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Key Course Details

3 Year Full Time

UCAS Code: Q3W9
Mode of Study: Campus Based
Typical Offer (view equivalents): BBB
Location: Singleton Park Campus

Start Date	Tuition Fees - Year 1
September 2020	£ 9,000

4 Year Full Time With a Year Abroad

UCAS Code: QHW8
Mode of Study: Campus Based
Typical Offer (view equivalents): BBB
Location: Singleton Park Campus

Start Date	Tuition Fees - Year 1
September 2020	£ 9,000

3 Year Full Time

UCAS Code: Q3W9
Mode of Study: Campus Based
Typical Offer (view equivalents): BBB
Location: Singleton Park Campus

Start Date	Tuition Fees - Year 1
September 2020	£ 9,000

4 Year Full Time With a Year Abroad

UCAS Code: QHW8
Mode of Study: Campus Based
Typical Offer (view equivalents): BBB
Location: Singleton Park Campus

Start Date	Tuition Fees - Year 1
September 2020	£ 9,000

3 Year Full Time

UCAS Code: Q3W9
Mode of Study: Campus Based
Typical Offer: BBB - More Information
Location: Singleton Park Campus

Start Date	Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2020	£ 14,950

4 Year Full Time With a Year Abroad

UCAS Code: QHW8
Mode of Study: Campus Based
Typical Offer: BBB - More Information
Location: Singleton Park Campus

Start Date	Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2020	£ 14,950

It's not too late to start studying with us this September/October. See our clearing pages for more information.

Course Overview

On our English and Creative Writing degree you will learn a range of writing skills to equip you for a career as a writer, including novels, plays, poetry, film scripts, and non-fiction.

You will explore a range of styles and genres, as well as studying the history, traditions and theory of English Literature.

You will be taught by experienced writers whose works have been widely published, broadcast and performed, as well as academic staff internationally recognized for their research.

You can also spend a semester studying in the USA, Canada, China, Hong Kong or Singapore

Why English Literature with Creative Writing at Swansea?

Based on our stunning Singleton Park campus, in parkland overlooking Swansea Bay on the edge of the Gower Peninsula, English at Swansea is ranked:

Ranked 16th in the UK for Career prospects - Guardian University Guide 2020
Ranked 7th in the UK for research - Research Excellence Framework 2014

Swansea is the birthplace of Dylan Thomas, one of the 20th century's most influential lyrical poets, and you will have the opportunity to be involved with projects with the Dylan Thomas Centre and the National Theatre Wales.

You will also have the option of a semester in the USA, Canada, China, Hong Kong or Singapore, further improving your student experience and career prospects.

Your English Literature with Creative Writing Experience

You can tailor your degree to your own interests, learning how to write novels, write for the stage, screen and broadcast, write short stories and non-fiction, write poetry, writing as a career and exploring styles and genres.

The English with Creative Writing course also allows you to explore a variety of English Literature topics including gothic and genre fiction, gender and culture, renaissance literature, national and global literatures, and contemporary writing.

Teaching is through creative writing workshops and you will have the chance to pursue a personal project in an area that especially interests you.

You will be taught by experienced writers with established reputations whose works have been widely published, broadcast and performed and by academic staff internationally recognized for their research.

You will also have an academic mentor for any pastoral and academic support you may need, and the English Student Society at Swansea organises a range of literary, social and cultural events.

English Literature with Creative Writing Employment Opportunities

Over 97% of our English Single and Joint Honours graduates are in work and/or further study six months after graduation (97.4% - HESA Performance Indicator sourced from the DLHE survey 2013/14) and English Literature at Swansea is ranked 2nd for graduate prospects (The Guardian University Guide 2016).

Students on this course typically develop excellent oral and writing skills and you will learn to present your ideas in a range of formats, along with strong research, analytical and problem-solving skills.

Our graduates enter careers in a wide range of sectors including:

Education
Journalism
Media and public relations
Project administration
Public services

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Welsh Medium Study

Modules

Your early studies will introduce you to English literature, as well as writing styles and genres.

You will then choose your pathway with modules to suit your own interests. In your final year, you have the opportunity to focus in depth on your chosen research project to produce your final dissertation.

