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2026
2027
Start date(s)
September 2026
Location
Horsforth Campus
School
Computing and Creative Industries
UCAS tariff points
104
Study mode
Full-time (3 years)
Study abroad
Yes
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This course is available in Clearing 2026.

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Where will your words take you? English graduates have a cultural impact on the world we live in through their writing, from books and films to TV and news.

English graduates produced A Handmaid’s Tale and Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People about Race, both books of profound cultural impact.

English produces key cultural figures, e.g. broadcasters, filmmakers and novelists, so cinema trips we go on, news and current affairs we watch, and satirical TV and sitcoms we enjoy, owe much to English and Creative Writing.

About this course

This programme offers an opportunity to develop your creative writing skills, and imaginative flexibility, and study literary texts in English from different historical periods and a variety of genres.

You can develop your key skills in English and Creative Writing, with options to study English Language and Linguistics.

Working with published writers and subject specialists, you'll learn how to communicate and create for both professional purposes and pleasure. Our creative writing workshops will teach you how to give and receive constructive criticism about writing. You’ll be introduced to speech-writing and the power of words, as well as learning how to write your own life story and the stories of others.

You will develop your knowledge of writing in English as you read, and discuss and respond creatively to a range of great literary texts. We’ll teach you how to read and analyse poetry and short stories, as well as how to compare past and modern texts in the same genres.

You'll have the opportunity to work with an experienced writer on a final-year writing project and, beyond the curriculum, you’ll be part of Leeds Trinity's acclaimed writing culture, taking part in events like our annual Writers' Festival, monthly open mic nights and podcasting.

Why study with us?

  • Combine your passions. You'll study literary texts while developing your own creative writing skills.
  • Learn from the experts. You'll work with published writers and creative writing specialists.
  • Feel supported. You'll be part of an exceptionally supportive and encouraging literary environment, with links to the publishing world.
  • Increase your confidence, with student-led presentations and debate.
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English at Leeds Trinity Podcast

As a student you'll have the opportunity to get involved with the English at Leeds Trinity Podcast, led by Senior Lecturer in English, Dr Richard Storer. With each episode, Richard and his guests are working their way through the alphabet, discussing a range of interesting topics including language and literature, creativity, history and culture.

Course modules

You will study a variety of modules across your programme of study. The module details given below are subject to change and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.

Year 1

During your first year, you'll study five core modules.

Professional Development – Core
Applied Professional Practice – Core

You’ll plan, prepare for and deliver these practical activities, applying your skills and knowledge within a real-world professional context.

Emphasis is placed on developing confidence, professionalism and reflective practice as you demonstrate your readiness for industry-focused work.

Literary Genres – Core
Writing and Style – Core
Writing and Expression – Core

You'll begin by getting to grips with how to express thoughts and opinions in prose writing, before moving onto poetry.

You'll develop into skilled manipulators of style, voice, structure, editing and presentation.

We'll focus on the transferable nature of writing practices between different types of writing.

Year 2

During your second year, you'll study four core modules and will be required to choose up to one option module.

Victorian to Modern Literature – Core
Professional Placement – Core

You’ll prepare for a professional external placement as part of the programme’s professional pathway.

Support is provided for CV building, tailored applications, networking, self-marketing, interview preparation and wider employability skills, building on foundations introduced earlier in the degree. Learning is enhanced through insights from external speakers and industry contacts.

The module also supports planning for post-graduation employment, helping you identify potential entry-level roles, set final-year career goals and plan targeted upskilling to achieve them.

Writing and Theme – Core

You'll study, discuss and respond creatively to a range of poetry and prose dealing with myth, childhood, love and loss.

The myth element will draw on Greek and Roman mythology and that of other cultures.

Childhood, love and loss will draw on contemporary and non-contemporary literature.

You'll do creative exercises based on the texts studied, producing a body of original writing and a reflective commentary.

Language and Social Justice – Core
Life Writing – Optional

You'll explore 'writing the self', producing a portfolio of original autobiographical writing.

You'll then bring your own perspectives to writing about the lives of others, producing a biographical narrative on a subject of your choosing.

The module will reflect the make-up of the class as all students - BAME, international, of different sexualities, with disabilities, from different class backgrounds - will bring their racial, cultural and other life perspectives to the weekly group discussions of autobiography and biography.

