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Creative Writing and Drama

  • 2 Study options
  • Undergraduate
Leicester Campus
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Course summary

This programme offers an exciting opportunity to combine expertise in both creative writing and drama performance. You’ll work with professional researchers, published writers, research-active academics, and visiting practitioners, gaining valuable insights into both disciplines.

We welcome you if you are passionate about creative writing, eager to build on your strengths, and excited to explore new ones. Our thematic modules allow you to experiment with various forms and styles, helping you create original works informed by knowledge of craft, research, critical reflection, and feedback from diverse writers.

Grounded in contemporary performance methods, scholarly thinking, and historical theatrical traditions, this course prepares you for a wide range of arts-related careers. You’ll explore topics like acting, performing, directing, creative writing, and theatre for social change, all while being supported in developing your own artistic vision and aspirations.

  • Expand your potential career pathways, from professional writing to performance-based roles, and be well-prepared for a varied and exciting career.

  • Benefit from our partnership with Leicester’s iconic Curve theatre, offering internships, placements, performance opportunities, and skills workshops to enhance your practical experience.

  • Learn beyond classroom boundaries, exploring stimulating settings like Leicester Gallery, local museums, archives, and a deconsecrated chapel. Our Centre for Excellence in Performance Arts provides state-of-the-art facilities, including specialist studios and rehearsal spaces.

  • Join writing networks, perform at spoken-word events, and showcase your work at festivals like DMU’s States of Independence.

  • Our graduates work in theatre companies, media, technical theatre production, and community arts, or pursue careers as professional writers across various fields.

Modules

Course Modules

First year
Block 1: Exploring Creative Writing
Block 2: Journey and Places
Block 3: Revolutions: Staging Plays
Block 4: Shaping Ideas

Second year
Block 1: Making Theatre and Performance
Block 2: Exploring Work and Society
Block 3: Story Craft
Block 4: Theatre Company: Production

Third year

In the third year, the programme offers you flexibility to pursue your individual career interests and aspirations through two route options.

Third year - route A
Block 1: Screentime
Block 2: Writing and Publishing
Block 3: Performance, Identity and Activism
Block 4: Professional Performance Practice or Negotiated Project

Third Year - Route B
Blocks 1 and 2: Choice of modules
Block 3: Uncreative Writing
Block 4: Dissertation

https://www.dmu.ac.uk/study/courses/undergraduate-courses/creative-writing-drama/creative-writing-and-drama.aspx#what-you-will-study

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Leicester Campus

Study options

  • Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) • Full-Time • 3 Years
  • Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) • Full-Time • Placement (mandatory) • 4 Years

Start dates

Application codes

Institution code:
D26

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Application codes

Institution code:
D26

This course may be available at alternative locations, please check if other course options are available.

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Entry requirements

Typical qualification requirements

A level

104 UCAS points from at least two A-levels or equivalent

T Level
M

UCAS Tariff
Offer: 104

Access to HE Diploma
Merit: 30

Pass QAA Access to Higher Education course with at least 30 level 3 credits at Merit. We will normally require students have had a break from full-time education before undertaking the Access course.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Offer: 24

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DMM

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

Here at DMU we welcome all applications, no matter what your background. To make sure you get fair and equal access to higher education, when looking at your application we consider more than just your grades–we take into account any challenges that you may have faced in your education. Contextual Offers will be offered to candidates who are in receipt of Free School Meals, who are Care Experienced or who are deemed to live in areas of low HE participation neighbourhoods (POLAR Quintiles 1 & 2).

Learn more on the De Montfort University website

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

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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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands & Republic of Ireland£10050
EU & International£16800*

* This is a provisional fee and subject to change.

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.

Additional fee information

Please note, this fee is subject to parliamentary procedure and will also be subject to a compounded annual inflationary increase.

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