English Literature and Creative Writing

English Literature and Creative Writing at Staffordshire University is a small and friendly department in which all staff and students know each other and are on first name terms. We pride ourselves on our exceptional levels of student support.

Our degree pathways in English, English and Creative Writing and Creative Writing give you the chance to combine the analytical precision of English with your own flair and passion for creating literature. Ezra Pound famously said that ‘literature is news that stays news’. He also implored his fellow poets to ‘make it new’. The English and Creative Writing degrees at Staffordshire University embrace both of these positions.

• English pathway
  You’ll pay close attention to the developments in literature, from Shakespeare to the experiments and innovation of 20th and 21^st centuries. 
  
  
• Creative Writing pathway
  You'll focus on key compositional skills in a range of genres and knowledge of the publishing industry.
  
  
• English and Creative Writing pathway
  Range across critical and creative practice. Flexible module choices and innovative critical-creative modules allow you to study across the pathways.

During your course, you’ll explore how writers have transformed the portrayal of the world, constantly remaking how we think about literature and even what literature is. You'll contextualise great works through critical and theoretical interpretations and discover your own approaches to writing by engaging with the finest prose, poetry, drama and screenwriting. 

Across all of our pathways, you’ll be welcomed by a friendly team of experts who are publishing critics and authors. Our dedicated team are here to look after your future, consistently achieving 90% and above for Overall Student Satisfaction in the National Student Survey and 100% for teaching and feedback.

Get into work quicker 

Our 2 year accelerated degree allows you to get into the job market ahead of your peers, or start your new career with the shortest possible interruption to your earning. For example, if you want to become a teacher, you can do your degree and PGCE in just 3 years. By studying through the summer, using a mixture of face-to-face and online classes, you can complete 6 semesters of study in 2 years.

Our degree pathways in English, English and Creative Writing and Creative Writing give you the chance to combine the analytical precision of English with your own flair and passion for creating literature. Ezra Pound famously said that ‘literature is news that stays news’. He also implored his fellow poets to ‘make it new’. The English and Creative Writing degrees at Staffordshire University embrace both of these positions.

On our English pathway, you’ll pay close attention to the developments in literature, from Shakespeare to the experiments and innovation of 20th and 21^st centuries. In Creative Writing you will focus on key compositional skills in a range of genres and knowledge of the publishing industry. The English and Creative Writing pathway gives you the chance to range across critical and creative practice. Flexible module choices and innovative critical-creative modules allow you to study across the pathways.

During your course, you’ll explore how writers have transformed the portrayal of the world, constantly remaking how we think about literature and even what literature is. You'll contextualise great works through critical and theoretical interpretations and discover your own approaches to writing by engaging with the finest prose, poetry, drama and screenwriting. 

Across all of our pathways, you’ll be welcomed by a friendly team of experts who are publishing critics and authors. Our dedicated team are here to look after your future, consistently achieving 90% and above for Overall Student Satisfaction in the National Student Survey and 100% for teaching and feedback.

Get into work quicker – our 2 year accelerated degree allows you to get into the job market ahead of your peers, or start your new career with the shortest possible interruption to your earning. For example, if you want to become a teacher, you can do your degree and PGCE in just 3 years. By studying through the summer, using a mixture of face-to-face and online classes, you can complete 6 semesters of study in 2 years.

Our degree pathways in English, English and Creative Writing and Creative Writing give you the chance to combine the analytical precision of English with your own flair and passion for creating literature. Ezra Pound famously said that ‘literature is news that stays news’. He also implored his fellow poets to ‘make it new’. The English and Creative Writing degrees at Staffordshire University embrace both of these positions.

• English pathway
  You’ll pay close attention to the developments in literature, from Shakespeare to the experiments and innovation of 20th and 21^st centuries. 
  
  
• Creative Writing pathway
  You'll focus on key compositional skills in a range of genres and knowledge of the publishing industry.
  
  
• English and Creative Writing pathway
  Range across critical and creative practice. Flexible module choices and innovative critical-creative modules allow you to study across the pathways.

During your course, you’ll explore how writers have transformed the portrayal of the world, constantly remaking how we think about literature and even what literature is. You'll contextualise great works through critical and theoretical interpretations and discover your own approaches to writing by engaging with the finest prose, poetry, drama and screenwriting. 

Across all of our pathways, you’ll be welcomed by a friendly team of experts who are publishing critics and authors. Our dedicated team are here to look after your future, consistently achieving 90% and above for Overall Student Satisfaction in the National Student Survey and 100% for teaching and feedback.

