Overview

On Creative Writing (Hons) from University of Chester you’ll lay the foundations of your craft, exploring the essential principles of Creative Writing. Through a dynamic blend of seminars, lectures, and workshops, you’ll experiment with poetry, prose fiction, and drama, developing your voice and confidence as a writer.

Building on this in year two, you’ll expand your skills with more focused learning, including the intricacies of flash fiction and professional writing. You’ll be encouraged to refine your techniques and embrace new challenges, pushing the boundaries of your creative expression.

Career:

A degree in Creative Writing, with its focus on imagination, initiative, curiosity and the transformative power of language can help you find a career in teaching, editing, community arts work, arts management and administration, journalism, feature-writing, communications and social media, or within other areas of the creative industries.

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Programme Structure

Modules include:

Advances in English

Creativity in the Modern Workplace

Professional Writing and the Book-Publishing Industry

Writing Flash Fiction

Work Placement

Language options

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-30 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

79

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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

Chester, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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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

TOEFL^® IBT

79

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

Typical Entry:

112 UCAS points

GCE A Level:

BCC-BBC

International Baccalaureate

28 points

Foundation Year:

72 UCAS points

GCE A Level:

72 points overall, including grade D in A level/GCSE English grade C/4 or above is also required

International Baccalaureate

24 points

Students from countries outside the UK are expected to have entry qualifications roughly equivalent to UK A Level for undergraduate study and British Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) for postgraduate study.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

14950 GBP / year

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Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

9790 GBP / year

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Additional Details

Foundation Year:

National:£5,760 full-time fee for the first foundation year/ £10,050 full-time fee per year from the second year onwards
International:£11,250 full-time fee for the first foundation year/£14,950 full-time fee per year from the second year onwards

Living costs

Chester

United Kingdom

660 - 1140 GBP / month

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

Funding

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