UCAS Code: QW38

Duration: 3 years

Intl Fee: £9,500

Compared to BA (Hons) English, distinctive core modules in this course include ‘Introduction to Creative Writing’, ‘Writing Prose Fiction’, and a third year portfolio of creative writing.

Optional modules allow you to develop an interest in creative writing alongside like-minded students and within a creative and supportive environment. Options include ‘The Art of Modern Poetry’, ‘The Playwright’s Craft’, and ‘Writing Genre Fiction’.

All modules combine academic rigour with practical skills that include narrative construction, writing imagery and engaging the reader. 

This is one of the suite of English courses that has an excellent record of student satisfaction. 95% of our English students are satisfied with their course, according to The Guardian University Guide 2012. 

Teaching is enriched by Sunderland’s research, some of which has been classed as ‘world-leading’ by the latest Research Assessment Exercise. The English team is recognised as one of the top research teams in the University.

Throughout the course we encourage you to develop your craft, widen your understanding of literature and to hone your skills in expression. In the second year you will have the opportunity to contribute to a group publication, edit the in-house journal, and, in the final year, you will develop a showcase of your writing which will allow you to provide evidence of achievement to agents, publishers and employers. 

English is taught within our Faculty of Education and Society and, according to the Student Experience Survey 2010, 91% of the Faculty’s students would recommend the University to others.