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

English Literature and Creative Writing explores literary traditions while developing students' own voice and style as writers, across a broad range of genres, styles and formats. Students also consider contemporary themes such as the environment, power and protest, the social impact of technology and contemporary feminism.

Duration: 3 years full-time (4 with a year abroad or in industry); 6 years part-time (7 with a year abroad or in industry)  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Study mode: full-time or part-time (Canterbury)  |  Location: Canterbury, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Stage 1 compulsory modules are Changing Literatures, Adventures in Criticism and Creative and Critical Conversations. Stage 2 compulsory modules include Approaching Poetry and Writing Fiction, with literature options such as Shakespeare: Before and After and Reading Victorian Literature. Stage 3 options include Beginning to Write a Novel, American Crime Fiction, The Gothic: Origins and Exhumations and Queer Literature.

Career pathways

Graduates go on to roles in journalism and media, marketing and public relations, creative and cultural industries, writing and publishing, education, business, the charity sector and law. Alumni include authors David Mitchell and Sarah Waters and Nobel Prize winners Kazuo Ishiguro and Abdulrazak Gurnah.

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