BA (Hons) English and Creative Writing

Let your imagination take flight and develop your own creative voice. You’ll produce short stories, autobiographical writing, poetry and script.Leeds is the Northern heart of culture and the arts. Your campus sits in the very centre of the city, surrounded by museums, art galleries, theatres, film production companies and recording studios. We work directly with Leeds museums and galleries and many regional events, including Leeds Lit Fest, poetry performance events and the Leeds West Indian Carnival.

As part of this course, you’ll:

Examine literatures past and present, and from around the world
Be taught by award-winning writers
Have the chance to work on an extended creative writing project as you collaborate with your peers to produce an anthology and plan a related launch event
Explore a range of literary and writing contexts to develop the ability to respond creatively to the world around you
Join a vibrant creative community of students and lecturers with connections to literary festivals and events in the region
Get the chance to work with our range of industry professionals in the city and beyond

UCAS Tariff Points: 104 points required. (Minimum 64 from two A Levels or equivalent, excluding General Studies.). International baccalaureate - 104 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of 3 Highers of which at least 2 must be grade H5 or above. IELTS 6.0 with no skills below 5.5, or an equivalent qualification TOEFL iBT- Total of 79 to 89 Minimum for Reading (18), Listening (17), Speaking (20) and Writing (17)