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Course summary
Are you passionate about creativity and looking to turn that passion into a career? This course gives you the skills and knowledge to build a successful career in the exciting world of global creative industries. You’ll explore how technology and global trends shape creativity, and learn what makes human creativity so special. Plus, you’ll get hands-on experience by working with well-known companies or starting your own projects. The cultural and creative industries are a vital component of the global economy that shape how we understand the world and our place in it. This course is suitable for those with a broad range of interests such as creative arts students, business and economics students, technology enthusiasts, students with a humanities or social sciences background and those who are aspiring entrepreneurs! Your course will be based in the School of Performance and Cultural Industries, where you will be taught across four Schools in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures and benefit from leading experts in creative industries practice and research. You’ll be able to tailor the course to your personal ambitions by choosing to study a range of optional modules on themes including Marketing and Audiences, Enterprise and Management, and Policy and Politics. You’ll also have access to guest talks from industry professionals, and you’ll be encouraged to participate in career events such as workshops and networking sessions. This course will equip you with the skills and confidence to forge your own path into a meaningful and rewarding career as a creative leader, manager, and thinker. Specialist facilities Leeds has plenty of valuable resources for Global Creative Industries students. The School has a wide range of external links with leading arts and cultural organisations including:
- National and international touring theatre companies, DV8 Physical Theatre, Red Ladder and Blah Blah Blah.
- Leeds Playhouse (with which the University has a formal partnership)
- Award winning national opera company Opera North (with which the University has a formal partnership)
- Leeds based companies including: Slung Low, Invisible Flock, Riptide, Manic Chord, Phoenix Dance Theatre, City Varieties Music Hall, Leeds Grand Theatre
- TV film and digital companies and organisations: Channel 4, BBC, Limehouse Productions, Human VR, Live Cinema UK, Megaverse, XR Stories
- Independent artists and producers: Fuel Theatre, Louise Ann Wilson Company, I.O.U., Freedom Studios, Bloomin' Buds, Mind the Gap
- Regional and city-based events including: Compass Festival, Leeds Light Night, Transform Festival, Yorkshire Festival, Kendal Mountain Festival, Furnace Festival
How to apply
29Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
Please select a course option – you will then see the application code you need to use to apply for the course.
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
- Year 2
Entry requirements for advanced entry (i.e. into Year 2 and beyond)
Successful completion of Year 1 of a relevant degree course.
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
A level - AAB
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DDM
Access to HE Diploma
T Level
Where an applicant is taking the EPQ in a relevant subject this might be considered alongside other Level 3 qualifications and may attract an alternative offer in addition to the standard offer. If you are taking A Levels, this would be ABB at A Level and grade A in the EPQ. We interview all eligible applicants for this programme.
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
https://courses.leeds.ac.uk/202425/i991/global-creative-industries-ba#entry
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6.5 | with no less than 6.0 in each component of listening, reading, speaking and writing |
| TOEFL (iBT) | 92 | with no less than 21 in listening, 21 in reading, 23 in speaking and 22 in writing |
| PTE Academic | 64 | with no less than 60 in each component of listening, reading, speaking and writing |
Please click here for further details of our English requirements
https://www.leeds.ac.uk/info/123100/admissions/143/entry_requirements
Student Outcomes
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Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
Go onto work and study
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
For further information please see http://www.leeds.ac.uk/undergraduatefees
Provider information
University of Leeds
Woodhouse Lane
Leeds
LS2 9JT