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

Programme overview

BA (Hons) English and Creative Writing & Psychology is a four-year Joint Honours degree combining English and Creative Writing with Psychology within the flexible BA in Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Strathclyde. Students study three subjects in Year 1 and continue with two in Year 2. A credit-bearing work placement is available in Year 3 or 4.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences | Duration: 4 years | Intake: September 2027 | Study mode: full-time | Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

English & Creative Writing: Year 1 introduces literary studies through novels, plays, short stories and poetry alongside creative writing techniques; Year 2 core classes cover literary history with options on Scottish literature and the literature of humans and animals; Year 3 includes creative writing classes on drama and fiction plus options such as Renaissance, Victorian, Twentieth Century and American literature; Year 4 offers a creative writing dissertation. Psychology: Year 1 covers the basic principles of learning, biological bases of behaviour, thinking and memory; Years 2 and 3 cover human development, cognitive processes and individual differences; Year 4 includes a research dissertation.

Career pathways

Graduates of the English programmes work in publishing, the civil service, management, marketing, journalism, creative writing, administration and teaching. Psychology graduates may continue to postgraduate training as professional psychologists (clinical, educational or occupational) or work in research, teaching, human resource management, social work, counselling and management.

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Entry requirements

Scottish Highers: standard entry AAAA (first sitting) or AAAAB (second sitting); minimum entry AABB (first sitting) or AABBB (second sitting); Higher English plus Maths or Applications of Mathematics at National 5 grade C or equivalent. Preferred subjects: Classical Studies, Drama, Economics, Gaelic, Geography, History, Modern Studies, a Modern Language (German, French, Spanish, Italian), Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies, Sociology. A-levels: ABB-BBB (Year 2 entry AAA-ABB). International Baccalaureate: 32-30 (Year 2 entry 36-32). Irish Leaving Certificate: two H2 and three H3 passes including English. HNC Social Sciences: Year 1 entry with an A in the Graded Unit and Maths National 5 C or equivalent. Deferred entry is not normally accepted. Students must register with the Scottish Government's Protecting Vulnerable Groups scheme. Offers are competitive and stated requirements are normally the minimum level; contextual (widening access) offers at a lower level are made to certain applicants. English language (international applicants): the university standard requirement is IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no individual band below 5.5.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Rest of UK (England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland) rate for full-time undergraduate programmes; Scotland-domiciled fee to be confirmed by the Scottish Funding Council Source

International applicants: GBP 24,100 a year (2027/28) Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 4 years

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