Creative Writing and Film Studies BA (Hons)
Liverpool John Moores University
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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Mount Pleasant Campus

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SEP-25

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3 Years

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**Why study Creative Writing and Film Studies at Liverpool John Moores University?**- Study the history of film and make short digital films- Professional guidance and peer support to help you develop your writing to publishable standard- Three-day residential writers retreat at a country house in rural Wales- Teaching is based in the £38m Redmonds Building in Liverpool City Centre- Liverpool has more theatres, cinemas, literary events, arts centres, galleries and museums than any city outside ...Read more


Why study Creative Writing and Film Studies at Liverpool John Moores University?

- Study the history of film and make short digital films- Professional guidance and peer support to help you develop your writing to publishable standard- Three-day residential writers' retreat at a country house in rural Wales- Teaching is based in the £38m Redmonds Building in Liverpool City Centre- Liverpool has more theatres, cinemas, literary events, arts centres, galleries and museums than any city outside London- LJMU ranked 7th university in the UK for Creative Writing (The Times UK University Rankings 2025)- 96% of students surveyed said teaching staff on our Creative Writing courses were good at explaining things (National Student Survey 2024)


About your course

As a student on the BA (Hons) Creative Writing and Film Studies at Liverpool John Moores University you will taught by internationally published poets, novelists and film industry professionals.As the degree progresses, you will be able to specialise in screenwriting and will produce scripts for short films and longer dramas as well as learning to write treatments and pitch your ideas to a professional standard. We also teach the history and practice of film criticism and interpretation. While our emphasis is on the academic study of film, you will also be able to work with industry-standard cameras and editing software to create an impressive portfolio of your own.In addition to formally taught courses, we provide opportunities for work-based learning as well as encouraging independent research in almost any area of Film Studies and in your final year you will be able to undertake an option in freelance writing and/or production.This degree combines critical study of film and written texts with practice in prose, poetry, screenwriting and digital film production. As the degree progresses, you will be able to specialise in screenwriting and produce your own scripts for short films and longer dramas as well as learning to write treatments and pitch your ideas to a professional standard.On top of learning about the history and practice of film criticism and interpretation, you can also get some hands-on experience, working with industry-standard cameras and editing software to create an impressive portfolio of your own.Liverpool Screen School, where the course it taught is based in the Redmonds Building, in the heart of the Knowledge Quarter of Liverpool City Centre.You will have plenty of opportunities to hone your writing and production techniques: everyone on the course attends a residential writing retreat in Snowdonia in the first year, and towards the end of your studies you will be expected to produce near-professional standard short films.

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Creative Writing
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
46th
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
81st
Cinematics and Photography
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 90 = 10% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
10%
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Employment rate
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Source: UNISTATS, 2019
90%
Creative Writing
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 90 = 10% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
10%
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Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
90%
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Creative Writing graduate salary at this uni
£17,000
UK Creative Writing graduate salary
£17,000
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Isobel
27 Mar 22

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A level:

BBC - ABB Grades / Points required

Scottish Higher:

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UCAS Tariff:

112 - 128 Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

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International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

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Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):

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Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

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T Level:

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Minimum number of A Levels required: 2Maximum AS UCAS Points: 20

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Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications.

Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications.

Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications.

Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications.

To obtain the required UCAS points from a related subject area. Contact the Course Enquiries team for details.

Popular A-level subjects

Creative Writing

Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

English Literature
48%
English Language & Literature
39%
English Language
33%
History
17%
Drama
16%
HESA
Cinematics and Photography

Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

Film Studies
60%
English Literature
32%
English Language & Literature
28%
Media Studies
28%
English Language
19%
HESA

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England

£9,250 per year

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Scotland

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Wales

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Northern Ireland

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Channel Islands

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£17,750 per year

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Students from International

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£17750 Per year

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