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

Overview

As a BA Creative Writing and English Literature with a Placement Year (Hons) undergraduate at University of East Anglia, you’ll be writing from day one. In workshops, you’ll explore the arts of 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, guided work patterns will 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 spend 9-12 months of your third year in a placement, gaining invaluable work experience and employability skills in a relevant area of your choice. 

Placement Year

This degree gives you the opportunity to greatly enhance your employability by securing and undertaking a 9-12 month placement in the third year. You'll be expected to source your own work placement with the support of UEA's CareerCentral Service  and your school. 

Career Pathways

Examples of careers you could enter include:  

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