UndergraduateBachelor of Arts (with Honours)UCAS: WW48

Drama and Creative Writing

Name: Drama and Creative Writing
Price: 9535 GBP
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Royal Holloway, University of London

Egham, England

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3 yearsDuration

£26,800Per Year (Intl)

£26,000Avg. Graduate Salary

92%Satisfaction

Course Overview

Pursue your ambitions in creative arts and design with the BA (Hons) Drama and Creative Writing at Royal Holloway, University of London. Based in Egham, England, this programme combines theoretical knowledge with practical application, with a 3-year full-time structure. By combining the study of Creative Writing with Drama, you'll gain a deeper understanding of how theatre performance and creative writing interact - whether you specialise as a playwright, or choose to take the poetry or fiction options in creative writing. Choosing to study Drama at Royal Holloway will put you at the centre of one of the largest and most influential Drama and Theatre departments in the world. You'll create performances, analyse texts, and bring a range of critical ideas to bear on both. International tuition fees are £26,800 per year, home/UK fees are £9,535 per year, and a minimum IELTS score of 6.5 is required for admission. Graduates from this programme benefit from strong career prospects, with 92% student satisfaction rating, a median graduate salary of £21,500 within three years, a 100% continuation rate, and 80% of graduates in employment or further study.

What You'll Learn

Drama and Theatre History

Playwriting and Script Development

Poetry and Poetic Forms

Fiction Writing and Narrative Craft

Contemporary Performance Practice

Critical Theory and Textual Analysis

Physical Theatre and Devised Performance

Creative Industries and Professional Practice

UCAS Code:WW48

Academic Year:2026-27 entry

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Entry Requirements

📋 Academic Entry Requirements

A-Level

AAB - ABB

Where an applicant is taking the EPQ alongside A-levels, the EPQ will be taken into consideration and result in lower A-level grades being required. Socio-economic factors which may have impacted an applicant’s education will be taken into consideration and alternative offers may be made to these applicants. Required: A Level Grade A in an essay based Arts and Humanities subject. For a full list please see our website https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/studying-here/applying/undergraduate/entry-requirements/creative-writing-requirements/

International Baccalaureate

34 points

6,6,5 at Higher Level including 6 in an essay based Arts and Humanities subject with a minimum of 34 points overall

🗣️ English Language Requirements

Test	Overall	L	R	W	S
IELTS Academic	6.5	5.5	5.5	7	5.5
PTE Academic	61	—	—	—	—

L = Listening, R = Reading, W = Writing, S = Speaking

Tuition Fees & Funding

International Student Fee

£26,800

per year

Total Course Cost (3 years)£80,400

Home Student Fee

£9,535

regulated fee

Scholarships available for eligible students

Fees shown are for current entry. Fees may increase annually in line with inflation.

📊 OFFICIAL UK DATA

Graduate Outcomes

Based on official HESA Graduate Outcomes survey data

💰 Graduate Salaries — Royal Holloway, University of London

Time After Graduation	Lower Quartile Salary	Median Salary	Upper Quartile Salary
15 months	£25,000	£26,000	£30,000
3 years	£13,000	£21,500	£27,000
5 years	£23,000	£28,500	£35,000

UK subject average: £24,000 — sector benchmark across all UK universities

Graduate Salary vs UK Subject Average

This course

UK average

Salary 3 years after graduation▼ 10% below UK average salary

This course

£21,500

UK average

£24,000

Salary 5 years after graduation▲ 19% above UK average salary

This course

£28,500

UK average

£24,000

Salary trend: ↑ up £7,000 from year 3 to year 5

Official Data

Salary figures are sourced from Discover Uni graduate outcomes data for this subject area at this provider (subject area: CAH25-02-03). These represent typical earnings and may not reflect this specific course. For official data, visit Discover Uni at Discover Uni.

💼 Employment Breakdown

70%Working

10%Studying

10%Work & Study

80%Professional Jobs

Official Data

Graduate employment outcomes are sourced directly from Discover Uni for this specific course and provider. For full details, visit Discover Uni at Discover Uni.

Student Satisfaction

Course-level data

National Student Survey (NSS) results — undergraduate final-year students only

77%

Overall

Teaching on my course

92%

Learning opportunities

71%

Assessment and feedback

65%

Academic support

81%

Organisation and management

54%

Learning resources

100%

Student voice

79%

Continuation rate% students continuing to year 2

100%

National Student Survey via Discover Uni.

Official Data

Source: This specific course at this provider

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