Discover Creative Industries at Birmingham
Take on the leading role as an innovator in one of the fastest-growing sectors in the UK with a Creative Industries degree at the University of Birmingham. You'll go behind the scenes of the creative industries to explore business, project management, and leadership skills as you harness your creativity to deliver dynamic content.
Become a sought-after creative asset in the arts sector
Combine theory and practice as you learn from and work with industry and academic experts across theatre, film, creative writing, music, curation, production, digital media, and more. You'll also tackle the legal, business, leadership, and management aspects of these industries.
Cultural & Creative Industries BA
Develop aspects of your own creative practice, ensuring that 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.
Why study Creative Industries at Birmingham?
- Benefit from on-campus cultural venues – Students can visit and get involved with institutions such as the Barber Institute, the Bramall Music Building, with its own concert hall, and the Lapworth Museum.
- Study on our beautiful campus and access our range of incredible facilities – Students can practice and create in our content creation, podcasting and editing studios, performance spaces and iMac labs.
- Join an amazing array of alumni in the cultural and creative industries – You'll join the likes of industry leaders such as Gareth Neame, CEO for Carnival Films, Aaron Wright, Head of Performance and Dance at London’s Southbank Centre, Aidan Lang, General Director of Welsh National Opera, Alison Davies, Publicity Director for Penguin Random House, Amanda Ross, CEO of Cactus TV, Azaria Yogendran, Senior Account Executive at ING Media, Caroline Smith, Digital Commissioning Editor at the BBC, Elizabeth (Zeddie) Lawal, Producer and Change Maker, and Funmi Olutoye, Features Producer for ITV.
A global university
By choosing to study at Birmingham, you can be part of an outstanding university, renowned for changing lives and transforming society. Be part of our international community, with over 10,000 students from approximately 150 countries.
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Live in an exciting city
In the heart of England, Birmingham is a diverse, modern and exciting city with a long cultural and intellectual heritage. Less than two hours from London, Birmingham is situated in a prime, central location in the country, and offers everything you could desire from a capital city, within easy reach of the picturesque English countryside.
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