![Image of a person reading](https://www.mmu.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/page_header_half/public/2022-01/UG-HERO-ENGLISH.jpg?h=7dc4e5d6&itok=hjYRlFl6)
English, Film and Media Studies, and Creative Writing
Explore the many ways writers have helped to reflect and shape the world around them.
Why study English, film and media studies, and creative writing?
Study with us and you’ll read and write about literature in all its forms, from the Renaissance to the present day. You’ll learn from academics with expertise in a variety of specialist areas, as well as critically acclaimed poets, novelists and scriptwriters from the world-renowned Manchester Writing School, based at Manchester Met.
You’ll be joining a world-class English department, 70% of our research impact is rated as world-leading (REF21). We’ll help you build your own network among our many partners within the creative and culturally rich city of Manchester, including the opportunity to connect with alumni. As a student, you’ll have access to Manchester Poetry Library, which aims to create an exceptional poetry research centre, a space where poetry belongs to everyone, and can be enjoyed and celebrated.
Our department encompasses three specialised areas: English, Creative Writing, and Film and Media Studies, and because these disciplines complement each other so well, you can combine different subjects and choose the path that’s right for you.
![Girl looking at painting](https://www.mmu.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_two_column/public/2024-01/MicrosoftTeams-image%20%2813%29_1.png?h=9855f42d&itok=K2SwpMDN)
Why Manchester Met
There are multiple aspects of my degree I enjoy, including the range and diversity of content. We are encouraged to engage with a broad array of materials from plays and poems to music videos and films, in order to develop our analytical skillset beyond the textual. Aside from the content, the lecturers at Manchester Met have been incredible. Their passion for the subject has been contagious, and has encouraged me to further pursue English, at Master’s level, which I wholly attribute to my lecturer’s and their dedication, commitment and enthusiasm to the subject.
There are multiple aspects of my degree I enjoy, including the range and diversity of content. We are encouraged to engage with a broad array of materials from plays and poems to music videos and films, in order to develop our analytical skillset beyond the textual. Aside from the content, the lecturers at Manchester Met have been incredible. Their passion for the subject has been contagious, and has encouraged me to further pursue English, at Master’s level, which I wholly attribute to my lecturer’s and their dedication, commitment and enthusiasm to the subject.
Our reputation
![Teaching Excellence Framework 2023](/sites/default/files/styles/logo_scalable/public/2024-03/TEF%202023%20Gold%20logo%20plus%20words-01.png?itok=S8mhk3ro)
Rated an "outstanding" university
Manchester Met received overall Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework 2023-2027.
![Times Higher Education](/sites/default/files/styles/logo_scalable/public/2023-12/Times%20Higher%20Education%20%28THE%29%20logo.png?itok=hsuzCvnh)
Student satisfaction
We're ranked in the top 30 UK universities for student satisfaction, according to the Times Higher Education.
![Research Excellence Framework 2021 logo](/sites/default/files/styles/logo_scalable/public/2022-05/REF2021%20deep.jpg?itok=-PEAqLVg)
Research with impact
90% of our research is world-leading or internationally excellent, according to the Research Excellence Framework (2021).
Course listings
Clearing 2024
Find out more about Clearing at Manchester Met. We guarantee accommodation to eligible students who apply by 31 July.