English Literature and Creative Writing
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As well as giving you a detailed knowledge of English Literature from across the UK and beyond, we'll train you to become an independent researcher, critical and creative thinker, and persuasive writer.
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BA English Literature with Creative Writing
Develop your writing skills alongside the study of literature past and present.
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- Typical A-level offer : AAA including specific subjects
- Typical contextual A-level offer : ABB including specific subjects
- Refugee/care-experienced offer : ABC including specific subjects
- Typical International Baccalaureate offer : 36 points overall with 6,6,6 at HL including specific subjects
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How to apply
How your application is considered.
We are looking for applicants who have the predicted A-level grades (or other qualifications) for the relevant degree programme and whose personal statement demonstrates an enthusiasm for the subject.
You will be considered in the first instance for the single Hons English Literature programme. If suitable, you will be made an offer for that programme and you will be asked to submit a Creative Writing portfolio.
Your portfolio will be read by staff at the Centre for New Writing who will be looking for work that is fresh, imaginative and clear.
If they decide to make you an offer, we will amend your offer at UCAS to reflect an offer for English Literature with Creative Writing. If they do not accept you after examining your portfolio, then your English Literature offer will still stand.
Interview requirements
We only interview students studying alternative qualifications to the A level syllabus; for example, students studying Access courses and students who have been out of education for some time.
Returning to education
We welcome applications from mature candidates. Where appropriate, mature applicants are called for interview and/or invited to submit written work. Your qualifications to date will be considered, along with the length of time since you were last studying for a qualification - applicants need to have been in education within the last five years. If it is any longer than five years since you were last in education we may require you to take an Access Qualification and invite you along for interview.
If you are on an Access course, you will be considered individually and we will ask to see some of your recent written work.
If you have other qualifications (eg Vocational A levels, Open University) you will be considered on an individual basis and you are recommended to contact our Admissions Administrator.
Overseas (non-UK) applicants
Overseas applications are welcomed and we will assess whether your qualification is of an equivalent standard for entry to our degree programme. We do not interview overseas applicants. Applicants who are made an offer may be invited to a visit day, but this is not mandatory.
All deferred applications are assessed on the same basis as applications for the current year of entry.
We do ask applicants to let us know as early as possible if they are intending to defer. This helps us to adjust the number of offers we make, in order to achieve the required number of students in a given year.
Policy for applicants who resit their qualifications
The University will consider applicants who have re-sat their final examinations but we may require further information in order to make an informed academic judgment on your application.
Policy for applicants who take their examinations in more than one sitting
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Explore the rich literary history and current creative scene of Manchester, recently designated UNESCO City of Literature. Study more than 1,000 years of writing in English, engaging with literary and cultural theory, studying texts in their historical contexts, and reflecting on different cultures and traditions.
Our English literature and creative writing academic staff are widely published, and their work is available in a range of formats. Centres, networks and clusters At Manchester, our centres, networks and clusters research the full historical breadth and depth of English literature.
Literature events. Manchester Literature Festival holds literary events across Manchester throughout the year, many in partnership with the University. The Centre for New Writing also hosts a regular public event series, Literature Live, which brings contemporary novelists and poets to the University to read and engage in conversation.
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All applicants to the University (from the UK and Overseas) are required to show evidence of English Language proficiency. The minimum English Language requirement for this course is either: GCSE/iGCSE English Language grade C/4 or; IELTS 7.0 overall with no less than 6.5 in any one component, or;
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Develop your writing skills alongside the study of literature past and present.