Course Summary

Storytelling is part of every culture and reveals much about a person’s lived experience, values and aspirations within a given time. If reading is a pleasure and creative writing very much a part of you, then an English degree with creative writing might appeal. If you’re ready to explore more widely, think more deeply and consider how you, as a reader, are placed in relation to a text and how that affects your interpretation, you’ve come to the right place. Brunel offers one of the most highly regarded creative writing courses in the UK, with many staff members active as novelists, writers for performance, or as cultural critics. Through them you will learn and practice the fundamentals of writing in a variety of forms including poetry and film. After a first year of introductory writing modules with options in literature to develop your critical reading, your exploration in English and creative writing is very much down to your own interests. In years two and three a wealth of optional modules await you, covering every period and genre in literature from Shakespeare to Austen, comedy to horror and world literature, alongside further writing options in journalism and modern fiction. Throughout your course you will be encouraged to express your own thoughts and creativity in your coursework and seminars, which will help you to grow as a critic and writer. English with Creative Writing BA will equip you with personal skills employers’ prize in graduates – exceptional written and verbal communication and the ability to work collaboratively in teams. At Brunel you will be able to develop these in abundance. Opt for a placement year and you will gain real-world work experience while you study which will further increase your attractiveness to employers when you graduate. Outside of your classroom, you can look forward to events and activities organised by the Brunel Centre for Contemporary Writing, including the annual Hillingdon Literary Festival: a free weekend of literary performances from internationally renowned authors, writing workshops and lively debates, right here on campus.

Course Details - Modules

Year 1 Core Modules Introduction to Writing Fiction Introduction to Writing Drama Introduction to Writing Poetry Workshop Diary World Literature, World Literacies Creative Writing Practice Optional Modules Critical Reading Portfolio Creative and Critical Portfolio Reading Resilience The Creative Process Year 2 Optional Modules Nineteenth-Century Novel Shakespeare Text and Performance The Women’s Movement: 20th Century and Contemporary Writing Post-Colonial Writing Modernism Romanticism and Revolution Contemporary British and Irish Fiction Genre Fiction Writing Journalism Writing the Short Story Screenwriting Life Writing Writing Contemporary Poetry Horror, Sci-Fi and Fantasy Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes Year 3 is an optional placement year Year 4 Core Modules Project Optional Modules Psychogeography Writing Modern Fiction Writing Comedy Writing Film and Television The Creative Industries Writing Poetry for Performance Victorian Literature and Culture The Muslim World in Early Modern English Literature Modern and Contemporary Lesbian Literature Chaucer to Shakespeare Post-War and Late Twentieth-Century Literature, 1945-2001 Reading for Writers / Writing for Reader Violence

Course Details – Assessment Method

Assessment Methods are not listed for this Course.

Course Details – Professional Bodies

Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.

How to Apply

26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application Codes

Course code: QW81

Institution code: B84

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Points of Entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.

International applicants

Standard Qualification Requirements

Obtain a minimum of 112 UCAS tariff points in an Access to HE Diploma with 45 credits at level 3

in any subject and A-level grade B

in any subject with A level grade B

including Standard Level 5/ Higher Level 4 in English.

in any subject

in any subject

in any subject with A levels grade BB

in any subject with A levels grade BB.


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Minimum Qualification Requirements

Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.

English language requirements

Test Grade AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic) 6.5 with no less than 5.5 in each subsection
Institution's Own Test with no less than 55% in each subsection

Brunel University London - English Language Requirements

https://www.brunel.ac.uk/international/English-Language-Requirements

Unistats information

Student satisfaction : 59%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 60%

Go onto work and study: 85%

Fees and funding

Channel Islands 9250.0 Year 1
EU 9250.0 Year 1
England 9250.0 Year 1
Northern Ireland 9250.0 Year 1
Scotland 9250.0 Year 1
Wales 9250.0 Year 1
International 15860.0 Year 1

Additional Fee Information

Additional Fee Information are not listed for this Course.

Provider information

Kingston Lane
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Uxbridge
UB8 3PH

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