BA (Hons) Education & English and Creative Writing at University of Strathclyde

Joint Honours BA at Strathclyde combining Education with English and Creative Writing, using creative writing skills as part of literary criticism. The English and Creative Writing programme is ranked 1st in the UK for Creative Writing in the Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026.. Strathclyde is the only university in Scotland to offer a joint honours degree in Education; the degree does not qualify graduates as teachers but is a route to the PGDE.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences  |  Department: Education  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

English and Creative Writing: Year 1 introduces literary studies and creative writing techniques; Year 2 covers literary history with Scottish literature options; Year 3 includes two creative writing classes (drama and fiction) plus period options and an optional placement; Year 4 offers a creative writing dissertation of a creative piece with critical commentary and specialist creative writing classes. Education runs across all four years: Year 1 covers poverty, class, culture and community in education with a 70-hour placement with children aged 0-14; Year 2 looks at how people learn; Year 3 covers adult education with a community placement and educational research; Year 4 offers choice modules and a final-year project.

Career pathways

English and Creative Writing graduates work in publishing, the civil service, management, marketing, journalism, creative writing, administration and teaching. A joint Honours degree in Education and another subject enables graduates to apply for the Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (primary or secondary); the degree itself does not qualify graduates as teachers.

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