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English, Theatre and Creative Writing

Oxford is a beautiful city that offers an unmatched literary history. It is the perfect place to study English, literature and communication whilst also being challenged and inspired. Our courses allow you to gain specialist language and communication skills that are highly valued by UK and international employers. You’ll experience dynamic exchanges of ideas around literature, language and contemporary culture. You’ll also gain real-life experiences through the excellent partnerships we have with the city’s main arts and cultural providers and leading companies that make our city an incredible communications hub.

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English Literature
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Creative Writing
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Drama, Theatre and Acting

Courses

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Schools and departments

Courses in a English, theatre and creative writing are taught in: 

School of English and Modern Languages, School of Education

Top 3 Reasons to study with us

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Benefit from outstanding teaching by world class academics who are active researchers and leaders in their field.

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Gain real life experience and explore our partnerships by taking opportunities in and around Oxford.

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Develop excellent employment skills, from analytical and problem-solving skills to great team working and communication skills, on our courses.sds

Facilities

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Man Booker Prize Archive
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Royal Literary Fund Fellows
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Oxford Brookes Poetry Centre

Research

Oxford Brookes was placed sixth nationally in the REF 2021 (Research Excellence Framework 2021) rankings. The result confirmed that 66% of research at Oxford Brookes was judged to be 4* (world-leading in terms of originality, significance and rigour). This establishes Oxford Brookes as a leading university for the study of English Language and Literature in the UK.

Explore some of our recent case studies:

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Poetry, music and creativity: John Clare
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Transforming the ways we commemorate war
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Driving digital inclusion

Christina Stores

"I decided on this course in particular because I never wanted to read any other subject other than English Literature. As I live locally, Oxford Brookes University was always going to be the obvious choice"

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Matthew Perryman

"In a single year, the course completely transformed my entire perception of writing fiction and has accelerated the development of my own writing style. I am young for the writing game and came onto the course with many misconceptions"

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Sarah Stretton

"I was attracted to the course by the literary fellows and the focus on workshopping and developing as a writer"

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Jim Campbell

"The input of the visiting fellows, all of them published writers, is hugely valuable. We had to read their books and they gave us assignments to do in class. I had to write suddenly in class for 15 minutes and then read it out – I wasn’t sure how I’d cope with that, and I actually liked it and I miss it when semesters are over!"

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Devon Robertson

"I had no doubts that I would choose to study a MA English Literature because of my undergraduate experience and passion for the subject"

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Amber Scarborough

"This has been such a phenomenal experience. The lecturers and everyone else have been so nice and helpful. I feel so lucky that I was able to do this!"

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Zita Zelei

"The opportunity to study at Brookes was too good to miss. I wanted the intellectual challenge, and I was looking forward to stimulating classes, lectures, and like-minded course mates. I was attracted to Brookes because of its reputation for being an inclusive university"

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