Creative Writing and English Literature with a Year Abroad (Hons) University of East Anglia

Overview

On University of East Anglia's Creative Writing and English Literature with a Year Abroad (Hons) degree, you’ll be writing from day one. In workshops, you’ll explore fiction, poetry and scriptwriting. You’ll discover new writers, have thrilling discussions about the way texts are made and share your own work to a supportive audience of your peers. Outside the workshop, we’ll help you develop a writing practice that will hone your craft and maximise your potential.  

Half your time will be spent on Creative Writing and half on English Literature, observing first-hand the vital interplay between creativity and criticism. You’ll experiment with genres, from crime to fantasy to nature writing. You’ll play with forms, subjects and approaches, from podcasting, to creative collaboration, to the Gothic and the fiction of the apocalypse. You’ll also have the exciting opportunity to spend your third year studying abroad at one of our partner institutions across the globe.   

Year Abroad

On this four-year course, you’ll spend your third year studying at one of UEA's many partner institutions across the globe, which offers teaching in your subject and in English. Destinations range from Japan to Hong Kong, Australia, Europe, Latin America, and Canada and the USA. 

Studying abroad can broaden your academic and social horizons, giving you opportunities to develop your confidence and communication skills, while bringing a unique element to your CV to help you stand out to prospective employers. Availability at our partner institutions varies so we recommend you bring an open mind about your destination preference. You'll also need to meet certain academic requirements (scoring an aggregate of 55% in your first- and second-year assessments). If for this, or for any other reason, you were to decide not to spend your third year abroad, you can transfer to the three-year degree at any time.  

Career Pathways

Examples of careers you could enter include:  

• Publishing   
• Scriptwriter  
• Communication and PR   
• Writing for games and digital media 
• Marketing  
• Freelance Writer