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English and Creative Writing
English and Creative Writing
Discover an exciting range of dynamic degrees in creative writing and literary studies
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English and Creative Writing
Discover an exciting range of dynamic degrees in creative writing and literary studies
See our courses
1st
for learning resources in Creative Writing
National Student Survey 2025
14th
for teaching quality in Creative Writing
The Times Good University Guide 2025
2nd
in the UK for
Creative Writing
Guardian University Guide 2026
Develop your critical and creative voices
Learn from expert staff
All students are taught by practising and published writers and literary critics.
Smaller teaching groups
More intimate teaching means better learning and support for our students.
Wide range of study areas
From Renaissance to the Present Day and short fiction to the Science Fiction novel.
Built around employability
We ensure you gain the skills needed to stand out in the competitive job market.
English and Creative Writing courses
Learn from practising and published critics, literary theorists and world-leading writers. Our courses include joint honours options that allow you to incorporate study from across the humanities and build your degree around your passions.
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BA (Hons) Creative Writing
Develop your voice as a writer as you learn from one of the most established and experienced teaching teams in the UK.
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BA (Hons) Creative Writing
3 years full time
Bishop Otter Campus (Chichester)
W801
Learn from practising and published writers
Discover a community of supportive writers and tutors
Learn to write novels, poetry, screenplays, non-fiction and more
Smaller class sizes for better learning
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BA (Hons) English Literature
Explore your passion for English literature as you critically engage with a wide range of texts from the Renaissance to the modern day.
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BA (Hons) English Literature
3 years full time
Bishop Otter Campus (Chichester)
Q310
Opportunities to study Austen, Dickens, Wilde, Wollstonecraft, Pullman and many more
Analyse texts that push beyond realism with options in science fiction, fantasy and gothic literature
Learn from expert staff and researchers
Smaller class sizes for better learning
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BA (Hons) Creative Writing and English
Develop your skills as both a creative and a critical writer with the help of one of the most established and experienced teaching teams in the UK.
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BA (Hons) Creative Writing and English
3 years full time
Bishop Otter Campus (Chichester)
W800
Learn to write novels, poetry, screenplays, non-fiction and more
Study literature from the Renaissance to the present day
Learn from published writers and expert researchers
Smaller class sizes for better learning
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BA (Hons) Creative Writing and English with Integrated Foundation Year
Builds your academic skills with a foundational first year before progressing onto the full degree programme. Ideal for those who don't meet the standard degree route entry requirements.
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BA (Hons) Creative Writing and English with Integrated Foundation Year
4 years full time
Bishop Otter Campus (Chichester)
W806
Learn to write novels, poetry, screenplays, non-fiction and more
Study literature from the Renaissance to the present day
Learn from published writers and expert researchers
Smaller class sizes for better learning
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BA (Hons) English Literature and History
Explore your passion for both literature and history as you analyse texts from a variety of contexts, time periods and authors.
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BA (Hons) English Literature and History
3 years full time
Bishop Otter Campus (Chichester)
VQ31
Critically engage with literature from around the world
Engage with historical debates from a variety of contexts
Learn from expert staff and expert researchers
Smaller class sizes for better learning
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BA (Hons) Creative Writing and History
Develop your skills as a writer and grow your ability to critically engage with historical debate.
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BA (Hons) Creative Writing and History
3 years full time
Bishop Otter Campus (Chichester)
VW18
Learn to write novels, poetry, screenplays, non-fiction and more
Gain critical insight into historical societies from a variety of contexts and time periods
Learn from published writers and expert researchers
Smaller class sizes for better learning
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BA (Hons) Creative Writing and Philosophy & Ethics
Gain skills in creative writing as you engage in critical debate around key philosophical and ethical questions.
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BA (Hons) Creative Writing and Philosophy & Ethics
3 years full time
Bishop Otter Campus (Chichester)
WV85
Learn to write novels, poetry, screenplays, non-fiction and more
Study contemporary philosophical issues and debates
Learn from published writers and expert researchers
Smaller class sizes for better learning
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BA (Hons) Creative Writing and Screenwriting
Master the fundamental skills in creative writing alongside an in-depth understanding of writing for the screen.
