The course: This well-established course emphasises the benefits of studying traditional English studies and creative writing together. We teach you to move beyond modes of simple self-expression, developing a sense of craft as you practise various forms, from poetry, fiction and life writing to travel writing and dramatic writing (stage and screen). Our course is designed to give you increased independence and choice as your interests develop over the three years. In year one, all modules are compulsory to ensure everyone’s transition to Higher Education is as smooth as possible and all students have the same grounding. In year two and three, we offer a wide range of modules to choose from, and additionally, in year three, you’ll undertake your year-long dissertation on a topic of your choice. Depending on which modules you choose, approximately half your modules will be creative and half critical. Learning Environment: Throughout the three years, we provide a friendly and supportive environment for your academic, personal, and professional development. You will have a personal tutor who will be there for you throughout your time at Plymouth and support you individually. In addition, we all have an open door policy so you can come and talk to any of us. Resources: Your English studies will be supported by excellent resources. The library is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and provides access to a vast range of books, including electronic ones, to databases, and to archives. ​ ​Study abroad As an English and Creative Writing student here you'll have the chance to study abroad. The most popular destination for our students is the USA: they spend time for example at Longwood University in Virginia, the University of Mississippi, Montana State University and Idaho State University. You can choose to go for one term or for a year. We also have European exchanges, currently with Gothenburg University(Sweden), the University of Berlin-Potsdam (Germany), the University of Zurich (Switzerland), and the University of Valencia (Spain). We participate in the ERASMUS European exchange programme, and also in ISEP, the global student exchange consortium, with over 100 institutions worldwide to which our students can choose to go. So if you want directly to experience different societies and cultures, and quite literally broaden your horizons, then studying overseas could be what you're looking for.

​English and Creative Writing: Career Options English and Creative Writing is a non-vocational degree which opens up a broad range of career choices for our graduates. Among the careers our graduates follow are: • Journalism and Media • Teaching • Publishing • Postgraduate Courses: MA, PhD • Arts management • Librarianship • Management training schemes • Personnel • Creative Writing We recognise the importance of cultivating employability throughout your time with us. At every stage of your degree, we offer careers workshops and regularly invite professionals in a range of careers to come and talk to students. You can choose to take our working-with-literature module in year two which has an internship embedded into the module. Work Experience Among the wide range of work-experience, internship and volunteering opportunities you’ll be offered are working with the English and Creative Writing student magazine Ink, with the student newspaper The Knowledge, with Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery, with local schools, with Peninsula Arts, Radio Plymouth, Plymouth Herald, Plymouth University Press and other local publishers. We encrouage you to aim for the Plymouth Award, which recognises and celebrates student achievements outside the curriculum. Francesca Ivaldi, our Careers Adviser for English and Creative Writing, says: "Although choosing a non- vocational degree, English and Creative Writing graduates are equipped with a broad range of transferable skills, making them an attractive prospect for employers across a diverse range of careers. Further study is a popular and sometimes necessary choice for English and Creative Writing graduates, whether they opt for a career specifically related to their degree or choose to convert to a different vocational pathway. Long term employment prospects are good for English and Creative Writng graduates, who have a wide range of careers to choose from, but who typically favour work in the areas of publishing, journalism, librarianship, the arts, administration, teaching and media related careers. The NHS and public and private sectors are also popular choices."