Get into work quicker 

Our 2 year accelerated degree allows you to get into the job market ahead of your peers, or start your new career with the shortest possible interruption to your earning. For example, if you want to become a teacher, you can do your degree and PGCE in just 3 years. By studying through the summer, using a mixture of face-to-face and online classes, you can complete 6 semesters of study in 2 years.

Our degree pathways in English, English and Creative Writing and Creative Writing give you the chance to combine the analytical precision of English with your own flair and passion for creating literature. Ezra Pound famously said that ‘literature is news that stays news’. He also implored his fellow poets to ‘make it new’. The English and Creative Writing degrees at Staffordshire University embrace both of these positions.

• English pathway
  You’ll pay close attention to the developments in literature, from Shakespeare to the experiments and innovation of 20th and 21^st centuries. 
  
  
• Creative Writing pathway
  You'll focus on key compositional skills in a range of genres and knowledge of the publishing industry.
  
  
• English and Creative Writing pathway
  Range across critical and creative practice. Flexible module choices and innovative critical-creative modules allow you to study across the pathways.

During your course, you’ll explore how writers have transformed the portrayal of the world, constantly remaking how we think about literature and even what literature is. You'll contextualise great works through critical and theoretical interpretations and discover your own approaches to writing by engaging with the finest prose, poetry, drama and screenwriting. 

Across all of our pathways, you’ll be welcomed by a friendly team of experts who are publishing critics and authors. Our dedicated team are here to look after your future, consistently achieving 90% and above for Overall Student Satisfaction in the National Student Survey and 100% for teaching and feedback.

Get into work quicker 

Our 2 year accelerated degree allows you to get into the job market ahead of your peers, or start your new career with the shortest possible interruption to your earning. For example, if you want to become a teacher, you can do your degree and PGCE in just 3 years. By studying through the summer, using a mixture of face-to-face and online classes, you can complete 6 semesters of study in 2 years.

Work placements

In Year 1, all students will develop their writing, analysis and communication skills by covering major periods, genres and debates. 

English Literature pathway

In the Year 2 core module, you’ll explore literature in its cultural, historical and social contexts by covering a range of authors from Dickens to Virginia Woolf. Our wide range of optional modules such as Children’s Writing, American literature, Gothic, Magical Realism, Crime Writing and Shakespeare will give you the flexibility to focus on your own areas of interest. You’ll have the chance to expand your vocational skills if you choose our English in the Workplace module, where you’ll work on a project in a workplace of your choice or with our partners in education, publishing and the arts.

In Year 3, alongside your option modules, you can complete an extended piece of supervised research. Throughout your lectures, seminars and workshops we will work with you to expand your knowledge and understanding of literature across centuries and continents.

English Literature and Creative Writing pathway

In Year 2, core modules in Victorian literature and Writing for Publication consolidate your knowledge of a key area of literary studies and essential professional writing skills. Our wide range of option modules such as Children’s Writing, American literature, Gothic, Magical Realism, Crime Writing and Shakespeare will give you the flexibility to focus on your own areas of interest. You’ll have the chance to expand your vocational skills if you choose our English in the Workplace module, where you’ll work on a project in a workplace of your choice or with our partners in education, publishing and the arts. Creative writing modules will develop your poetry, prose fiction, screen-writing and non-fiction writing and will introduce you to the professional skills of editing and publishing. Our innovative creative-critical modules allow you to study major genres in literature and be assessed through a creative genre piece.

In Year 3, alongside your option modules, you can complete an extended piece of supervised research OR a creative project. Throughout your lectures, seminars and workshops we will work with you to build your writing portfolio and expand your knowledge and understanding of literature across centuries and continents.

Creative Writing pathway

In Year 2, core modules in Identity and Place and Writing for Publication consolidate your knowledge of prose writing and essential professional writing skills. You’ll have the chance to expand your vocational skills if you choose our English in the Workplace module, where you’ll work on a project in a workplace of your choice or with our partners in education, publishing and the arts. Option modules will develop your poetry, prose fiction, screen-writing and non-fiction writing and will introduce you to the professional skills of editing and publishing. Our innovative creative-critical modules allow you to study major genres (realism, Gothic, Magic Realism, Crime Fiction) in literature and be assessed through a creative genre piece.

In Year 3, alongside your option modules, you can complete an extended creative project. Throughout your lectures, seminars and workshops we will work with you to build your writing portfolio and expand your knowledge of genres and the publishing industry.

In Year 1, all students will develop their writing, analysis and communication skills by covering major periods, genres and debates. 

English Literature pathway

In the Year 2 core module, you’ll explore literature in its cultural, historical and social contexts by covering a range of authors from Dickens to Virginia Woolf. Our wide range of optional modules such as Children’s Writing, American literature, Gothic, Magical Realism, Crime Writing and Shakespeare will give you the flexibility to focus on your own areas of interest. You’ll have the chance to expand your vocational skills if you choose our English in the Workplace module, where you’ll work on a project in a workplace of your choice or with our partners in education, publishing and the arts.