The Story of Film – Optional

Year 3

During your final year, you'll study five core modules.

Professional Learning Through Work – Core
Writing: Breaking the Rules – Core

Combine creative writing, critical reading, and historical and theoretical components to develop your experimental writing.

You'll write using a range of procedures and strategies, looking at innovations in prose and poetry.

You'll explore techniques such as chance and substitution, and fractured narrative and time structures.

We'll also look at historical and theoretical aspects of experimental writing, drawing upon literary texts from diverse writers outside of the cultural mainstream.

Multilingualism and Identity – Core

Explore bilingualism and multilingualism as an individual and social phenomenon.

You'll build on your understanding of how children acquire language skills, and look at sociolinguistic and discourse-analytic approaches to the study of language.

Develop your understanding of language and identity by exploring the different social and discursive aspects of this phenomenon and key theoretical and methodological approaches.

Science Fiction: Speculative Storytelling – Core

Explore the genre of science fiction across a range of texts and media, including literature, film, television, graphic novels, and interactive narratives, within historical and contemporary cultural contexts.
You'll examine how science fiction has been shaped through representations of science, technology, progress, and ideas of the future and past, and how the genre has continually evolved through multiple forms and traditions. 
You'll consider the cultural significance of science fiction’s speculative narratives and their use in exploring and critiquing subjects such as utopias and dystopias, modernity, posthumanism, the monstrous, and constructions of race and gender.
Building on the theoretical and practice‑led skills developed in your degree so far, your critical understanding of genre while developing your creative writing practice will be strengthened. You'll be encouraged to synthesise theory and practice by applying critical insights into science fiction to your own creative work.

 

Research Project – Core

Professional work placements

Experience matters. That's why we embed professional work placements within the majority of our standard undergraduate degrees.

How does it work?

Careers+Placements will work with you to find a placement or help you to arrange your own, whether that's in Leeds, another part of the UK or even abroad. You will be able to take part in a series of workshops, events and live ‘employer challenges’ to boost your confidence and prepare you for your placement.

During your placement, you could have an opportunity to gain degree-relevant work experience, build your knowledge of career sectors and secure valuable employer references and industry contacts. This experience will help you to shape your career decisions and find the right path for you.

You'll complete your placements in a variety of settings, including schools, museums, local councils, charities, and media outlets, experiencing the types of careers that your degree could lead to. 

To find out how we can help you make your career ambitions a reality, visit:

Professional Work Placements


Learning and teaching

The Student Contract

Assessment

A variety of assessment methods are used, matched to the learning outcomes for your programme, allowing you to apply and demonstrate the full range of knowledge and skills that you have developed.

For more details on specific assessment methods for this course contact hello@leedstrinity.ac.uk

Programme delivery

Your time on campus, learning through in-person teaching, is at the heart of your academic experience and the way we deliver our programmes. This is supported and further enhanced by additional engagement activities and opportunities provided online and through digital teaching materials. This blended approach seeks to ensure a positive learning and teaching student experience.

Your programme of study has been carefully designed around a three-phase model of delivery:

  1. Preparation: You will be given clear tasks to support you in preparing for live teaching. This could include watching a short-pre-recorded lecture, reading a paper or text chapter or preparing other material for use in class.
  2. Live: All your live teaching will be designed around active learning, providing you with valuable opportunities to build on preparation tasks, interact with staff and peers, and surface any misunderstandings.
  3. Post: Follow-up activities will include opportunities for you to check understanding, for staff to receive feedback from you and your peers to inform subsequent sessions, and for you to apply learning to new situations or context.

Preparation, Live and Post teaching and learning and the digital materials used will vary by course, but will be designed to help you structure your learning, take a full and active part in your course, and apply and test your developing knowledge and skills.

Learning and teaching

At Leeds Trinity we aim to provide an excellent student experience and provide you with the tools and support to help you achieve your academic, personal and professional potential.

Our Learning, Teaching and Assessment Strategy delivers excellence by providing the framework for:

  • high quality teaching
  • an engaging and inclusive approach to learning, assessment and achievement
  • a clear structure through which you progress in your academic studies, your personal development and towards professional-level employment or further study.

We have a strong reputation for developing student employability, supporting your development towards graduate employment, with relevant skills embedded throughout your programme of study.

