BA(Hons) Culture, Media and Creative Industries *

Launch your career in the media, arts and creative industries by studying a unique blend of theory, practical media-making and professional industry practices. Innovative content and evolving research methods will ensure you develop the essential skills to work in this thriving sector and beyond.

Why study Culture, Media and Creative Industries?

On our flexible, interdisciplinary BA(Hons) Culture, Media and Creative Industries you'll specialise in cultural theory, media practice work, the creative industries, or blend all three.

Understand how media and communication shape, and are shaped by, culture and society, and you'll have the power to impact them.

You'll gain knowledge in key concepts, theories and debates relating to social justice, sustainability, power and representation within the context of media, culture and society.

Explore the historical and technological development of media and communications practices and their change-making role in social movements and civic campaigns while critically analysing established media conventions.

Apply this critical understanding to your own media and creative practices and go on to innovate and disrupt these growing global industries in your future career.

Why UWE Bristol?

Learn from creative industry professionals with a wide range of specialisms who are active in internationally recognised research, have extensive industry expertise or both. Through small class sizes, your lecturers will give you personalised guidance, shaping your creative practice and future creative career.

Work with our external partners in Bristol's thriving cultural and media sector, offering you strong links to key creative media-makers and cultural organisations. These include powerhouses like the Watershed, Pervasive Media Studio, Arnolfini and MShed's collection of museums, as well as small-scale innovative, independent producers and artists.

You'll also showcase your work to talent scouts and creative professionals at our final year Degree Show, offering potential employment opportunities after graduation.

Where can it take me?

This course will suit you if you're interested in media and the arts and creative industries, regardless of your future career plans.

When you graduate, your skillset will prepare you for creative roles in broad media production contexts where effective communication, storytelling, media-making and industry knowledge are sought after.

Benefit from strong career prospects in both public and private sectors, from marketing and PR to charities and cultural organisations, such as museums.

Careers / Further study

Study Culture, Media and Creative Industries and you'll gain the industry expertise and experience, academic research and theory and media-making knowledge to boost your employability. You'll graduate with the transferable skills you need for a successful creative career in the private or public sector.

Gain in-demand skills with anticipated future growth, making you a desirable graduate in growing areas such as digital marketing, project management and digital content creation. These skills include analysis, collaboration, creativity, user experience, SEO, audio and video skills.

Develop a diverse range of skills in production (digital photo and video, sound design, interactive and online media production and software), campaigning, promotion, project management and presenting. You'll also build strong verbal and written communication skills, practice-based making skills and academic skills in critical thinking, research, argumentation and audience understanding.

Discover a vibrant mix of media arts, innovation and activism while engaging with Bristol's creative and cultural industries. Connecting with media and creative organisations will help you to build your professional network and seek potential employment opportunities after graduation.

You'll have several opportunities to gain industry experience through our final year work placement module and optional sandwich year. Work experience doesn't only make you more likely to graduate with a better degree - it also advances your industry knowledge and professional development, making you a sought-after graduate.

Build strong enterprise skills, self-reliance and confidence that'll give you the flexibility to adopt the latest digital media innovations in this future-facing field. You'll also reflect on global issues, considering sustainable solutions to the human impact on the environment.

Your transferable skills will be relevant across broad media production contexts including marketing, PR, community media, small to medium enterprises and the heritage, museum, arts and charity sectors.

Get inspired

Our award-winning careers service will develop your employment potential through career coaching and find you graduate jobs, placements and global opportunities.

We can also help find local volunteering and community opportunities, provide support for entrepreneurial activity and get you access to employer events.

Visit our employability pages to learn more about careers, employers and what our students are doing six months after graduating.