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English Literature and Creative Writing are a perfect combination at degree level.
English Literature introduces you to important, exciting, diverse writers from across the centuries and the globe, and Creative Writing allows you to explore literary creativity from the inside: creating characters, shaping poems, and drawing on your imagination.
Creative Writing modules are compulsory as part of these programmes.
There is a variety of funding support available to our undergraduate students. You may be eligible for government loans, grants or bursaries.
Students from the UK can receive government loans to help towards tuition fees and living costs. UK students may also be eligible for other grants and bursaries depending on their circumstances.
Your degree in Creative Writing opens many doors. You will enter the job market with highly developed research and communication skills. You will have the critical and cultural awareness necessary for working in areas such as the public sector and the media. You will have encountered some literary works that will stay in your memory and enrich your life for a long time after you leave us.
Our students move on to successful careers in fields including publishing, TV and film production, journalism, public relations, law, marketing, and education. Some go on to further study in English Literature, while others undertake vocational training for careers including law, teaching, and psychology.
We offer support and guidance throughout your time at Reading to help you decide on your career path and to develop your CV.
Learn from expert academics in small supportive groups in a department that has a century-long history of innovation in English studies.
