Creative Writing BA (Hons)

You learn through

• lectures and seminars
• one-to-one tutorials
• workshops
• independent study
• film screenings
• masterclasses from authors and industry figures Applied learningWork placements

Live projects

In your second or final year, you can partake in a work-based project developing specific employability skills, and also focus on learning a foreign language.

You have the opportunity to complete a work-based project, gaining professional experience in areas such as literary editing, feature journalism, archiving, heritage, or publicity. Project hosts have included Grimm & Co, National Trust, Sheffield Hallam marketing, and Eckington School.There are also opportunities throughout the year to experience and work with cultural events, and previous partnerships have included Sheffield's established Off the Shelf literary festival.

Field trips

We attend performances at theatres including Sheffield's Lyceum and London's Globe, visit a range of museums and heritage sites, and take trips to a range of local places of interest. In your final year, you will be invited on a writing retreat.

Networking opportunities

We run a regular masterclass series, where published authors, poets and other creative practitioners perform and discuss their work. We also offer a number of one-off events throughout the year, where you can meet and talk with industry professionals, agents and writers. The Students' Union also offers opportunities for publication and publishing.