Creative Writing and Journalism BA (Hons)
Middlesex University
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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Hendon Campus

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SEP-25

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3 Years

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**Why study creative writing and journalism with us?**Pursue your passion for writing and journalism with our unique course that combines both disciplines. Learn from professional authors, playwrights, and journalists, gaining a comprehensive understanding of the industry. Showcase your work at events like the North London Story Festival. Benefit from excellent learning resources, facilities, and strong links with the publishing industry, ensuring a well-rounded education.**What will you ...Read more


Why study creative writing and journalism with us?

Pursue your passion for writing and journalism with our unique course that combines both disciplines. Learn from professional authors, playwrights, and journalists, gaining a comprehensive understanding of the industry. Showcase your work at events like the North London Story Festival. Benefit from excellent learning resources, facilities, and strong links with the publishing industry, ensuring a well-rounded education.


What will you learn?

This curriculum covers everything from traditional journalism skills like shorthand to the latest in digital media. Develop versatile writing abilities for newspapers, magazines, and online platforms. Explore creative writing, examining diverse writing types and experimenting with language, styles, and forms. Acquire essential digital communication skills, learn effective video-conferencing, and understand legal and ethical considerations. Taught by professional writers and journalists, you'll gain insights into the evolving journalism and writing industries. Engage in various writing forms, including fiction, non-fiction, drama, and screenwriting.


How do we support your career development?

This course prepares you for diverse careers in creative writing, journalism, and beyond. Benefit from a bespoke newsroom with cutting-edge software, studios for live broadcasts, and industry-standard equipment. Take part in placements with prestigious media outlets like BBC London and The Guardian. Join the ranks of our successful graduates, including comedian Russell Kane and playwright Rosa Connor. Develop transferable skills crucial for roles in journalism, copywriting, advertising, teaching, marketing, and more.


Introducing our new Learning Framework

After working with our students to gather feedback on what they love most about our courses, we’re making some changes to how we structure and teach our programmes for the start of the 2024/25 academic year. You can find more information about how this course is affected by viewing the relevant course information sheet on our Learning Framework page: https://www.mdx.ac.uk/study/learning-framework/

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WUSCA ranking:
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21/101
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
113th
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 - 60 = 40% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
40%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
90%
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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 - 60 = 40% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
40%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
70%
What students say
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Lauren
21 Dec 23

The best part about Middlesex University is undoubtedly the campus. Many students who have attended Middlesex will say this, and they truly have almost everything a student needs..Read more

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Youssef
27 Oct 23

Middlesex University plays host to an incredibly diverse student population, which I believe is one of its most unique traits. Having it be visible to you day by day on campus,..Read more

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112 Grades / Points required

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D:0,M:45,P:0 Grades / Points required

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£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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£16,600 per year

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Students from EU

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£16,600 per year

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Students from International

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£16600 Per year

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Lauren
21 Dec 23
Creative Writing and Journalism BA (Hons)
The best part about Middlesex University is undoubtedly the campus. Many students who have attended Middlesex will say this, and they truly have almost everything a student needs...
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Youssef
27 Oct 23
Creative Writing and Journalism BA (Hons)
Middlesex University plays host to an incredibly diverse student population, which I believe is one of its most unique traits. Having it be visible to you day by day on campus,...
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