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University degree

Creative Writing and Publishing with Professional Placement Year

William College Ltd
Qualification
Degree
Length
4 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
full-time
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About this course

Join us at Bath Spa University where writing is the thing we love to do and the thing we love to talk about. We’ll equip you with a wide range of the latest digital making skills, such as Adobe InDesign, web and multimedia social content, alongside core publishing skills such as copywriting and editing, design, layout and marketing.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
<48 pts1%
48-63 pts4%
64-79 pts7%
80-95 pts15%
96-111 pts19%
112-127 pts19%
128-143 pts14%
144-159 pts10%
160-175 pts4%
192-207 pts2%
240+ pts1%
How they qualified
85% got in with A-levels. The rest came in a mix of ways:
A-levels85%
an Access course5%
Other4%
the IB3%
another degree2%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
85%
In work or further study after
90%
Continue past first year
85%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
£24,000
After 15 months
£22,500
3 years on
£24,500
5 years on
What graduates actually go on to do % of leavers
Administrative occupations20%
Media ProfessionalsHighly skilled15%
Business and public service associate professionalsHighly skilled30%
Sales occupations5%
Elementary occupations10%
Artistic, literary and media occupationsHighly skilled20%
Teaching ProfessionalsHighly skilled15%
Skilled trades occupations5%
What students say National Student Survey
85%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching90%
Assessment & feedback83%
Academic support88%
Well organised88%
Learning resources86%
Student community86%
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Where this degree can lead
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When you're ready, the full entry requirements and application are on William College Ltd's own site.
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Careermash · real course data from HESA / Discover Uni, in plain English.

Career data: role, pay and progression profiles built for Careermash's careers engine; AI-impact estimates from Anthropic's observed AI-usage telemetry and OpenAI's AI Jobs Transition Framework. Course data: HESA / Discover Uni, including Graduate Outcomes, LEO and the National Student Survey. Apprenticeships: IfATE-published standards, approved only.

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