BA (Hons) (NFQ Level 8) English with Creative Writing in Belfield Ireland | University College Dublin

University College Dublin | Belfield Ireland
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Qualification
Bachelor Degree with Honours
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
EUR 22,600
(c. USD26,096.9)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
48 months

For those passionate about literature who aspire to become creative writers, this degree program nurtures your talent through specialized classes, workshops, and seminars. In your final year, you'll develop and polish a significant writing project to professional standards, guided by expert supervisors from either the Creative Writing or English faculty.

The curriculum involves analyzing diverse authors' techniques, examining literary forms and genres. You'll study various narrative perspectives through carefully chosen texts and master essential writing skills like character development, dialogue, pacing, and structure—knowledge that will both support and occasionally spark your creative work. The program also connects you with modern literary trends through engagements with contemporary Irish writers, who share firsthand perspectives on the creative process during guest lectures.

Program Duration:
4 Years


Destination of Study

Subjects of Study

Language Requirements

English
IELTS 6.5

Qualification Requirements

CAO Point Range 2023 - 444-625
IB 24
Leaving Cert Subject Entry Requirements:
O6 or H7 in English, Irish, a third language and three other recognised subjects

International A Level - At least three subjects at A Level Grade C or better and Grade C or better in the remaining subjects at GCSE a total of six distinct subjects required.
If you are -
presenting the Irish school leaving certificate you are required to have attained a H7 or O6 in English.
presenting other examinations through English you are required to have the opens in a new window specified equivalent.
IELTS - An average score of 6.5 over all components and a minimum of 6.0 in each band.
TOEFL IBT - iBT 90 no less than 21 in writing and at least 19 in every other section in the Test of English as a Foreign Language TOEFL.

Tuition EUR 22,600

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