Creative Industries programmes at Birmingham
Do you want to pursue your passion and forge a career in the creative industries? We have a wide range of exciting opportunities at undergraduate and postgraduate level which will enhance your professional skills in the digital and creative field.
BA Cultural and Creative Industries
Combine theory and practice with our BA Cultural and Creative Industries programme (renamed BA Digital Media and Creative Industries for 2026 entry), as you learn from and work with industry and academic experts across theatre, film, creative writing, arts, curation, production, digital media, and more. You'll also tackle the legal, business, leadership, and management aspects of these industries.
Cultural & Creative Industries
Develop aspects of your own creative practice to ensure you understand the demands of producing cultural work, with an ability to deliver a variety of projects in areas such as performance, curation and film.
BA Digital Media and Communications
Studying on our BA Digital Media and Communications undergraduate programme allows you to engage critically with multiple forms of communication. From face-to-face conversation to the news, social media, TV, AI and beyond. Explore how media shapes communication globally.
BA Digital Media & Communications
We offer a balance of classroom-based study and practical, hands-on creative learning in our state-of-the-art facilities, including language labs, studio spaces and editing suites. This programme will get you graduate-ready for roles in sectors as varied as advocacy, the creative arts, journalism, media, marketing, publishing and many more.
MA Digital Media and Creative Industries
On the postgraduate MA Digital Media and Creative Industries programme, you will engage with experienced creative practitioners and gain practical insights into essential areas such as law, marketing, and freelancing. Elevate your skills with experts who know the ins and outs of the creative sector.
Digital Media & Creative Industries
This course builds on the success of our two innovative undergraduate programmes in Digital Media: BA Digital Media and Communications and BA English Literature Digital Media and Communications.
MA Digital Media and Communications
In our digital age, communication is more crucial than ever. The MA Digital Media and Communications programme will prepare you to engage critically with various media practices, paving the way for careers in related fields or further academic research.
MA Digital Media & Communications
This programme will equip you with the knowledge and skills to succeed in the digital media industry. You'll learn about the latest trends in digital media, including social media, mobile technology, and AI.
Masters in Film and TV
Do you want to develop a broad range of skills you can apply in the film and television industries? Are you looking to kick-start your career in media production or scholarly research?
Postgraduate study in Film Studies
On our uniquely constructed programme MA Film and Television: Research and Production, you'll explore theoretical and critical perspectives alongside hands-on, technical training and an industry placement. Our new MA Film and Television: Industries and Cultures discusses philosophical and analytical approaches to film, television culture and industry while examining how films and television affect viewers.
Explore our other opportunities in Creative Industries education
- In Music, Performing, and Visual Arts we have some of the best facilities for music study and practice in the country. Our own theatre space where industry professionals come to work with us on the Drama campus, and an exclusive collaboration with the Royal Shakespeare Company at our world-leading Shakespeare Institute in Stratford-upon Avon.
- In Film and TV we partner with industry experts – including filmmakers, camera operators, screenwriters, film editors and film writers – to offer you placement, networking and workshop opportunities. You can hone your filmmaking skills by entering our One-Minute Film competitions and access our specialist facilities, such as cameras and an editing suite.
- We are the home of published authors, including award-winning poets, novelists and writers for stage and screen. Enhance your craft with practical insights from professionals about the skills needed for a successful career.
- Our campus is home to the Barber Institute of Fine Arts gallery and a wide range of art, sculpture, and heritage collections including the Edwardian Winterbourne House and Gardens. As well as Art History and Curating, our Heritage programmes get you working with professionals and our partners from heritage organisations around the world.
Some of our creative departments
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