If you are passionate about literature and eager to enhance your writing skills, our English Literature and Creative Writing degree is perfect for you.
You will blend studying literary theory with your own creative writing, learning how to use writing to explore and challenge ideas.
Through examining diverse texts and their political, aesthetic, and cultural contexts, you will refine your work.
With trips, research projects, and hands-on opportunities to connect theory with practice, you will develop as a confident thinker and writer.
Our award-winning tutors and collaborations with local publishers will prepare you for a professional writing career, offering unique experiences within community groups and companies.
TOP REASONS TO CHOOSE THIS COURSE
Staff are active writers – you will learn from published novelists, poets and screenwriters.
Strong local publishing connections – we organise a programme of visiting writers and publishing professionals. Take a look at some of our prizes and partnerships.
Scrivener talks give you the chance to speak to a professional writer about their work.
Our focus on employability, including a placement, ensures you will graduate as an emerging writer with a strong skillset.
Extracurricular activities such as the Performance and Community Research and Enterprise Group and the student-led Creative Writing Society.
Alumni making a difference – graduates from our programmes include Paris Lees, Merci Roberts, Munroe Bergdorf and Tanaka Mhisi.
Excellent student support and a warm and encouraging community.
Weekly roundup of writing competitions and opportunities to encourage you to promote your work and consider future careers.
Workshops and spoken word events help you find your writing voice.
Professional feedback on any aspect of your writing from our resident Royal Literary Fund Fellow.
Year 1
Core modules
Brighton Writes
Poetry-Politics-Protest
Storying The Self
Writers on Writing
The World, the Text and the Critic
Literary Histories of Cultures and Identities
Year 2
Core modules
Stories that Transform: Reading and Writing for Change
From Postcolonial to Black British Literature
Professional Practice and Placement
Research: Special Topic
Options*
Introduction to Journalism
Genres
Travel Narratives Through Time and Space
Queer Writing
Twentieth Century Literary Experiments
Image and Text: The Language of Comics and Graphic Novels
Power and Persuasion
Comics, Cultures and Societies
Children’s Literature and Culture
Women’s Writing and Feminist Theory
Writing for Stage, Radio and Screen
Poetry and Process
Literature and Art History
Transforming Texts
Final Year
Core modules
English Literature Dissertation
Creative Dissertation
Brighton Rocks: Final Year Show
Options*
Literature and the Global Contemporary
Applied Comics: Comics in the Social World
Citizen Journalism: Theory and Practice
Conflict, Migration, Borders
Creative Writing Futures
Environment, Landscape and Nature Writing
Autoethnography
Gothic Texts and Contexts
(Re)viewing Shakespeare
Victorian Sexualities
Literature and Social Change
*Option modules are indicative and may change, depending on timetabling and staff availability.
This course is available in Clearing. If you have submitted an application, you can add this course. If you haven’t sent us an application yet, you can do this until 24th September 2026.
This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.
University of Brighton has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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The following entry points are available for this course:
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6 | 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5. in each element, or equivalent English Language qualification. |
Review our English Language requirementshttps://www.brighton.ac.uk/international/applying-here/how-to-apply/english-language-requirements/index.aspx
At Brighton we recognise that not everyone's background provides the same advantages, and we know that grades are not the only indicator of potential.
If you meet our contextual admissions criteria we will make you an offer which is at least 16 UCAS points lower than our standard offer. You may also be eligible for additional financial and practical support from us through the Brighton Boost cost of living support package.
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It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.
Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.
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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
Fees are payable each year and will increase annually in line with inflation.
Tuition fees for full-time UK / Home undergraduate students in academic year 2026–27
Annual course fees:
Honours degree £9,790
Placement year £1,958
Integrated foundation year (except the School of Business and Law) £9,790
Integrated foundation year in the School of Business and Law* £5,760*
*The £5,760 fee is for the foundation year only. Subsequent years are charged at the regulated undergraduate fee.
Many courses include the option of a salaried placement year. Tuition fees for a placement year are charged at a lower rate.
Regulated fees:
Tuition fees for UK / Home students on undergraduate courses in England are set by the UK government and are known as regulated fees. From academic year 2026–27 onwards, regulated fees will increase annually in line with forecast inflation. The regulated fee will be £9,790 in academic year 2026–27 and £10,050 in academic year 2027–28 (subject to parliamentary approval).
Standard tuition fees for full-time international students in academic year 2026–27:
Classroom-based courses £17,796–19,692
Laboratory or studio-based courses £17,796–19,692
Placement year £1,958
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