Creative Writing (Multidiscipline)

University of Salford
Undergraduate BA (Hons) Full-time 3 Years English literature and creative writing

A-Level Entry

See entry requirements

UCAS Points

104 - 112 points

Avg. Graduate Salary

£24,500

About this course

Podcaster. Journalist. Novelist. Poet. Screenwriter. Whatever kind of writer you want to be, on this course you’ll gain the tools and training you need to take the first step in your professional writing career.

As you progress through your studies, you’ll have the chance to explore writing in a unique range of contexts, from screenwriting to the gaming industry to experimental visual texts and comic books, as well as the core mediums of poetry and the novel. It’s all geared towards your future writing career.

As an undergraduate creative writing student studying at Salford, you’ll also have access to the creative writing opportunities Manchester has to offer. You’ll be joining a vibrant community of practising creatives with the chance to flourish in our state-of-the-art campuses in MediaCityUK and Peel Park – both of which designed to nurture talent across the city.

You will

  • Develop a wide range of skillsets designed to open up a world of creative writing careers

  • Explore diverse creative writing forms, including experimental writing, playwriting, screenwriting, journalism, poetry and prose fiction

  • Graduate with a creative writing portfolio that evidences the skills you've learnt to potential employers, or for further study.

    This course is just one of our English and Creative Writing programmes, which have risen ten places in the 2020 Guardian university league tables, and in 2020 gained 96% student satisfaction, demonstrating our strengths in the areas of research quality and graduate prospects.

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  • Entry Requirements

    A-Level Grades See entry requirements
    UCAS Tariff Points 104 - 112 points
    BTEC DMM

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    3412 Authors, writers and translators
    4135 Library clerks and assistants
    2471 Librarians
    2492 Newspaper and periodical broadcast journalists and reporters
    2491 Newspaper, periodical and broadcast editors

    Course Details

    Qualification
    Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    3 Years
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Salford
    Scheme
    Undergraduate
    Subjects
    English literature and creative writing
    Avg. Graduate Salary
    £24,500