BA (Hons) Creative and Professional Writing at University of Westminster

The Creative and Professional Writing BA combines creative writing with professional writing practice, covering forms such as flash fiction, podcasts, streaming series and digital content. It develops writing skills and a distinctive voice alongside practical understanding of publishing, production and curation, including the challenges of AI-generated content. It is taught at the Regent Street campus in central London.

Faculty: School of Humanities  |  Duration: 3 or 4 years  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules include Reflective Writing, Storytelling Across Platforms, Working with Texts and Writing the City in Year 1, and Forms of Writing and Working with Texts 2 in Year 2. In Year 3 you complete an Individual Writing Project (creative or professional), Publishing, Producing, Curating and Writing Life, with options such as Screenwriting and Work Placement for Humanities.

Career pathways

Routes include journalism, editing, publishing, copywriting, teaching, translation, digital content creation, PR, advertising, marketing and communications. Job roles include bid writer, communications officer, copywriter, digital content producer, journalist, policy officer, scriptwriter and teacher.

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