 3 years full-time; part-time no fixed duration | Study mode: full-time, part-time | Intake: September 2027; September 2028 | Location: Cheltenham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Compulsory modules. Level 4 (Year 1): Words in Action: Study Skills for English Literature and Creative Writing, Shaping Stories, Shaping Worlds, The Verse and the Stage: Introduction to Poetry and Drama I, The Verse and the Stage: Introduction to Poetry and Drama II, Putting it on the page, Writing and New Technology; Level 5 (Year 2): Connecting Words and Worlds: Community and Career Skills, Stories to Live By, Poetry and Poetics, Short Stories, Big Impacts, Writing for Performance: the Everyman Theatre showcase, The Novel; Level 6 (final year): Beyond the Page: Careers in English Literature and Writing, Collaborative project, Writing in the Virtual World, Experimental Writing, Writing Non-Fiction, Dissertation.

Career pathways

Our graduates can go on to build careers as novelists, poets and playwrights, as well as to work in publishing, journalism, copywriting, teaching, arts administration, or run their own literary magazines and creative projects. We make career preparation part of the course.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Typical offer: 96 – 112 UCAS tariff points (A-level CCC – BBC; BTEC MMM – DMM; T-level Merit). GCSE in English Lang/Lit and Maths at grade 4/C or above are usually required. Entry can also be gained by portfolio if you can send us some of your writing (prose and/or poetry and/or scripts). UCAS code W802.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). First-year tuition fee for the full-time course; fees increase for subsequent years. Placement-year fee charged separately. Source

International applicants: GBP 17,950 a year (2026/27). International undergraduate fee (fee band C) per taught year; 2026/27 table, inflationary uplifts may apply in later years. Source

Intake: September 2027; September 2028

Duration: 3 years full-time; part-time no fixed duration

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