English and Creative Writing and Journalism, Media and Communication

English and creative writing combined with journalism, media, and communication is a degree that prepares you to work with language and story across a wide range of professional contexts. Creative writing develops the craft of making literary work, including fiction, poetry, non-fiction, and script, while English literature provides the critical and historical framework for understanding how language and narrative have been used across different periods and traditions. Journalism, media, and communication adds a professional and applied dimension, developing skills in reporting, editorial decision-making, digital media production, and the critical analysis of how media industries operate.

At the University of Strathclyde, this four-year full-time BA allows you to combine English and creative writing with a second subject in journalism, media, and communication. You will engage with the practical and critical dimensions of media work, understanding the industry's professional contexts while also acquiring skills in journalism, information design, and digital communication. The creative writing element develops your voice and craft as a writer, while the English literature strand gives you the critical depth to understand writing in its wider cultural and historical contexts.

Glasgow's dynamic media market provides a real-world backdrop for the journalism element of the programme, and the city's creative scene supports your development as a writer. With a typical entry tariff of 184 UCAS points, this is a competitive programme at a leading Scottish university.

Graduates from this combination are well positioned for careers in journalism, broadcasting, publishing, copywriting, digital content creation, communications, public relations, arts journalism, and editorial roles across print and digital media. The creative writing component also supports careers in literary fiction, scriptwriting, and non-fiction writing. Many graduates build careers that combine different strands of creative and professional writing work.

Postgraduate options include journalism, creative writing, and media and communications programmes.