We endeavour to develop curiosity, confidence, courage, ambition and aspiration in all students through the key themes in our Learning and Teaching Strategy:

  • Student Involvement and Engagement
  • Inclusion
  • Integrated Programme and Assessment Experience
  • Digital Literacy and Skills
  • Employability and Enterprise

To help you achieve your potential we emphasise learning as a collaborative process, with a range of student-led and real-world activities. This approach ensures that you fully engage in shaping your own learning, developing your critical thinking and reflective skills so that you can identify your own strengths and weaknesses, and use the extensive learning support system we offer to shape your own development.

We believe the secret to great learning and teaching is simple: it is about creating an inclusive learning experience that allows all students to thrive through:

  • Personalised support
  • Expert lecturers
  • Strong connections with employers
  • An international outlook
  • Understanding how to use tools and technology to support learning and development

Entry requirements

Leeds Trinity University is committed to recruiting students with talent and potential and who we feel will benefit greatly from their academic and non-academic experiences here. We treat every application on its own merits; we value highly the experience you illustrate in your personal statement.

Information about the large range of qualifications we accept, including A-Levels, BTECs and T Levels, can be found on our entry requirements page. If you need additional advice or are taking qualifications that are not covered in the information supplied, please contact our Admissions Office.

Leeds Trinity University is committed to recruiting students with talent and potential and who we feel will benefit greatly from their academic and non-academic experiences here. We treat every application on its own merits; we value highly the experience you illustrate in your personal statement.

The following information is designed to give you a general overview of the qualifications we accept. If you are taking qualifications that are not included below, please contact our Admissions Office who will be happy to advise you.

Entry requirements for this course:
UCAS tariff 104
GCSE requirements GCSE English Language at grade C or 4 (or higher) will be required

Fees and finance

UK Home fees

£9,790

Full-time

International fees

More information on international tuition fees

Funding

UK Home Students:

Tuition fees cost £9,790 a year for this course in 2026/2027.

Tuition fees for part-time study are charged a pro-rata amount of the full-time equivalent.

Depending on government policy, tuition fees may change in future years.

Tuition fees for 2027/2028 entry will be set in summer 2026.

Living costs, e.g. accommodation, travel, food, will also need to be taken into consideration.

Leeds Trinity offers a range of bursaries and scholarships to help support students while you study.

International Students, including EU Students:

Visit our webpage for international students.

Part-time study is not available for international students on a Student Route Visa. 

Additional costs

We advise students that there may be additional course costs in addition to annual tuition fees:

  • Recommended and required reading lists will be provided at the start of your course. All the books and e-books are available from our Library to borrow but you may choose to purchase your own.
  • On some courses there may be additional costs, such as field trips, equipment, accreditations, that may be part-funded by the University. More details will be provided at the start of the course.
  • You'll need to include placement/s travel and associated costs too, however the University will contribute a standard amount towards your total expenditure.
  • The University provides students with a £6 printing credit each academic year which can be topped up either on campus or online.

How to apply

For full-time undergraduate courses, you apply through UCAS. That's the University and Colleges Admissions Service.

You can still secure your place for courses starting in September 2026. To do this, you apply through Clearing.

On your application form, you'll need to know our institution code - it's L24 - and the course code. If you click through to the UCAS website using the button below, it'll take you to the right place with all the information you need.

As part of your application, you'll need to write a personal statement - we've prepared a guide to help you.

Applications are open for courses starting in September 2026. You have until Tuesday, 30 June 2026, to apply. After this date, you can apply through Clearing.

Undergraduate applications for September 2027 entry are now open. 

There's lots more information about the application process on the UCAS website, or you can get in touch with our Admissions team who will be happy to help:

Apply through Clearing Call us now – 0330 058 4266

Graduate opportunities

Providing you with the opportunity to develop the professional skills and experience you need to launch your career is at the heart of everything we do at Leeds Trinity University.

Our students have gone on work in a wide range of organisations – from film production companies and recording studios, to local newspapers and MPs' offices and to teaching, after further study. Some graduates go on to complete the MA in Creative Writing at Leeds Trinity.

After you graduate, Careers and Placements will help you as you pursue your chosen career through our mentoring scheme, support with CV and interview preparation and access to graduate employability events.

To find out how we can help you make your career ambitions a reality, visit:

Careers

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