Creative Writing and Fine Art at Aberystwyth University

Creative Writing with Fine Art at Aberystwyth University will allow you to develop new or broaden and deepen your skills in painting, printmaking, photography to name a few whilst at the same time discovering and immersing yourself in the words that have our shaped our world. This cross-disciplinary degree will introduce to you an ever-expanding industry, providing you with an advantageous start after graduation. Under the expert guidance of our award-winning writers and experts in Fine Art, you will discover the hidden talents and find out what sort of artist you are. On completion to this degree, you will have not only a portfolio of exceptional creative material, but also the skills and attributes to flourish in any workplace.

Why study Creative Writing with Fine Art at Aberystwyth University? 

• Benefit from the disciplined acquisition of technical expertise, the formation of creative intelligence, and a historical, critical, theoretical and contemporary aware of Fine Art practice.
• The School of Art at Aberystwyth University has been awarded Accredited Museum Status by Arts Council England. This demonstrates that our collection care and management are at the highest standard. 
• Explore connections between creative and critical thinking and develop a deep understanding of the relationship between professional practice and imaginative thought.
• Learn from experienced staff who are internationally renowned artists, authors, curators and art historians.
• Participate in our study visits within the UK or abroad (destinations have included Madrid, Paris, Rome, Amsterdam, New York, Vienna, Barcelona, Venice, Moscow, St Petersburg, Florence, Budapest and Lisbon).
• In your final year you will have the opportunity to take part in a writing retreat at a country house in mid-Wales - an amazing opportunity to spend time with fellow students and staff, developing your final year projects and dissertations, in a splendid rural setting.

What career prospects are there for me?

Many of our graduates are successful writers in the fields of:

• Fiction;
• Non-fiction;
• Poetry;
• Screen-writing;
• Radio;
• Theatre.

Some of our graduates have discovered other successful career options:

• Publishing;
• Editing;
• Journalism;
• Marketing and Communications;
• Teaching.

As well as establishing careers as practicing artists, some our graduates have become employees within:

• Design Council;
• Arts Council;
• Tate Gallery;
• Victoria and Albert Museum;
• Royal Academy of Arts;
• Carlton Television;
• The Observer;
• Saachi Gallery;
• Damien Hirst;
• BBC;
• Viz magazine;
• Royal Collections Trust.

What career enhancing opportunities are there for me as a student?

Aberystwyth Arts Centre will be woven integrally into your learning opportunities, permitting staff and students to come together with the shared aim of engaging, working and learning in a thriving and dynamic creative culture. Here you may showcase your work, engage and network with others, and develop lifelong skills valuable to employers in the creative industries and beyond.

Our degree will enable you to develop:

•  the ability to express ideas and communicate information effectively in a broad range of contexts;
• outstanding skills in creating, forming and manipulating the written word;
• evidence of your ability to be an effective problem solver;
• excellent creative thinking, informed by critical rigour;
•  a proven ability to work both independently and as part of a team;
• excellent time-management and organisational skills, including the ability to meet deadlines;
• self-motivation and self-reliance and have the ability to develop appropriate and effective strategies;
• valuable research skills that are trans-disciplinary and adaptable to any research context.