English Literature with Creative Writing University of Reading

Overview

This English Literature with Creative Writing course at the University of Reading is a perfect combination at degree level:

• In your literature modules, you will be introduced to important, exciting, diverse writers from across the centuries and the globe.

• In creative writing, you will explore literary creativity from the inside: creating characters, shaping poems, and drawing on your imagination.

Key features

• The two sides of the degree University of Reading complement and challenge each other. The great writers from the past and present who you study will inspire and influence your writing. Meanwhile, creating your own work will help you understand technique and form in ways that will sharpen your analysis of literary texts.  
• You will learn from active, prize-winning authors from our Department of English Literature. These academics have years of experience with the nuts-and bolts of writing, and they will closely read and advise you on your work.
• Our academics have also published research on everything from medieval poetry to contemporary Caribbean and American fiction, and they will help you to develop your own literary enthusiasms. 

Career opportunities:

• A degree in English Literature with Creative Writing means you will enter the job market with highly-developed research and communication skills.
• You will know how to access reliable information on any topic and present your findings in clear and persuasive language. These are valuable skills in today’s economy, where information and communication skills are vital. You will also have the critical and cultural awareness necessary for working in the public sector and the media.
• Some of our students decide to continue their studies at postgraduate level; others have successful careers in fields as diverse as law, business administration, web design, teaching, and journalism.

Past graduates have gone on to work for employers such as:

• BBC
• The Telegraph
• Oxford University Press
• Waterstones
• Cisco Systems
• Royal Mint
• local authorities and schools.