In Year 3, alongside your option modules, you can complete an extended piece of supervised research. Throughout your lectures, seminars and workshops we will work with you to expand your knowledge and understanding of literature across centuries and continents.

English Literature and Creative Writing pathway

In Year 2, core modules in Victorian literature and Writing for Publication consolidate your knowledge of a key area of literary studies and essential professional writing skills. Our wide range of option modules such as Children’s Writing, American literature, Gothic, Magical Realism, Crime Writing and Shakespeare will give you the flexibility to focus on your own areas of interest. You’ll have the chance to expand your vocational skills if you choose our English in the Workplace module, where you’ll work on a project in a workplace of your choice or with our partners in education, publishing and the arts. Creative writing modules will develop your poetry, prose fiction, screen-writing and non-fiction writing and will introduce you to the professional skills of editing and publishing. Our innovative creative-critical modules allow you to study major genres in literature and be assessed through a creative genre piece.

In Year 3, alongside your option modules, you can complete an extended piece of supervised research OR a creative project. Throughout your lectures, seminars and workshops we will work with you to build your writing portfolio and expand your knowledge and understanding of literature across centuries and continents.

Creative Writing pathway

In Year 2, core modules in Identity and Place and Writing for Publication consolidate your knowledge of prose writing and essential professional writing skills. You’ll have the chance to expand your vocational skills if you choose our English in the Workplace module, where you’ll work on a project in a workplace of your choice or with our partners in education, publishing and the arts. Option modules will develop your poetry, prose fiction, screen-writing and non-fiction writing and will introduce you to the professional skills of editing and publishing. Our innovative creative-critical modules allow you to study major genres (realism, Gothic, Magic Realism, Crime Fiction) in literature and be assessed through a creative genre piece.

In Year 3, alongside your option modules, you can complete an extended creative project. Throughout your lectures, seminars and workshops we will work with you to build your writing portfolio and expand your knowledge of genres and the publishing industry.

In Year 1, all students will develop their writing, analysis and communication skills by covering major periods, genres and debates. 

English Literature pathway

In the Year 2 core module, you’ll explore literature in its cultural, historical and social contexts by covering a range of authors from Dickens to Virginia Woolf. Our wide range of optional modules such as Children’s Writing, American literature, Gothic, Magical Realism, Crime Writing and Shakespeare will give you the flexibility to focus on your own areas of interest. You’ll have the chance to expand your vocational skills if you choose our English in the Workplace module, where you’ll work on a project in a workplace of your choice or with our partners in education, publishing and the arts.

In Year 3, alongside your option modules, you can complete an extended piece of supervised research. Throughout your lectures, seminars and workshops we will work with you to expand your knowledge and understanding of literature across centuries and continents.

English Literature and Creative Writing pathway

In Year 2, core modules in Victorian literature and Writing for Publication consolidate your knowledge of a key area of literary studies and essential professional writing skills. Our wide range of option modules such as Children’s Writing, American literature, Gothic, Magical Realism, Crime Writing and Shakespeare will give you the flexibility to focus on your own areas of interest. You’ll have the chance to expand your vocational skills if you choose our English in the Workplace module, where you’ll work on a project in a workplace of your choice or with our partners in education, publishing and the arts. Creative writing modules will develop your poetry, prose fiction, screen-writing and non-fiction writing and will introduce you to the professional skills of editing and publishing. Our innovative creative-critical modules allow you to study major genres in literature and be assessed through a creative genre piece.

In Year 3, alongside your option modules, you can complete an extended piece of supervised research OR a creative project. Throughout your lectures, seminars and workshops we will work with you to build your writing portfolio and expand your knowledge and understanding of literature across centuries and continents.

Creative Writing pathway

In Year 2, core modules in Identity and Place and Writing for Publication consolidate your knowledge of prose writing and essential professional writing skills. You’ll have the chance to expand your vocational skills if you choose our English in the Workplace module, where you’ll work on a project in a workplace of your choice or with our partners in education, publishing and the arts. Option modules will develop your poetry, prose fiction, screen-writing and non-fiction writing and will introduce you to the professional skills of editing and publishing. Our innovative creative-critical modules allow you to study major genres (realism, Gothic, Magic Realism, Crime Fiction) in literature and be assessed through a creative genre piece.

In Year 3, alongside your option modules, you can complete an extended creative project. Throughout your lectures, seminars and workshops we will work with you to build your writing portfolio and expand your knowledge of genres and the publishing industry.

In Year 1, all students will develop their writing, analysis and communication skills by covering major periods, genres and debates. 

