English Literature and Creative Writing (Hons)

Overview

In your first year, you will learn the essentials of creative writing practice, such as journaling, workshopping, editing and redrafting, while taking modules on the major forms of literature (poetry, drama and fiction), as well as option modules on how literature addresses crucial issues such as the environment, power and protest, the social impacts of technology or contemporary feminism.

In second year, you will take specialised modules on the writing of fiction, poetry and other forms, while choosing which aspects of literary history to study from the 1300s to the present day. In this year, will also decide what you would like to do as your project in your final year, which may take any form, from a dissertation, novel or poetry collection to an online exhibition, community project, or mobile application—and more.

Careers

Graduate destinations

The graduates of  English Literature and Creative Writing (Hons) programme from University of Kent  have gone on to work in areas including:

• journalism

• broadcasting

• publishing and writing

• teaching

• banking

• marketing

• project management.