BA 3 Year Full-time

Year 1 (Level 4)

FHEQ 4 Undergraduate / HECert

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

Module Code	Semester	Credits	Module Name
EN-100	Period September-January	20	Monsters, Theories, Transformations
EN-117	Period September-January	20	Creative Writing: Fiction Genres
EN-120	Period September-January	20	English Essentials
EN-118	Period January-June	20	Creative Writing: Styles of Fiction
EN-119	Period January-June	20	The Stage Play World

Optional Modules

Optional Module Choices

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select one module from the below

Module Code	Semester	Credits	Module Name
ALE108	TB2	20	Language Teaching Methodology
ALE121	TB2	20	The sound system of English
AM-113	TB2	20	Introduction to American Literature and Culture
CLC102	TB2	20	Ovid's Metamorphoses. The Transformations of Mythology
EN-113	TB2	20	Literature and Society in Medieval Europe.
HIH124	TB2	20	Modern British History

Year 2 (Level 5)

FHEQ 5 Undergraduate / HEDip

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules

Compulsory Modules

Choose Exactly 60 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : You must select EN-232, EN-234 and EN-236

Module Code	Semester	Credits	Module Name
EN-232	TB1	20	Introduction to Writing Poetry
EN-234	TB1	20	Introduction to Writing Fiction
EN-236	TB2	20	Introduction to Writing Drama

AND

Compulsory Selective

Choose Minimum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select at least 2x 20 credit module from the list below. You may select 3x 20 credit modules but you must ensure that overall you have a balance of 60 credits in each teaching block.

Module Code	Semester	Credits	Module Name
EN-206	TB1	20	Debating Texts: Theory in Literature
EN-207	TB1	20	Revolution of the Word: Modernism
EN-237	TB1	20	Exploring the Bloody Chamber: Medieval to Postmodern
EN-242	TB1	20	Contentious Shakespeare
EN-226	TB2	20	Conflict and the Gothic in the long nineteenth century
EN-241	TB2	20	Fragments of Union: The Cultural Making and Breaking of Britain
EN-266	TB2	20	Medieval Encounters
EN-269	TB2	20	Literature and War in the 20th Century

AND

Optional Module Choices

Choose Maximum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : If required, select 1x 20 credit module from the list below to make up your 120 credits for the year. NOTE: You must select a balance of 60 credits in each teaching block.

Module Code	Semester	Credits	Module Name
ALE200	TB1	20	Tools for English Language Teaching
ALE224	TB1	20	Vocabulary Studies
AM-204	TB1	20	Race and Ethnicity: American Perspectives
EN-260	TB1	20	Studying Dialect
ALE218	TB2	20	Discourse Analysis
ALE250	TB2	20	Child Language and Literacy
AM-215	TB2	20	American Word/American Image

Year 3 (Level 6)

FHEQ 6 Undergraduate / Honours

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules

Compulsory Modules - Selective

Choose Exactly 60 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select either 3x 20 credit modules or EN-3057 which is 40cr and one 20cr module. Overall you need 60 credits per semester.

Module Code	Semester	Credits	Module Name
EN-3014	TB1	20	Further Fiction Writing
EN-309	TB1	20	Further Creative Non Fiction
EN-3057	TB1+2	40	Creative Writing Personal Project
EN-306	TB2	20	Writing for Radio and Screen
EN-319	TB2	20	Further Poetry Writing

AND

Optional Module Choices

Choose Exactly 60 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select a total of 60 credits. Overall, you must select a balance of 60 credits per teaching block. You MUST NOT select EN-3031 and EN-3057. ** please note that acceptance on the English Literature dissertation (EN-3031) is subject to the submission of a suitable proposal towards the end of year 2.

Module Code	Semester	Credits	Module Name	Guidance
ALE308	TB1	20	Issues in current ELT
AM-333	TB1	20	African American Literature 1910-1940: The Harlem Renaissance
EN-3040	TB1	20	Welsh Gothic / Gothic Wales
EN-3043	TB1	20	Poetry in the Twentieth Century
EN-3047	TB1	20	Other Tongues: Multilingualism in English Language Literature
EN-3050	TB1	20	Written in Blood: Reading the Vampire
EN-3055	TB1	20	Graphic Novel
EN-314	TB1	20	Chaucer
EN-374	TB1	20	Theorising Texts: Shakespeare, Bronte, James
EN-394	TB1	20	Reading/Writing Trauma
EN-3031	TB1+2	40	Dissertation - English Literature	** please note that acceptance on the English Literature dissertation is subject to the submission of a suitable proposal towards the end of year 2.
ALE316	TB2	20	Language in the Media
AM-316	TB2	20	Contemporary American Fiction
EN-3027	TB2	20	William Blake: Poetry and Designs
EN-3029	TB2	20	Postmodernist and Post-war Fiction
EN-3045	TB2	20	Crime Fiction since 1920
EN-3048	TB2	20	Professional Development: Preparing for Work
EN-3051	TB2	20	Madness, Malady and Melancholia: Literature and Medicine from Genesis to Genomes
EN-3053	TB2	20	The Swansea University International Dylan Thomas Prize Module
EN-3054	TB2	20	Speculative Fictions
EN-3058	TB2	20	Beyond Shakespeare
EN-376	TB2	20	Prehistory, History and Language

