BA CREATIVE WRITING AND ENGLISH

Maynooth University

Ireland, Maynooth

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Maynooth University

Ireland , Maynooth

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Course Code

MH111

Campuses

MainSite

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines3-Feb-2026

Apply to this program

Go to the official application for the university

Duration 3 year(s)

Tuition Fee

EUR 16,500 / year

Next Intake 3-Feb-2026

BA CREATIVE WRITING AND ENGLISH

About

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.

For more details on the course structure click here

Requirements

Entry Requirements

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
Math	No	N/A	N/A
Science	No	N/A	N/A

International & EU/EFTA Entry Requirements

Visit the International Office website for details.

Mature Students

Mature Applicants

Mature applicants are assessed separately to school-leavers. Mature applicants are 23 years or older by 1st January in the year of entry to the University. For part-time/flexible degrees the mature age is 21.

Click here to be taken to our mature applicant information page - tab 3 on that page outlines application steps for this degree.

Mature applicants who have a disability

If you have a disability or specific learning difficulty (e.g. dyslexia), and require examination support for any written tests that may be required, please submit supporting documentation by 15 March 2025 to the Access Office. Unfortunately we are unable to consider applications for alternative examination accommodation after this deadline.

For further information on the supporting documentation required, as well as examination and other supports visit the Access Office website.

01 February 2025

Additional Information

Leaving Certificate Applicants

Required to present (as a minimum): 2H5 & 4O6/H7 and O6/H7 in Irish & 3rd language & H5 English required. MH111 Round 1 Points 2024: New in 2025

HEAR and DARE

DARE: The Disability Access Route to Education is a third level alternative admissions scheme for school-leavers whose disabilities have had a negative impact on their second level education.

HEAR: The Higher Education Access Route is a third level admissions scheme for school leavers from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Contact the Access Office for more information about these access routes.

The Maynooth Education

Click here for details about optional Critical Skills courses, Electives and degree pathways.

English Program Requirements

IELTS : 6.5 with no less than 6.0 in each band

Duolingo English Test (DET) : The minimum requirement will be a DET score of 120 - with at least 110 in each individual subscore.

Pearson Test of English : 63 with no less than 59 for each item in the Communicative Skills section

TOEFL internet-based test : iBT: 90 with no less than 21 in writing and at least 19 in all other sections

Career

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 Universitys 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.