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UCAS CODE: W800

Course options

  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

  • Location

    Canterbury

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    14-SEP-26

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary


Study Creative Writing at Canterbury Christ Church University and turn your passion for storytelling into an employable skillset.

Whether you want to write novels, poetry, screenplays, or work in media, publishing or marketing, this course will give you the tools to craft your written voice and build a career with words.


What you’ll learn

- Create original work across a range of genres, from fiction to poetry to screenwriting.

- Analyse literature to sharpen your craft and understand how writing works.

- Explore the business side of writing, from publishing to freelance career paths.

- Build a portfolio of creative and professional writing to showcase your versatility.

- Develop your unique voice and writing style with feedback from published authors.

What’s more, you’ll learn in a supportive, creative community where your ideas matter. You’ll explore fiction, poetry, screenwriting, creative non-fiction, and digital storytelling, as well as studying how great writing works.

You’ll also join a lively writing community, with opportunities to gain valuable industry experience, including volunteering to help run our Writing Comes Alive and Live Literature events, or working on our student Creative Writing Magazine, Readable. You can also get involved in the creation of our Graduate Anthology and attend our annual residential Writing Day.

If you’re searching for a creative writing degree, this course gives you both creative freedom and career-focused direction.


Location

This course is run at our Canterbury Campus in Kent. Canterbury is just 50 miles south-east of London and less than an hour by high-speed train from St Pancras. Located on a UNESCO World Heritage Site the campus offers state-of-the-art buildings, right in the centre of a vibrant and world-famous cathedral city. You’ll benefit from a campus with excellent learning and teaching resources, music venues, a superb sports centre, a well-stocked bookshop and plenty of coffee bars and places to eat. A short walk away is Augustine House our award-winning library and home to a vast range of learning resources and student support teams.

Tuition fees

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£ 15,500per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

Canterbury Christ Church University

  • University League Table

    99th

  • Campus address

    Canterbury, N Holmes Rd, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 1QU, United Kingdom

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    38th out of 45 18

  • Entry standards

    / Max 173
    115 67%

    35th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    66.0 66%

    14th

    6
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.17 79%

    26th

    17

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