English and Creative Writing and French - BA (Hons)

University of Strathclyde

Our approach to the English & Creative Writing course is innovative, modern and friendly, giving you a comprehensive understanding of English literature as a core basis for your creative work.\\The emphasis is on helping you develop a range of skills to grow your future career, including textual analysis and interpretation. With us, you can study everything from poetry, the novel and drama (stage, screen and radio) as you would expect on an English and Creative Writing degree. In addition, at Strathclyde, we offer the opportunity to use creative writing skills as part of your approach to literary criticism.\\French is a major international language. It is the first language of more than 100 million people across the world, while more than 60 million people speak French as a second language.\\Studying with us will give you the chance to become a fluent linguist and, with our year abroad programme, an opportunity to experience living, working and/or studying in another country.\\Ranked 2nd in Scotland for English (The Guardian 2026) and 1st in the UK for Creative Writing (The Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026) Ranked 1st in the UK for French (Daily Mail University Guide 2026).\\This course is part of our flexible BA Humanities and Social Science Degree programme. With our BA (Honours) degree you can choose from subjects in Humanities, Social Sciences and Business, with two of your three subject choices taught by the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences. \\The BA degree is a three year course and the Honours degree is normally a four year course. This allows you to try new subjects, develop your own ideas, develop a broad range of knowledge and enhance your employability. \\You should only enter one of the UCAS codes on your application form. Acceptance on one of these subject codes will enable you to study any combination of subjects. Only one application will be considered. This is lifted from page 50 of the prospectus. \\https://www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/undergraduate/flexiblebadegree/ \\Every one of our flexible BA options gives students the chance to gain valuable professional experience as part of a credit-bearing work placement class in their third or fourth year. Learn more about placements-

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences