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BA CREATIVE WRITING AND ENGLISH
- Qualification
- Bachelor Of Arts Degree
- CAO Points
- 999
- CAO/MU Apply code
- MH111
- Award Type and NFQ level
- Undergraduate Degree (8)
- Study Mode
- Full time
- Closing Date
- 01 July 2025
Overview
Degree Overview - this is a new degree - beginning in September 2025. Points will not be known until the Round 1 offers in August 2025.
The BA in Creative Writing and English offers you the opportunity to develop critical and creative skills within one programme, which is innovative not only for its integration of two intertwined subjects, but for its industry links and its teaching practices.
As a student of Creative Writing and English, you will learn:
>how to develop your creative writing (fiction/poetry/ memoir/creative non-fiction) through intensive workshops;
>the practicalities of creative literary industries;
>about the development of literary genres and practices;
>about the conditions that shape literature – from history and geography to questions of gender, race, sexuality, and class.
Course structure
Duration: 3 years (4 with Erasmus/Study Abroad)
1st year
Semester 1
Take 3 x 7.5 credit modules of Creative Writing and English:
>Introduction to Creative Writing
>Foundational English 1 (Prose)
>Climate Fiction
PLUS choose 1 other subject, which may include Critical Skills, from the available Subject Groups 1, 2, 4 or 5.
Semester 2
Take 3 x 7.5 credit modules of Creative Writing and English:
>Introduction to Creative Writing
>Foundational English 2 (Poetry and Drama)
>Literary Criticism and Theory
Continue with your other subject.
2nd and Final year
Creative Writing and English modules
Optional 10 credit Elective in 2nd year
Erasmus/Study Abroad option after 2nd year
Disclaimer
The modules below are indicative of the content associated with this course of study.
The modules are subject to change as the curriculum is revised and reviewed annually.
After Undergraduation
After Graduation
>Graduates of the BA in Creative Writing and English will be equipped with: skills in creative thinking; the ability to formulate, present and disseminate complex issues; excellent communication skills; a highly-tuned sensitivity to language usage; the ability to tell and organise stories in compelling ways; an understanding of how to inhabit alternative viewpoints and outlooks. As such, graduates of the programme will be well- prepared for the world of work and will have the capacity to be flexible, inventive and adaptable in their chosen careers.
>Maynooth University’s Department of English includes award- winning creative writers as well as internationally acclaimed scholars of Irish, American, Arab, African, and global literatures. We offer MA programmes in Literatures of Engagement and in Creative Writing, and also offer PhDs in Creative Writing and in critical literature.
Entry Requirements
Leaving Certificate Applicants
Required to present (as a minimum): 2H5 and 4O6/H7 and O6/H7 in Irish and 3rd language and H5 English required. MH111 Round 1 Points 2024: New in 2025
This table displays the requirements for Leaving Certificate applicants.
|
Subject |
Required |
Ordinary Level Grade |
Higher Level Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
Irish |
Yes |
O6 |
H7 |
English |
Yes |
N/A |
H5 |
Language |
Yes |
O6 |
H7 |
Mathematics |
No |
N/A |
N/A |
Science |
No |
N/A |
N/A |
* This course requires 3 additional subjects.
How to apply
APPLY TO THE CAO - WWW.CAO.IE
The application process depends on the type of applicant you are. Click here for all information about how to apply.
Categories of applicant:
- School-leavers (Leaving Certificate students)
- Mature students (23 years or older by 1st January in the year of entry to the University/part-time degrees the mature age is 21)
- EU/EFTA/UK students
- International students (outside the EU)
- QQI (Further Education) students
- Transferring students
- Deferring students