English Literature and Creative Writing
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If you love living in a world of imagination and creativity, sign up for the English Literature and Creative Writing degree course here in Aberystwyth University where the beautiful landscape is sure to inspire you. Come and join our close-knit community of students and staff in the Department of English and Creative Writing and enjoy working with other young writers in a place full of energy and new ideas.
On this innovative course, you will have the opportunity to develop both your creative and critical writing skills. Taught by distinguished, practising writers, you will find this degree both challenging and rewarding. By studying various genres and styles, writing forms and techniques, you will develop a range of competencies and capabilities, skills and attributes that are widely sought by employers, placing you in a strong position for gaining work when you graduate.
The integrated foundation year is the perfect way to access this degree course if you do not have a sufficient or relevant academic background. During the foundation year, you will gain a solid base to enable you to go on and enjoy the full BA English Literature and Creative Writing degree.
Course Overview
Modules September start - 2022
Please note: The modules listed below are those currently intended for delivery during the next academic year and may be subject to change. They are included here to give an indication of how the course is structured.
Module Name | Module Code | Credit Value |
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Academic Skills Foundation 1 | IC07620 | 20 |
Academic Skills Foundation 2 | IC07720 | 20 |
Foundation - Dialogue | GS00120 | 20 |
Foundation in Liberal Arts | GS00220 | 20 |
Information in a Post-Truth World | GS01120 | 20 |
Learning Experience | GS00320 | 20 |
Module Name | Module Code | Credit Value |
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Creative Practice | WR11320 | 20 |
Critical Practice | EN11320 | 20 |
Options
Module Name | Module Code | Credit Value |
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Academic Writing: Planning, Process and Product | IC17720 | 20 |
American Literature 1819-1925 | EN11220 | 20 |
Ancestral Voices | EN10220 | 20 |
Contemporary Writing | EN10520 | 20 |
Critical Perspectives on Creative Writing | WR10220 | 20 |
Greek and Roman Epic and Drama | CL10120 | 20 |
Introduction to Poetry | WL10420 | 20 |
Language Awareness for TESOL | IC13420 | 20 |
Literature And The Sea | WL11420 | 20 |
Re-imagining Nineteenth-Century Literature | WL10120 | 20 |
Reading for Writers | WR10020 | 20 |
The Beginning of the English Language | EN11520 | 20 |
Module Name | Module Code | Credit Value |
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Literary Theory: Debates and Dialogues | EN20120 | 20 |
Options
Module Name | Module Code | Credit Value |
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The Writing Project | WR30040 | 40 |
Undergraduate Dissertation | EN30040 | 40 |
Options
Module Name | Module Code | Credit Value |
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American Literature in the Twentieth Century | EN39420 | 20 |
Haunting Texts | EN30820 | 20 |
Literatures of Surveillance | WL35320 | 20 |
Reading Theory / Reading Text | EN30120 | 20 |
Reimagining the World Wars: Contemporary Historical Fictions | EN30720 | 20 |
Remix: Chaucer In The Then and Now | WL30620 | 20 |
Romantic Eroticism | EN30520 | 20 |
Speculative Fiction and the Climate Crisis | EN33320 | 20 |
The Mark of the Beast: Animals in Literature from the 1780s to the 1920a | EN31320 | 20 |
Victorian Childhoods | EN30320 | 20 |
Writing in the Margins: Twentieth-Century Welsh Poetry in English | EN30420 | 20 |
Big Ideas: Writing Popular Science | WR32720 | 20 |
Crisis Writing | WR31820 | 20 |
Effective Academic and Professional Communication 2 | IC37820 | 20 |
Humour and Conflict in Contemporary Writing | WR32820 | 20 |
Kapow! Reading and Writing Graphic Narratives | WR32320 | 20 |
Poetry for today | WR31220 | 20 |
Reading and Writing Science Fiction | WL32220 | 20 |
Writing Crime Fiction | WR32420 | 20 |
Writing and Place | WR32120 | 20 |
* Also available partially or entirely through the medium of Welsh
Careers
Teaching & Learning
Typical Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
A Levels Available to those who are studying for, or who have completed Level 3 qualifications (eg, A-Levels or BTEC diploma) and to mature-aged candidates without formal qualifications who have suitable background education, experience and motivation.
GCSE requirements (minimum grade C/4):
English or Welsh
BTEC National Diploma:
Available to those who are studying for, or who have completed Level 3 qualifications (eg, A-Levels or BTEC diploma) and to mature-aged candidates without formal qualifications who have suitable background education, experience and motivation.
International Baccalaureate:
Available to those who are studying for, or who have completed Level 3 qualifications (eg, A-Levels or BTEC diploma) and to mature-aged candidates without formal qualifications who have suitable background education, experience and motivation.
European Baccalaureate:
Available to those who are studying for, or who have completed Level 3 qualifications (eg, A-Levels or BTEC diploma) and to mature-aged candidates without formal qualifications who have suitable background education, experience and motivation.
English Language Requirements:
See our Undergraduate English Language Requirements for this course. Pre-sessional English Programmes are also available for students who do not meet our English Language Requirements.
Country Specific Entry Requirements:
International students whose qualification is not listed on this page, can check our Country Specific Entry Requirements for further information.
The University welcomes undergraduate applications from students studying the Access to Higher Education Diploma or T-level qualifications, provided that relevant subject content and learning outcomes are met. We are not able to accept Access to Higher Education Diplomas or T-levels as a general qualification for every undergraduate degree course.
Our inclusive admissions policy values breadth as well as depth of study. Applicants are selected on their own individual merits and offers can vary. If you would like to check the eligibility of your qualifications before submitting an application, please contact the Undergraduate Admissions Office for advice and guidance.