English Literature pathway

In the Year 2 core module, you’ll explore literature in its cultural, historical and social contexts by covering a range of authors from Dickens to Virginia Woolf. Our wide range of optional modules such as Children’s Writing, American literature, Gothic, Magical Realism, Crime Writing and Shakespeare will give you the flexibility to focus on your own areas of interest. You’ll have the chance to expand your vocational skills if you choose our English in the Workplace module, where you’ll work on a project in a workplace of your choice or with our partners in education, publishing and the arts.

In Year 3, alongside your option modules, you can complete an extended piece of supervised research. Throughout your lectures, seminars and workshops we will work with you to expand your knowledge and understanding of literature across centuries and continents.

English Literature and Creative Writing pathway

In Year 2, core modules in Victorian literature and Writing for Publication consolidate your knowledge of a key area of literary studies and essential professional writing skills. Our wide range of option modules such as Children’s Writing, American literature, Gothic, Magical Realism, Crime Writing and Shakespeare will give you the flexibility to focus on your own areas of interest. You’ll have the chance to expand your vocational skills if you choose our English in the Workplace module, where you’ll work on a project in a workplace of your choice or with our partners in education, publishing and the arts. Creative writing modules will develop your poetry, prose fiction, screen-writing and non-fiction writing and will introduce you to the professional skills of editing and publishing. Our innovative creative-critical modules allow you to study major genres in literature and be assessed through a creative genre piece.

In Year 3, alongside your option modules, you can complete an extended piece of supervised research OR a creative project. Throughout your lectures, seminars and workshops we will work with you to build your writing portfolio and expand your knowledge and understanding of literature across centuries and continents.

Creative Writing pathway

In Year 2, core modules in Identity and Place and Writing for Publication consolidate your knowledge of prose writing and essential professional writing skills. You’ll have the chance to expand your vocational skills if you choose our English in the Workplace module, where you’ll work on a project in a workplace of your choice or with our partners in education, publishing and the arts. Option modules will develop your poetry, prose fiction, screen-writing and non-fiction writing and will introduce you to the professional skills of editing and publishing. Our innovative creative-critical modules allow you to study major genres (realism, Gothic, Magic Realism, Crime Fiction) in literature and be assessed through a creative genre piece.

In Year 3, alongside your option modules, you can complete an extended creative project. Throughout your lectures, seminars and workshops we will work with you to build your writing portfolio and expand your knowledge of genres and the publishing industry.

The course operates on a modular basis that provides flexibility and choice. Typically, the majority of modules are 30 academic credits with a smaller number of 15 credit modules. Each credit taken equates to a total study time of around 10 hours. Total study time includes scheduled teaching, independent study and assessment activity. Full-time students take modules worth 60 credits per semester, with part-time students taking proportionately fewer credits per semester.

All students take a total of 120 credits per level and 360 credits for the degree as a whole. Your overall grade for the course and your degree classification are based on the marks obtained for modules taken at levels 5 and 6.  The full-time course has one start point in September.

The course operates on a modular basis that provides flexibility and choice. Typically, the majority of modules are 30 academic credits with a smaller number of 15 credit modules. Each credit taken equates to a total study time of around 10 hours. Total study time includes scheduled teaching, independent study and assessment activity. Full-time students take modules worth 60 credits per semester, with part-time students taking proportionately fewer credits per semester.

All students take a total of 120 credits per level and 360 credits for the degree as a whole. Your overall grade for the course and your degree classification are based on the marks obtained for modules taken at levels 5 and 6.  The full-time course has one start point in September.

The course operates on a modular basis that provides flexibility and choice. Typically, the majority of modules are 30 academic credits with a smaller number of 15 credit modules. Each credit taken equates to a total study time of around 10 hours. Total study time includes scheduled teaching, independent study and assessment activity. Full-time students take modules worth 60 credits per semester, with part-time students taking proportionately fewer credits per semester.

All students take a total of 120 credits per level and 360 credits for the degree as a whole. Your overall grade for the course and your degree classification are based on the marks obtained for modules taken at levels 5 and 6.  The full-time course has one start point in September.

The course operates on a modular basis that provides flexibility and choice. Typically, the majority of modules are 30 academic credits with a smaller number of 15 credit modules. Each credit taken equates to a total study time of around 10 hours. Total study time includes scheduled teaching, independent study and assessment activity. Full-time students take modules worth 60 credits per semester, with part-time students taking proportionately fewer credits per semester.

All students take a total of 120 credits per level and 360 credits for the degree as a whole. Your overall grade for the course and your degree classification are based on the marks obtained for modules taken at levels 5 and 6.  The full-time course has one start point in September.