Course summary

This four-year English and Creative Writing degree will teach you 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. Explore over a thousand years of literature from the early medieval period to the present day, while also delving into some provocative questions that writing can unveil around gender, culture and more. This course covers both national and global literature including Renaissance and Gothic genres, 19th century literature and contemporary fiction. You can also select modules around creative and professional writing. You can tailor the degree to your own interests, learning how to write novels, poetry, short stories and non-fiction, how to write for the stage, screen and broadcast, writing as a career and exploring styles and genres. The first year of the course will be spent as a Foundation Year, during which you will explore the humanities and social sciences. This is ideal if you need a little extra support after further education or if you are returning to study after a gap in education. You will then progress onto the full degree programme. Swansea is the birthplace of Dylan Thomas, widely regarded by many literary scholars as one of the twentieth century's most influential lyrical poets, and amongst the finest of all time. The university’s links to the legacy of Dylan Thomas remain with our annual Dylan Thomas Prize for Literature and through research carried out in our Centre for Research into the English Literature and Language of Wales (CREW). Throughout this course you will also have the opportunity to get involved in projects with the Dylan Thomas Centre and the National Theatre Wales. Set in parkland overlooking Swansea Bay on the edge of the breath-taking Gower Peninsula, the university's location provides an excellent place to study. Students can enjoy both a thriving city and beautiful beaches and coastlines. Outside of their studies, our students benefit from our lively English Student Society, which organises a range of literary, social, and cultural events. Our degree programmes aim to support students prepare for their future world of work. You will access support and guidance through the university’s Careers Service and Work Placement Team and all students have access to events, workshops, and employer talks, including an annual conference for students in June to support final year students with the transition into employment or further study. On this degree programme, you can further enhance your student experience with the option to study abroad for a semester in countries such as Hong Kong, China, Singapore, North America, or Canada. English Literature and Creative Writing at Swansea is ranked top 10 for Overall Satisfaction (NSS 2022) and top 20 in the UK (Guardian University Guide 2023). Graduates go on to enter careers in a wide range of sectors including education, media, writing and screen production and public administration. Please visit our course page for more information. https://www.swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/culture-communication/english-literature-creative-writing/ba-english-literature-creative-writing-foundation-year/