Overview

Contemporary creative writing is diverse. It’s digital and on the page; social and singular. The Creative Writing and Publishing (Hons) course at Bath Spa University includes prose fiction, YA, flash fiction, poetry, scriptwriting for live performance and screen, life writing and memoir.

In fact, whatever you want to write, you’ll find an opportunity to explore it with us. We have modules on graphic novels and comics alongside modules in live literature, creative enterprise and professional practice to support your career development. You'll have the opportunity to collaborate on creative projects with other students both within and outside Creative Writing.

You’ll be able to work on magazines, local literary festivals and podcasts, while collaborating with fellow students through our creative writing, publishing and journalism student-run societies.

Careers

Current graduate careers include:

Novelist
Science magazine editor
Children’s author
Playwright
Digital Marketing Executive
Social media writer
Commercial copywriter for brands or charities
Regional editor for an online magazine
University lecturer
Editor (Random House)
Poet.

Many of our students go on to study one of our specialist MA programmes in either Creative Writing, Writing for Young People, Screenwriting, Travel and Nature, or Children’s Publishing.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Short Stories

Form and Listening in Poetry

Genre Fiction

Lifewriting

Sudden Prose

Scripting for Screen

Writing Graphic Novels and Comics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-14 00:00:00

Language

English

Duolingo English Test

110

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TOEFL^® IBT

72

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6

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Credits

360 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Bath, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Creative Writing Digital Marketing Publishing View 13 other Bachelors in Publishing in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

Duolingo English Test

110

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TOEFL^® IBT

72

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

They accept a wide range of qualifications for entry to our undergraduate programmes. The main ones are listed below.

A Level - grades BCC-CCC including a Grade C in English or a related subject.
BTEC - Extended Diploma grades from Distinction, Merit, Merit (DMM) to Merit, Merit, Merit (MMM) in any subject. Applicants will need to demonstrate a strong interest in Creative Writing in their personal statement and may be asked to provide a piece of their own creative writing.
T Levels – grade Merit-Pass (C+) preferred in a relevant subject.
International Baccalaureate - a minimum of 27 points are required with a minimum of Grade 6 in English at Higher Level.
Access to HE courses - typical offers for applicants with Access to HE will be the Access to HE Diploma or Access to HE Certificate (60 credits, 45 of which must be Level 3, including 30 at merit or higher).

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

16460 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

9535 GBP / year

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Living costs

Bath

United Kingdom

808 - 1228 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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