Why Choose Us?
Explore Any Genre, Style, or Form: You have the freedom to explore any genre, style, or form of your choice – the options are endless, and you can select your areas of specialism.
Network with Industry Leaders: Network with guest speakers from a diverse range of internationally renowned and award-winning writers, literary agents, and publishers. This includes representatives from Bloomsbury, the Writer’s & Artist’s Yearbook, Macmillan, Curtis Brown Literary Agency, Andrew McMillan, Dean Atta, Okechukwu Nzelu, Janet Ellis MBE, Russell T Davies (Doctor Who), Joe Cornish (Ant Man), Henrietta and Jessica Ashworth (Killing Eve), Lucy Clarke, and many more!
1:1 Mentorships with Published Writers: This is the only BA course in the country to offer 1:1 mentorships with published writers in your chosen field. You tell us what form or genre you want to work in, and we’ll match you with a practicing writer who will provide feedback on your works-in-progress and offer valuable advice.
Practical Industry Experiences: Engage in authentic, real-world experiences related to the industry, providing you with insights on how to advance your writing post-graduation.
Collaborative Opportunities with Other Courses: You will have opportunities to collaborate with other creative courses – write comics or graphic novels with Illustration students, screenplays with Film Production and Acting students, or video games with Games students.
Unleash Your Creativity
Are you ready to join the next generation of storytellers? Stories are at the heart of how we communicate and understand the world. Whether you want to write fiction, scripts for stage or screen, poetry, or non-fiction, studying Creative Writing at Arts University Bournemouth will help you develop skills to express yourself and share your words with the world.
What to Expect
On this course you’ll develop your own voice and hone your craft in areas that interest you. Through a range of exciting projects, you’ll explore the whole writing process — from initial ideas to editing and publication/production. With visits from published writers and industry professionals, you’ll explore career opportunities and build contacts, too. Writers rarely work alone, so you’ll have the chance to collaborate with other courses which includes an unrivalled opportunity to explore the exciting world of Bournemouth Film School (BFS), a respected leader in the Screen and Creative Industries that for over 60 years has turned passionate individuals into job-ready graduates.
The Future Starts Here
Seize the opportunity to study at a place where creativity, collaboration, and innovation come together. Enrol in our BA (Hons) Creative Writing course at Arts University Bournemouth and join a legacy of storytellers, creators, and innovators ready to shape the future.
Foundation Year
If you feel you need some extra preparation before the full undergraduate degree experience, this Integrated Foundation Year (IFY) might be for you. The Bournemouth Film School IFY is for those who may not have the academic qualifications needed for admission onto the degree course or perhaps want the time and space to develop a foundation in core skills. After IFY, you will have a clearer understanding of your strengths, interests and ambitions.
Students enrolled on the IFY will be a part of a cohort with other students in IFY courses across the Bournemouth FilmSchool. Incorporating opportunities for you to work alongside your classmates, integrating opportunities for collaboration and fostering professional relationships to carry you throughout your degree and into your professional practice.
The Bournemouth Film School Foundation Year currently encompasses degrees in the following fields:
BA (Hons) Acting
BA (Hons) Animation Production
BA (Hons) Costume
BA (Hons) Creative Writing
BA (Hons) Film Production
BA (Hons) Makeup, Hair and Prosthetics
Coursework and practical work
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.
Arts University Bournemouth 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:
Please see AUB's website for a full list of our entry requirements, including tariff points where applicable.
We are happy to accept a wide range of qualifications, including but not limited to: A Levels, BTEC Extended Diploma, OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma, BTEC Subsidiary Diploma(s), Access to HE courses, Scottish Highers, IB Diploma Programme, Foundation Diploma in Art and Design. We can also accept many EU and International qualifications. See website for details. Email Admissions (admissions@aub.ac.uk) with any queries about entry requirements.
Other relevant and equivalent Level 3 qualifications are considered on an individual basis and we are happy to accept applicants with a combination of Level 3 qualifications.
AUB considers the whole of the application when making admissions decision. While we'll make an offer based on the qualifications declared on your application, we also factor in your personal statement, your reference and – where appropriate – your portfolio or audition. Therefore, applicants who may not achieve the academic results listed will still be considered for an offer.
Find out more about qualification requirements for this course.
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6 | Academic IELTS or UKVI IELTS with 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each component (reading, writing, speaking and listening) |
| TOEFL (iBT) | 80 | With 80 overall and a minimum score of 18 in writing, listening, and reading and 19 in speaking. Please note the home version of this test is not accepted. |
| Cambridge English Advanced | C | Minimum grade C |
| PTE Academic | 64 | With 64 overall and a minimum of 59 in each component |
| Cambridge English Proficiency | C | Cambridge C2 Proficiency English exam with a minimum grade of C. |
| Trinity ISE | Pass | Level III or level IV with a pass. |
English language requirementshttps://aub.ac.uk/international/english-language/english-language-requirements
Caution should be given to our grades on entry data, with over half of our undergraduate applicants each year undertaking qualifications that are not included in this data. This includes the Foundation Diploma in Art & Design, which represents a sizeable number of our applicants. We encourage applications from a wide range of educational backgrounds and for more information please view our website: www.aub.ac.uk.
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.
We are unable to show previous accepted grades for this course. This could be because the course is new, it's a postgraduate course, there isn't enough historical data, or the provider has opted out of sharing their entry grades data for this course - learn more.
This report uses your grades to show how students with similar results have done when applying to this course in the past. Sometimes, there isn’t data for every possible set of grades. When that happens, universities and colleges occasionally fill in the gaps for sets of grades that are typically accepted.
No fee information has been provided for this course
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.
Please see our website for more information https://aub.ac.uk/fees/undergraduate.
All undergraduate courses at AUB offer an optional placement year, to be taken between your second and third years of study. If you're unsure about this optional placement, you don't need to decide now. Once you're here and studying with us, the course team will discuss the placement options with you, so when the time comes, you can make a decision that's right for you.
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