BA (Hons) Creative Writing at University of Plymouth

Programme overview

BA (Hons) Creative Writing teaches students to write across poetry, fiction, scriptwriting and digital writing in small workshops led by award-winning writers and journalists. Students can contribute to the student-led creative writing journal INK and take an optional placement year.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business | Department: School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences | Duration: 3 years full-time (plus optional placement year) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Plymouth, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 introduces prose, poetry, drama and professional writing with modules such as The Craft of Writing I and II, Make it New: Digital Writing and Adventures in Criticism. Year 2 includes dramatic writing for stage, screen and beyond, writing genre fiction, professional writing for different media and an interdisciplinary writing project. The final year includes a dissertation, the University of Plymouth Literature Festival, Portfolio and Publication, and Script to Screen.

Career pathways

Graduates are prepared for writing-driven careers in journalism, publishing, editing and marketing.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Typical offer 104 UCAS points. A levels: 104 points from a minimum of two A levels. BTEC: DMM. Access to HE Diploma: at least 33 credits at Merit and/or Distinction. T level: Merit in any subject. International Baccalaureate: 26 points. Other combinations and non-A level qualifications are considered. Contextual offers are typically 8 points below the advertised tariff. International applicants: IELTS (Academic) 6.0 overall with at least 5.5 in each of listening, reading, speaking and writing (University of Plymouth standard undergraduate level).

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Full-time Source

International applicants: GBP 18,150 a year (2026/27). Full-time Source

Duration: 3 years

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