UndergraduateBachelor of Arts (with Honours)UCAS: QW38

English and Creative Writing

Name: English and Creative Writing
Price: 9535 GBP
Availability: InStock

Royal Holloway, University of London

Egham, England

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3 yearsDuration

£26,800Per Year (Intl)

£28,000Avg. Graduate Salary

93%Satisfaction

Course Overview

Offered by Royal Holloway, University of London, the BA (Hons) English and Creative Writing provides a comprehensive undergraduate education in languages and area studies. 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 English, you'll become an informed and critical reader as well as a confident and expressive writer - whether specialising as a poet, playwright, or author of fiction. Studying at one of the UK's most dynamic English departments will challenge you to develop your own critical faculties. Learning to write creatively and critically analyse in tandem, you'll be exposed to a huge variety of literature while you develop your own writing practice. International tuition fees are £26,800 per year, home/UK fees are £9,535 per year, and a minimum IELTS score of 7.0 is required for admission. Graduates from this programme benefit from strong career prospects, with 92% student satisfaction rating, a median graduate salary of £24,500 within three years, a 100% continuation rate, and 90% of graduates in employment or further study.

What You'll Learn

Taught by nationally and internationally known scholars

Authors

Playwrights and poets who are specialists in their fields who write ground-breaking books

Talk or write in the national media and appear at literary festivals around the world

UCAS Code:QW38

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 OR 34 points overall including 6 in an essay based Arts and Humanities subject

🗣️ English Language Requirements

Test	Overall	L	R	W	S
IELTS Academic	7	5.5	5.5	7	5.5
PTE Academic	69	—	—	—	—

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	£28,000	£30,000
3 years	£20,000	£24,500	£29,000
5 years	£24,000	£30,500	£37,000

UK subject average: £25,000 — sector benchmark across all UK universities

Graduate Salary vs UK Subject Average

This course

UK average

Salary 3 years after graduation▼ Close to UK average salary

This course

£24,500

UK average

£25,000

Salary 5 years after graduation▲ 22% above UK average salary

This course

£30,500

UK average

£25,000

Salary trend: ↑ up £6,000 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: CAH19-01). These represent typical earnings and may not reflect this specific course. For official data, visit Discover Uni at Discover Uni.

💼 Employment Breakdown

75%Working

15%Studying

15%Work & Study

85%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

90%

Overall

Teaching on my course

93%

Learning opportunities

86%

Assessment and feedback

88%

Academic support

98%

Organisation and management

82%

Learning resources

89%

Student voice

93%

Continuation rate% students continuing to year 2

85%

National Student Survey via Discover Uni.

Official Data

Source: This specific course at this provider

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