English and Creative Writing and Politics and International Relations

English and creative writing combined with politics and international relations is a rich and ambitious degree that asks you to engage with language as both a creative practice and an analytical tool, and with politics as both a critical discipline and a field of real-world consequence. English literature and creative writing develop your capacity to read closely, to write imaginatively and precisely, and to understand how narrative, imagery, and form shape the way we make sense of the world. Politics and international relations asks how power is organised, how states and global institutions interact, and what the conditions of justice, security, and democracy require in a world of competing interests.

The four-year full-time programme at the University of Strathclyde takes an innovative, modern, and accessible approach to English and creative writing, giving you a comprehensive understanding of English literature as a foundation for creative work. The emphasis is on developing a range of applicable skills, including textual analysis and interpretation, and you will study poetry, the novel, and drama across stage, screen, and radio, working with award-winning scholars and creative writers. Your politics and international relations studies engage you with the major theoretical traditions and contemporary debates in global affairs, from security and conflict to human rights, international institutions, and the politics of climate change.

With a typical entry tariff of 200 points, the programme attracts students with genuine intellectual curiosity across both disciplines. Graduates pursue careers in journalism, broadcasting, public policy, international organisations, the diplomatic service, publishing, the arts, and the civil service, as well as in postgraduate study in politics, international relations, creative writing, or literature.