Media and Creative Industries BA

Course overview

This course will move you through the foundations of theory and practice to focus on developing creative ideas.

Having explored the breadth of the media and creative industries regionally, nationally and globally, you will then be able to follow your creative practice through lab work, collaboration and in response to industry briefs. You will be supported in your outward facing portfolio of creative work. In your second and third years, you will have the opportunity to work closely with the media and creative industries through a placement and residency with an organisation of your choice.

Within the framework of our research-led expertise on media, creativity, communication and cultural production, we offer innovative and dynamic teaching, technology and practice-led learning and assessment, with a strong focus on creativity and collaboration.

The Centre’s vibrant extracurricular culture (alongside Theatre and Performance Studies, Creative Writing, Film and Television and History of Art) means you will be surrounded by many others who share your passion for media and creativity or see themselves managing and leading creative people to pioneer new ways of communicating.

You will emerge from your course more entrepreneurial, more skilled, able to deliver on creative ideas while ensuring you are critical, well-researched and self-reflexive.

Media and Creative Industries overview

We welcome applications for our International Foundation and Undergraduate courses from applicants from Jordan.

High School qualification is not considered for entry. We would require completion of an approved international foundation programme, such as the Warwick International Foundation Programme. Alternatively IB, A Levels, or other European or North American system will also be considered.

If you need any advice or guidance on the qualifications above, our Middle East and North Africa Team are here to help. Contact them at mena@warwick.ac.uk.

See our Jordan Country Information page for guidance, contacts and upcoming events in your country.

All applicants have to meet our English Language requirementsLink opens in a new window. If you cannot demonstrate that you meet these, you may be invited to take part in our Pre-sessional English course at WarwickLink opens in a new window.

This course requires: Band B

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Placements and work experience

All modules have embedded employability skills as the Centre for Cultural and Media Policy Studies has decades of experience and connections with media, cultural and creative industries.

The course offers industry-ready strand of learning, teaching and assessment through the required core Industry modules.

Placements will be negotiated with media, cultural and creative industries through the networks the Centre has cultivated. Each placement, client brief or industry study will be developed over years two and three on a case-by-case and bespoke basis, depending on your interests and ambitions.

For example, you may wish to explore:

• Technology, software companies and social media platforms
• Broadcast, film and animation
• Advertising, PR and Marketing
• Archives, museum and heritage
• Games and e-sports
• Arts, creative and cultural organisations

Your career

This innovative degree is designed to open a wide range of career opportunities in the media and creative industries.

At time of writing our first cohort of graduates (2020-2023) are entering the workplace, with over 80% currently progressing in media and creative careers. Previously, postgraduates from the Centre for Cultural and Media Policy Studies have gone onto work in the following:

• Art galleries
• Audience development
• Digital archives
• Events
• Festivals
• Film and TV distribution
• Freelance creative or media production
• Global media and communication
• Heritage commissioning art and cultural work
• Media buying, marketing, planning, policy work, research, and tech start-ups
• Museums
• NGO, corporate or government communications
• PR
• Project management
• Social media business and analytics
• User experience and web development

Outside of media industries, graduate opportunities can be found in design, marketing, user experience, the services sector and manufacturing industries.