BA 4 Year Full-time (with a year abroad)

Year 1 (Level 4)

FHEQ 4 Undergraduate / HECert

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

Module Code	Semester	Credits	Module Name
EN-100	Period September-January	20	Monsters, Theories, Transformations
EN-117	Period September-January	20	Creative Writing: Fiction Genres
EN-120	Period September-January	20	English Essentials
EN-118	Period January-June	20	Creative Writing: Styles of Fiction
EN-119	Period January-June	20	The Stage Play World

Optional Modules

Optional Module Choices

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select one module from the below

Module Code	Semester	Credits	Module Name
ALE108	TB2	20	Language Teaching Methodology
ALE121	TB2	20	The sound system of English
AM-113	TB2	20	Introduction to American Literature and Culture
CLC102	TB2	20	Ovid's Metamorphoses. The Transformations of Mythology
EN-113	TB2	20	Literature and Society in Medieval Europe.
HIH124	TB2	20	Modern British History

Year 2 (Level 5)

FHEQ 5 Undergraduate / HEDip

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules

Compulsory Modules

Choose Exactly 60 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : You must select EN-232, EN-234 and EN-236

Module Code	Semester	Credits	Module Name
EN-232	TB1	20	Introduction to Writing Poetry
EN-234	TB1	20	Introduction to Writing Fiction
EN-236	TB2	20	Introduction to Writing Drama

AND

Compulsory Selective

Choose Minimum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select at least 2x 20 credit module from the list below. You may select 3x 20 credit modules but you must ensure that overall you have a balance of 60 credits in each teaching block.

Module Code	Semester	Credits	Module Name
EN-206	TB1	20	Debating Texts: Theory in Literature
EN-207	TB1	20	Revolution of the Word: Modernism
EN-237	TB1	20	Exploring the Bloody Chamber: Medieval to Postmodern
EN-242	TB1	20	Contentious Shakespeare
EN-226	TB2	20	Conflict and the Gothic in the long nineteenth century
EN-241	TB2	20	Fragments of Union: The Cultural Making and Breaking of Britain
EN-266	TB2	20	Medieval Encounters
EN-269	TB2	20	Literature and War in the 20th Century

AND

Optional Module Choices

Choose Maximum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : If required, select 1x 20 credit module from the list below to make up your 120 credits for the year. NOTE: You must select a balance of 60 credits in each teaching block.

Module Code	Semester	Credits	Module Name
ALE200	TB1	20	Tools for English Language Teaching
ALE224	TB1	20	Vocabulary Studies
AM-204	TB1	20	Race and Ethnicity: American Perspectives
EN-260	TB1	20	Studying Dialect
ALE218	TB2	20	Discourse Analysis
ALE250	TB2	20	Child Language and Literacy
AM-215	TB2	20	American Word/American Image

Year 3 (Level 5 YR OUT)

FHEQ 5 Undergraduate Sandwich Year

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules

Choose Exactly 120 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Students will have the opportunity to study abroad at one of our partner institutions and to experience different cultures.

Module Code	Semester	Credits	Module Name	Guidance
EN-R00	TB1+2	120	Study Abroad (English Literature and Creative Writing)

Year 4 (Level 6)

FHEQ 6 Undergraduate / Honours

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules

Compulsory Modules - Selective

Choose Exactly 60 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select either 3x 20 credit modules or EN-3057 which is 40cr and one 20cr module. Overall you need 60 credits per semester.