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BA (Hons) Creative Writing and Screenwriting
3 years full time
Bishop Otter and Bognor Regis campuses
WP88
Learn to write novels, poetry, screenplays, non-fiction as well as for the screen
Collaborate with Digital Film Production students to see your screenplays come to life
Learn from practicing and published writers
Smaller class sizes for better learning
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BA (Hons) Screenwriting
Find your own voice and gain the skills and disciplines required for a future career in the screen industries.
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BA (Hons) Screenwriting
3 years full time
Bognor Regis Campus
W810
Learn to write for TV, film and games across as variety of genres
Collaborate with Digital Film Production students to see your screenplays come to life
Gain an insight into the industry with special guest speakers and regular workshops
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MA Creative Writing
Focus on the craft of writing on a postgraduate course designed to develop your skills, experiment with form, and explore writing within different genres.
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MA Creative Writing
1 year full time, 2 years part time
Bishop Otter Campus (Chichester)
Learn from practicing and published writers
Explore creative writing mediums such as novels, poetry, screenplays and non-fiction
Join a close community of writers here to support your creative and editorial skills
Specialist network events to introduce you to agents and editors and help kickstart your writing career
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PhD study
Choose Chichester to develop your specialism within English and Creative Writing
The University of Chichester welcomes applications for doctorial candidates and those choosing to study with us benefit from working with specialists in their respective fields who have national and international reputations.
Expert teaching staff
Learn from leading experts and published writers
Dr Miles Leeson
Reader in English Literature
Dr Leeson is the Director of the Iris Murdoch Research Centre and is an expert in women’s literature of the 20th century.
Karen Stevens
Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing
Karen is a multi-award winning writer who specialises in the contemporary novel, children’s fiction and short fiction.
Dr Suzanne Joinson
Reader in Creative Writing
Dr Suzanne Joinson won the New Writing Ventures Award for Creative Non-Fiction for Laila Ahmed.
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English and Creative Writing
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The craft of writing
Explore writing as a craft as you learn the foundations of great storytelling
Learn to understand the world around you and explore your creativity through a writer’s notebook, tap into your own experience to inform your creative thinking, and use the wider world as inspiration for your writing.
Find your form
Learn to write for a diverse range of forms to find the one that suits you
You will have the opportunity to learn, and then specialise in, a wide-range of creative writing disciplines including: fiction, novels, screenplays and creative non-fiction.
Industry insight
Engage industry professionals and widen your network
Gain the opportunity to engage with the wider creative writing industry through regular readings from guest writers, book launches, and an annual publishing panel where you can meet and talk with agents and editors.
Graduate success
Join a successful community of writers who honed their craft at Chichester
In recent years, students have gone on to publish novels, poetry collections, win prizes in major competitions such as the Bridport Prize and have poems and stories in magazines such as The Paris Review and Staple.
Study the greats
Examine the work of some of the most influential writers
Gain a deeper insight into the work of some of the most
well-respected writers, including authors such as Jane Austen, Oscar Wilde, and Charles Dickens.
Go beyond tradition
Expand your horizons as you study exciting genres that push beyond realism
Explore literature from across a plethora of genres that go beyond traditional ‘realism’, with options to study fantasy, fairy tales, Afrofuturism, science fiction, and gothic literature, as you understand more about how they formed within their historical and cultural origins.
Women's writing
Dedicated modules that explore the history of women in literature
Learn from leading experts in contemporary women’s writings as you explore the evolution of the literary work of women throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.
Critical eye
Develop your knowledge of literary theory from Sigmund Freud to Judith Butler
Learn about the history of critical theory and its relationship to wider political and social movements both in Britain and around the world as you explore modernity, feminist theory, structuralism and psychoanalysis.
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Digital residency
Welcoming award-winning Ukrainian author Volodymyr Rafeienko
Celebrated Ukrainian author Volodymyr Rafeienko has published his first essay since being awarded a digital writing residency by the University of Chichester.
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