Creative Writing and English Language

Overview

Studying Creative Writing and English Language in combination provides you with exciting opportunities to write for a range of different creative platforms, learn from guest speakers, and publish your work. Through academic study, you’ll investigate the various factors that determine how English is written and spoken, gaining knowledge to support development of your own creative practice.

The joint honours course utilises theoretical and practical approaches to deliver a well-rounded programme of education. Students graduate with an understanding of language and a writing portfolio that demonstrates preparedness to work in publishing and creative communication industries.

Key features

• Opportunities for students to publish their work from the very first week and throughout their undergraduate programme.

• Experience writing for a range of digital, print, audio, visual and performance platforms.

• Exciting programme of guest speakers and a student writing magazine: The Fuse.

• Develops evaluation and reflection of linguistic and stylistic choices.

• Hands-on approach to the study of the social impact of language using real data

• Integrated Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA), enhancing your professional portfolio

Why the University of Worcester?

The University of Worcester is a campus university, meaning everything you need is on site. We’re based in a vibrant cathedral city just 40 mins south of Birmingham and an hour north of Bristol, and our beautiful green campuses have plenty of parking and quality on-site accommodation.

At Worcester, small class sizes, supportive tutors, and professionally focused courses mean you’ll be prepared for your dream career. These are just some of the reasons why we’re first in the UK for both graduate employment and quality education.

• University of the Year finalist in the Times Higher Education Awards 2025.
• First in the UK for sustained employment, further study or both, from any multidisciplinary university – Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) 2017 to 2025.
• First in the UK for quality education – Joint 1st in the Times Higher Education’s University Impact Rankings 2025.

Join us at one of our regular Open Days to see if the University is a good fit for you: www.worcester.ac.uk/opendays