Darrell Said:

Best Colleges in England for English Literature major w/ Creative Writing?

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What kind of grades do you have? Because to be honest, creative writing is not the kind of degree that is offered by most 'good' universities here in the UK. They tend to stick to traditional subjects, so will offer English literature on its own. If you are not too bothered about 'prestige', or don't have the grades to get into a higher level uni anyway, the following link gives a list of all English and creative writing courses in the UK -
http://search.ucas.com/cgi-bin/hsrun/sea…
The only universities on there that are viewed as being prestigious are Nottingham, Warwick, Birmingham, Goldsmiths and Royal Holloway. If you're looking for a city experience then Goldsmiths, Birmingham or Nottingham would probably be your best bet. Both Warwick and Royal Holloway are some distance from the nearest big town. I've never been to Nottingham but know people there and it has a reputation for being an amazing city for students - loads of stuff to do, lots of fun etc. If you have the grades, that would be my first choice. Goldsmiths is viewed as slightly less prestigious than Notts in general, but is very well reputed for the Arts. So applying there might also be a good idea. Don't worry about London being too big - it is, but at the same time it's kind of like a collection of small towns. all with their own shopping areas, loacl pubs and clubs etc so it's not all that scary. The availability of museums, theatre, art galleries and other places of interest is also amazing. I don't know too much about Birmingham but it's certainly a big city and will offer plenty of stuff to do.

If you're not worried about prestige at all, and are only concerned with the cities, then there are universities offering your degree in each of the places you mentioned. If you want an idea of how reputable each of the universities are, have a look at rankings for English on here -
http://extras.timesonline.co.uk/tol_gug/…
There won't be rankings for creative writing specifically as that's not such a popular course, but the English rankings will give you some idea. Be aware when you're looking that there are usually at least two universities with similar names in the same town, but these are NOT the same - e.g. Manchester Metropolitan is not the same as Manchester University, Liverpool John Moores is not Liverpool University. Sorry if that sounds patronising, but I've come across a few people who thought that Oxford Brookes was the same as Oxford University, for example.

Hope this was some help, and good luck!

Gina Said:

I've just graduated from uni with a BA Hons in Creative Writing and Film Studies. What jobs should I look at?

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if you are really good at writing you could go into script writing or something to do with the media ie journalism

edit : to skink1211 and film studies is actually one of the most difficult subjects to take. film graduates see movies in a different light and it greatly expands their knowledge. It takes a lot of work and is not just watching films all day long. try studying it before you badmouth it. ok? (i'm studing film at gcse level)

Good Luck with the job hunting xD

Marcus Said:

What type of people study creative writing in UK?

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Sure.... Iris Murdock.... John Fowles.... love, Henry James (well, he was mostly in Britan)...
There are people who think those things EVERYWHERE!!! ....
You be you and go for what you want based on the works you are most drawn to and are interested in... or gravitate toward a school that has a writing professor that you admire.
There are great writers from almost every place... why not try a degree that takes you to another country for the last year??? ...you might discover more that way... and be able to function "out of the box" in your later years.... and you may end up in Wales or Scotland or Ireland.... but it would give you a choice.
Best of luck.

Cindy Said:

Do i need to have an A level in english to get into university to do an english/creative writing degree?

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The entry requirements vary between each University and it would depend on which University you are applying to. The best thing to do is to check the entrance requirements for the English Literature degree programme (on the University's website or prospectus) to see if it stipulates A Level English is required.

If you are in doubt then you could contact the Admissions Tutor from the Faculty (details should be on the University website).

An idea could be to do a joint Honours in Business and English Literature.

One last thing, try not to worry about it. There is a lot more to life than University courses. Everything always works out in the end.

Hope this helps.

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