BA (Hons) English Literature and Creative Writing with International or Placement Year

English Literature and Creative Writing at Keele encourages you to explore a wide range of literary works whilst learning about the creative process and compiling your own portfolios of creative writing. Taught by expert lecturers and published poets and novelists, you will develop key skills in reading, writing and critical thinking, and encounter texts that will challenge your views, advance your tastes, and prompt your creativity. You will work to develop your own writing skills and literary voice, and learn to refine your creative work through peer feedback and workshop sessions. Through a range of activities and assessments, our diverse course will equip you with a wide array of attributes that employers are looking for, including problem solving, creativity, emotional intelligence, and digital literacy. You will pursue your passions, grow in confidence, and gain a unique set of transferable skills that will be invaluable for your future career in a variety of sectors.

We are committed to enabling you to tailor your degree. Alongside the compulsory English Literature and Creative Writing modules, you are given the flexibility to choose optional modules which not only align with your literary interests, but also your career aspirations. We enable you to embed an interdisciplinary approach to your studies, by offering you the opportunity to explore modules outside of the English Literature and Creative Writing curriculum, including those from areas such as Film, History, Media, Education and Modern Languages.