The BA (Hons) English and Creative Writing degree at University Campus, NPTC Group of Colleges will help you find and develop your voice as both a writer and a critic. The great authors you study will inspire and influence your writing. Meanwhile, developing your own creative work on the degree will lead to new insights into technique which, in turn, will sharpen your analysis of literary texts. In seminars you will be invited to consider the ways in which literature and writing is alive, engaging with contemporary issues like gender inequality, decolonisation, climate change and more. This course is delivered in collaboration with awarding partner Cardiff Metropolitan University and is subject to validation.
Tariff points: Contextual offer: please contact HEServices@nptcgroup.ac.uk GCSE: Five GCSEs at Grade C / 4 or above to include English Language / Welsh First Language, Mathematics / Mathematics – Numeracy. English Language Requirement: Academic IELTS 6.0 overall with at least 5.5 in all elements, or equivalent. A level subjects: Minimum three A levels to include grades CCC. No specific subjects required. Welsh Baccalaureate – Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate considered as a third subject. BTEC National / Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma: Level: Merit. Access to Higher Education Diploma: No specific subjects required.
A passion for literature and creative writing can lead to exciting careers in publishing, editing, teaching, law, public relations, civil service, arts management and countless other fields. Through your modules, projects and extracurricular activities, you’ll leave with a portfolio of work that demonstrates your finely-honed skills and abilities. Like so many of our students, you will leave University Campus, NPTC Group ready for a career in the creative industries and beyond.
Our BA (Hons) English and Creative Writing degree is founded on an innovative, interdisciplinary curriculum which encourages you to make creative and critical connections between and outside your subject areas. Each year of our undergraduate degree focusses on three core components: READ, WRITE, CONNECT. Every year, you will take two modules from each strand so you have the opportunity to explore English Literature, practice Creative Writing and connect everything you're learning in collaborative, interdisciplinary and innovative ways.
We’re committed to innovative assessment practices that match identified learning outcomes for your module and degree. This means assessment, wherever possible, is linked to enhancing not only your subject knowledge but skills vital in developing your employment opportunities. Examples of assessment include research portfolios, group work, creative writing portfolios, critical and reflective practice, reviews, poster presentations annotated bibliographies and so on. Throughout the degree, you will regularly be provided with written and verbal feedback on your creative writing and work closely with tutors to develop work suitable for publication.