Module Code	Semester	Credits	Module Name
EN-3014	TB1	20	Further Fiction Writing
EN-309	TB1	20	Further Creative Non Fiction
EN-3057	TB1+2	40	Creative Writing Personal Project
EN-306	TB2	20	Writing for Radio and Screen
EN-319	TB2	20	Further Poetry Writing

AND

Optional Module Choices

Choose Exactly 60 credits from the following Modules:

Module Code	Semester	Credits	Module Name	Guidance
ALE308	TB1	20	Issues in current ELT
AM-333	TB1	20	African American Literature 1910-1940: The Harlem Renaissance
EN-3040	TB1	20	Welsh Gothic / Gothic Wales
EN-3043	TB1	20	Poetry in the Twentieth Century
EN-3047	TB1	20	Other Tongues: Multilingualism in English Language Literature
EN-3050	TB1	20	Written in Blood: Reading the Vampire
EN-3055	TB1	20	Graphic Novel
EN-314	TB1	20	Chaucer
EN-374	TB1	20	Theorising Texts: Shakespeare, Bronte, James
EN-394	TB1	20	Reading/Writing Trauma
EN-3031	TB1+2	40	Dissertation - English Literature	** please note that acceptance on the English Literature dissertation is subject to the submission of a suitable proposal towards the end of year 2.
ALE316	TB2	20	Language in the Media
AM-316	TB2	20	Contemporary American Fiction
EN-3027	TB2	20	William Blake: Poetry and Designs
EN-3029	TB2	20	Postmodernist and Post-war Fiction
EN-3045	TB2	20	Crime Fiction since 1920
EN-3048	TB2	20	Professional Development: Preparing for Work
EN-3051	TB2	20	Madness, Malady and Melancholia: Literature and Medicine from Genesis to Genomes
EN-3053	TB2	20	The Swansea University International Dylan Thomas Prize Module
EN-3054	TB2	20	Speculative Fictions
EN-3058	TB2	20	Beyond Shakespeare
EN-376	TB2	20	Prehistory, History and Language

Entry Requirements

Our standard entry requirement is BBB (UCAS tariff points 120) or equivalent. All offers are made following a review of the application form, predicted/achieved grades and subjects, the reference and personal statement. We also accept a range of advanced level qualifications including: International Baccalaureate 32; Welsh Baccalaureate - grade equivalent to A-level; Access to Higher Education and Open University qualifications, and Extended Project.

Here are the requirements for International students.

For applicants whose first language is not English, we require a minimum IELTS score of 6.0.

How You're Taught

Covid 19 Update - Please see the 'Covid Update for Learning and Teaching' expander below.

In the first year of study, you will be taught through lectures and tutorials. Assessment will be coursework, essay and examination.

In the second year, you will learn through seminars and group-work. Assessment will be varied including coursework, essays, group presentations and examination.

In the final year, you will undertake independent study through research methods, a dissertation or practice portfolio and also be taught through seminars and group-work. Assessment includes independent research dissertation, independent presentation, coursework and examination.

Our learning and teaching enhances your key skills that employers look for in graduates as follows:

Self-Management (attending classes, meeting deadlines, preparing for seminars, dissertation)
Teamworking (group presentations, group seminars, study trips and projects)
Customer awareness (study abroad, internships, work placements, student experience)
Problem solving (essay writing, research, examinations)
Communication and literacy (essays, examinations, presentations, project work, dissertation)
Numeracy skills (data analysis, statistics, graphs, datasets)
Information technology (Blackboard, essays, examinations, presentations, social media)

This course offers some modules taught through the medium of Welsh or bilingually for students who consider themselves to be fluent Welsh speakers. For more details on the provision available see the Welsh Provision expander below.

Welsh Provision

There are opportunities for Welsh speakers to study this subject through the medium of Welsh and our dedicated academy, Academi Hywel Teifi, is here to support you throughout your time at Swansea University. We offer you:

An interview through the medium of Welsh when applying for a place.
The option to receive your personal correspondence in Welsh, English or bilingually - we will then communicate with you in your language of choice.
Access to generous Welsh-language study scholarships or bursaries.
Access to modules taught wholly or partly in Welsh.
The option to write and submit your coursework or exams through the medium of Welsh (even if you have chosen to study in English), and your work will be marked in Welsh.
A Welsh-speaking academic tutor.
One-to-one support to improve your academic Welsh language skills.
An opportunity to gain an additional free qualification that serves as evidence of your Welsh language ability for future employers.

To see further details about the level of provision delivered in Welsh on this particular degree scheme, please see the Welsh-language course page for further information.

Since 2011, there has been a 40% increase in the number of students studying through the medium of Welsh at Swansea University and our TEF* data over the last two years shows that Welsh-medium students are high achievers in regards to employability (*Swansea University TEF return 2017 and 2018).

