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English with Creative Writing
Key Information
Why study this course?

Balance the study of existing literature with developing your own
writing skills across genres such as poetry, the novel, short fiction,
drama and film.
This course enables you to study English as both a critical and a creative
discipline as you explore classic and contemporary works by other
writers while finding your own voice as a writer. You’ll study literature
from Shakespeare to the present day, with optional modules in subjects
such as medieval, postcolonial, American and Canadian literatures,
and film. You’ll learn about the creative processes and compile your
own portfolios of creative writing. There are opportunities to spend a
semester or a whole additional year at a partner university – which could
be in Europe, Australia, Canada or the USA.

Indicative modules

First year
• Reading Literature
• Poetry through practice
• Becoming a Critic
• Fiction through Practice
• Telling Tales
• Playing Parts
Second year
• Creative Writing: Poetry
and Prose
• The Age of Shakespeare
and Donne
• Burning Crosses
• The Detective and
American City
• Alfred Hitchcock’s America
• Victorian Performances
Third year
• Creative Writing Portfolio
• Dissertation
• Dickens, Collins and Detection
• Writingscapes
• Cinematic Modernisms
• Aphra Benn and Her
Contemporaries

What will this mean
for my future?

Studying English with Creative
Writing at Keele will enable you
to develop a wide range of both
subject-specific and transferable
skills. These will open up a variety
of possible careers, whether
directly related to the subject or
not. You might go into publishing,
journalism, teaching, advertising,
or the broadcast media. Of course,
you may want to pursue getting
your work published, whether as a
part-time or full-time interest.
You could also choose to go on
to higher study.

Course type
Single honours

Course duration

Three years or four years
with an International Year

Indicative entry
requirements
ABB

For further information on
entry requirements please
visit www.keele.ac.uk/
entryrequirements

Study abroad
Yes

Alexandra Brazier

English with Creative Writing,
Third year
I would definitely praise the English
department, they provide a range
of modules and a lot of support
for students that might need extra
help. I’ve particularly enjoyed being
able to take American Studies
modules as part of my degree too,
and it’s definitely enhanced my
university experience.

For more course information please visit

keele.ac.uk/englishwithcreative
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