English Literature with Creative Writing

About this course

English literature with creative writing combines the study of how great writers have used the language with the practice of developing your own voice and craft. Literature study trains you to read closely, to understand how texts are constructed, and to situate writing in its historical, cultural, and theoretical contexts. Creative writing develops the skills of storytelling, characterisation, voice, and form in fiction, poetry, and other modes, under the guidance of experienced writers and through sustained workshop practice. The combination is genuinely synergistic: learning to analyse great writing closely makes you a better writer, and writing regularly sharpens your critical reading. At the University of Manchester, this three-year full-time degree draws on one of the UK's leading English departments, with research strengths that span medieval to contemporary literature and a crea

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 44% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 20% of graduatescards →
• 45 / 100Media Professionals · 7% of graduatescards →
• 42 / 100Legal professionals · 2% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 5% of graduatescards →

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