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Tuition Fees

3 Year Full Time

Start Date	UK	EU	International
September 2020	£ 9,000	£ 9,000	£ 14,950

4 Year Full Time With a Year Abroad

Start Date	UK	EU	International
September 2020	£ 9,000	£ 9,000	£ 14,950

Fees for full time Undergraduate UK/EU students may be increased in subsequent years of study by an inflationary amount determined by Welsh Government.

Fees for full time Undergraduate International students will increase by 3% for each subsequent year of study.

During a sandwich year (e.g. year in industry, year abroad or placement year) a lower fee will apply. For more information visit our tuition fees page.

You can find further information of your fee costs on our tuition fees page.

You may be eligible for funding to help support your study. To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit the University's scholarships and bursaries page.

Current students: You can find further information of your fee costs on our tuition fees page.

Funding and Scholarships

You may be eligible for funding to help support your study.

To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit the University's scholarships and bursaries page.

Academi Hywel Teifi at Swansea University and the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol offer a number of generous scholarships and bursaries for students who wish to study through the medium of Welsh or bilingually. For further information about the opportunities available to you, visit the Academi Hywel Teifi Scholarships and Bursaries page.

Additional Costs

Access to your own digital device/the appropriate IT kit will be essential during your time studying at Swansea University. Access to wifi in your accommodation will also be essential to allow you to fully engage with your programme. See our dedicated webpages for further guidance on suitable devices to purchase, and for a full guide on getting your device set up.

You may face additional costs while at university, including (but not limited to):

Travel to and from campus
Printing, photocopying, binding, stationery and equipment costs (e.g. USB sticks)
Purchase of books or texts
Gowns for graduation ceremonies

Careers and Employability

Swansea Employability Academy (SEA) will support you at each stage of your career journey helping you build a bright future.

Our career support services include:

Employability workshops, employers’ talks, bespoke events and careers fairs
Individual advice and guidance from professionally qualified Careers Advisers
Help with finding jobs, internships, work placements and volunteering opportunities
Access to information resources on a wide range of career management topics
Advice and guidance on postgraduate study and funding
Funding to support student internship opportunities and Student Society/Club events.

We also provide help and advice for Swansea University Alumni up to two years after you graduate.

Academic Support

As well as subject specific support by college teaching staff and your personal academic mentor, the Centre for Academic Success provides courses, workshops and one-to-one support in areas such as:

Academic writing
Maths and statistics
Critical thinking
Time management
Digital skills
Presentation skills
Note taking
Revision, memory and exam techniques
English language skills (if English is not your first language).

In addition, if you have a Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD), disability, mental health or medical condition, the Centre for Academic Success have Specialist Tutors to support your learning, working alongside the Disability Office and Wellbeing Service to support all your needs and requirements whilst studying at Swansea University.

Global Opportunities

Your degree programme may already give you an option to study or work abroad but in addition to this you can also consider an international summer programme.

These programmes are open to all our undergraduate students and include culture and study tours, volunteering programmes and internships across destinations such as China, Zambia, South Korea, Japan, Europe and Canada. Programmes are typically 2 – 6 weeks long and funding is available. See our Summer Programmes for further information.

How to Apply

Apply now – UK, EU and international students.

For further guidance please visit our how to apply pages.

Covid Update for Learning and Teaching

Covid Update for Learning and Teaching

We have made some changes to the way that we teach this year, with more activities taking place online than usual.

The University calendar runs in teaching blocks. Teaching block one (TB1) runs from September until January and during this block, for this year, you will be taught in a ‘blended’ way. This means that some of your teaching will be delivered online and some will be on campus. The online teaching, where you will be physically apart from your lecturer, can be ‘live’ with your lecturer present and where you’ll be able to interact. Some of it may be self-directed which means that you can access the learning materials at a time to suit you.

Your face-to-face, on campus sessions will be a mixture of:

Programme study groups and workshops

Subject seminars

Study skills workshops

Induction and orientation events

Individual Academic Mentoring meetings

Staff consultation and office hours

Dissertation supervision (Final year and PGT)

Your online learning and teaching may include:

Live streamed lectures

Module seminars, workshops and tutorials

Individual Academic Mentoring meetings

Staff consultation and office hours

Student and staff community events

Dissertation supervision (Final year and PGT)

Self-directed learning will be:

Organised Study Materials

Self-guided study activities

Preparatory and further reading

Recorded lectures

Formative tests and quizzes

Self-study in library

Self-study in PC Labs

Design Group Meetings

English Literature with Creative Writing, BA (Hons)

English Literature with Creative Writing with a Year Abroad

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