UndergraduatePart-time

English and Creative and Professional Writing

University of DerbyDerby, United Kingdom
Level
Undergraduate
Duration
3 years
Mode
Part-time
Subject
English
Location
United Kingdom
IELTS
6.0 overall, no part below 5.5

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Combining two subjects boosts your employability and gives you the opportunity to develop knowledge and expertise in two subject areas, making you a more versatile graduate Learn the art, craft and processes of writing fiction and non-fiction; we'll cover writing for books, magazines, and digital content Understand how today's publishing industry works and gain the skills you need to get your work — or the work of others — to market Prepare for any career in the literary world, whether you aspire to be a writer or to work in the publishing industry, with the choice of a wide range of optional modules The course’s distinctive core of engagement with literary, critical and cultural theory will enable you to develop a highly nuanced and sophisticated approach to the analysis of literature, language and culture You will explore fascinating aspects of the subject, including the evolution of fantasy, the representation of crime, the legacy of Empire, cultural politics, existentialist writing, classical myth and the 19th-century realist novel This degree will change the way you think: you will encounter a wide range of literature from across the globe, studied in the context of perspective-altering theories concerning identity, desire, cultural politics and the nature of reality itself

Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff points112 UCAS points
A levelsBBC
T LevelsMerit
BTECDMM
GCSE4/C · Subjects: Mathematics, English
Access to HE DiplomaPass · Pass; with 60 credits: 45 at Level 3 with a minimum

English language requirements

IELTS6.0 overall, no part below 5.5

IELTS: 6.0 (with at least 5.5 in each skills area)

Fees

International students: £17,500 per year

UK students: £9,535 per year

Start dates

September 2026

Application deadline

UCAS deadline (equal consideration); UCAS Extra: from late February; Clearing: from July 2026

Campus

  • Derby (Kedleston Road), United Kingdom

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Academic

Qualification: First year entry - High School Diploma or General Educational Development Requirement: GPA of 3.0, plus one of the following: Standard SATs with a minimum of 1600/2400 in each subject New SATs 1060/1600 - we do not require the optional Essay score ACT score of 22 Two Advanced Placement subjects with a minimum score of 3 Qualification: Second year entry - Associate Degree Requirement: CGPA 3.0

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Scholarships at University of Derby

5 for this level
  • Full Payment Discount£1,000.00 (US$ 1,291)
  • Sports Scholarships - Individual and Team Sport Scholar
  • Sports Scholarships - Performance Team Sports Scholar
  • Talented Athlete Award
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TuitionGBP 17,500
Visa application, from outside the UKGBP 558
Health surcharge, first year how it is chargedGBP 776
First year in totalGBP 32,886

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