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Bachelor of Arts (hons) in Creative and Professional Writing with Foundation Year

Global University Systems (GUS) - Canterbury Christ Church University - Canterbury Campus

UK,England

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48 Months

Duration

CAD 15,500/year

Tuition Fee

CAD 0 FREE

Application Fee

Sep 2025

Apply Date

UK, England

Type: University

Location Type: Urban

Founded: 1960

Total Students: 15,000 +

Campus Detail

Main Campus Address

N Holmes Rd, Canterbury CT1 1QU, United Kingdom

Overview
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Fees & Funding
Admission Requirements
Additional Info
Scholarships
Student Visa
Work Permit

Bachelor of Arts (hons) in Creative and Professional Writing with Foundation Year

Program Overview

A foundation year helps you develop the study skills and self-confidence needed for higher education when you don’t reach the entry requirements for your subject.

If you love words and want to work with them, this is the course for you. Perhaps you want to be a published novelist, a screenwriter or a micro-publisher, or work in marketing, PR or journalism? Many of our alumni are doing just those things.

During the course you’ll dive into creative forms such as fiction, writing for stage and screen and game narratives. You’ll learn how to publicise yourself and your work, develop new and transferrable skills such as self-publishing, submitting to agents and writing for commercial markets, and gain confidence as you explore the wide range of job options open to professionally trained writers.

Our tutors are published authors with recent industry experience, and they will teach you the essential skills for good writing: control of language, precision, imagination and a deep understanding of the context in which you write.

You'll learn how to write literary and genre fiction, poetry and drama, and try your hand at experimental and environmental writing and writing for games. You'll also learn about marketing techniques and have the chance to meet a wide range of professionals through our industry network, including literary agents, publishers, writers and local business owners.

You’ll join a lively and energetic writing community and have opportunities to gain professional experience by volunteering to help run our Writing Comes Alive and Live Literature events or working on our student Creative Writing Magazine, Readable.

You can also submit your best work and help design and publish our Graduate Anthology or become a member of our Writing Circle, designed to support student wellbeing throughout your degree, and accompany your peers on our annual residential Writing Retreat.

We know employers are looking for dynamic, open-minded graduates who can adapt, innovate, and collaborate. This is why we have designed a new way of teaching and learning to ensure that you are work-ready for when you graduate. Our 2026 course will reflect this new approach. The 2026 course page will be made live shortly.

Detailed Program Facts

Program Level

4-Year Bachelor's Degree

Application Processing Days

2 Days

Program Intensity

Full-Time

Duration of Program

48 Months

Program Intakes

Intake Month/Year		Intake Status
sep 2025		Open

Application Fee

Application Fee: CAD 0 FREE

Tuition Fee

CAD 15,500 per year

*Note: The fee is approximate and is subject to change

Living Cost in Global University Systems (GUS) - Canterbury Christ Church University - Canterbury Campus

CAD 9,207 per year

*Note: The fee is approximate and is subject to change

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Check program website for more information about funding options.

English Test Requirements

IELTS
- Minimum Overall Score - 5.0 Minimum Listening - 4.0 Minimum Reading - 4.0 Minimum Writing - 4.5 Minimum Speaking - 4.0
PTE
- Minimum Overall Score - 43.0 Minimum Listening - 43.0 Minimum Reading - 43.0 Minimum Writing - 43.0 Minimum Speaking - 43.0

Minimum Level of Education Required: To be accepted for this program, students must have Standard XII Higher Secondary Certificate.

Minimum CGPA Required: 60.00 %

Additional Information

Careers

The course aims to develop a range of skills that will prepare you for employment as a writer in a variety of fields: journalism, advertising, publishing, and marketing. However, the Creative and Professional Writing degree also opens up opportunities to work in a range of administrative or managerial settings, as well as in public sector roles such as teaching. For entrepreneurial students, we teach essential skills for working freelance or running a small business. This course also provides a great foundation for further study towards a professional qualification, for example in journalism, business or marketing.

Scholarships

International Student Scholarship Award (Early Bird Discount)

We offer the International Student Scholarship Award, providing a £1500 fee discount for international students starting course in September 2025.

This program offers a 1500 scholarship for Sep 2024 Intake.

Work Permit

PGWP

There are various options through which a student can get a post study work visa in the UK.
Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur Visa for the graduates with a genuine and credible business idea.
Tier 2 (General) is the leading immigration visa to work in the UK.
Tier 4 Doctorate Extension Scheme is for students who have completed their Ph.D. and is valid for 12 months for them to work, look for work or set up a business.
Tier 5 Youth Mobility is for individuals of certain countries like Australia, Canada, Japan, Monaco, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, and New Zealand aged between 18 -30 who wish to move to the UK.
Tier 5 GAE is for individuals who want to come to the UK for work experience, training, research or a fellowship.
UK Ancestry is for individuals who are a citizen of a commonwealth and plan to work in the UK and have a grandparent who was born in the UK.