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Creative Writing - BA (Hons)

Nottingham Trent University

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Nottingham Trent University

Course options

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  • Qualification

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

  • Location

    Clifton - Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    21-SEP-26

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary


This practice-based and industry-focused course – one of the ten best in the UK according to The Times Good University Guide 2024 – will introduce you to the intricacies of writing, including plot, characterisation and narrative study, and will equip you with work-ready skills for the many writing and writing-related industries.

You will develop your skills and talent as a writer through dynamic workshops, exercises and work-like projects involving writing, editing, publishing and pitching, all supplemented by the study of English.Working alongside a range of highly-accomplished, widely-published professionals, including prize-winning, internationally-recognised authors, poets and screenwriters with real expertise in teaching, you will study at the heart of an active writing community, central to this UNESCO City of Literature. You will also learn how to give and receive critical input from tutors who will support and encourage you to follow your writerly instincts, to experiment, and to develop wide-ranging and highly applicable skills. Exciting, targeted optional modules enable you to pursue your interests.- Develop your creative and professional writing across a wide range of genres, working with highly active, multiple-award-winning expert writer-tutors.- Undertake hands-on roles in creative project management and development, preparing you for work in and beyond the writing and arts industries, developing creative solutions to global problems. Our keen focus on developing your employability skillset will ensure you are also extremely well placed to succeed in a wide range of careers.- Develop confidence in your communication, collaboration, and presentation skills.- Undertake study abroad, if you would like to, with one of our international partners across the world. Creative writing graduates have embarked on careers in writing, journalism, publishing, teaching, the civil service, marketing and advertising.


Why study Creative Writing at NTU?

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Top 10 in the UK

for Creative Writing (Guardian University Rankings 2026).- Our team of writer-tutors is exceptional, and includes a


BAFTA-nominated screenwriter, and multiple-award-winning novelists, poets and digital experts

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Be industry-ready.

Undertake hands-on roles in creative project management and development, preparing you for work in and beyond the writing and arts industries, developing creative solutions to global problems.-


Develop in-demand knowledge and skills.

Develop your creative and professional writing across a wide range of genres, working with active, expert writer-tutors.-


Make the world your classroom.

Undertake study abroad with one of our international partners across the world.

Tuition fees

Students living in United States
(International fees)

£ 17,950per year

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

University information

Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham Trent University

  • University League Table

    46th

  • Campus address

    Nottingham Trent University, 50 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG1 4FQ, United Kingdom

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Join a diverse community of students and learners from over 160 countries.
Get dedicated support from NTU’s International Development Office, Country Advisers, and International Student Support team.
Enjoy social opportunities, including Global Lounges, Virtual Global Lounge, NTU Global Week, and meet-and-greet sessions for international students.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Creative Writing

    33rd out of 47

  • Entry standards

    / Max 185
    121 65%

    21st

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    54.0 54%

    27th

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.23 81%

    19th

    9

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