28Aug
UndergraduateCourse summary
Course Summary Blend business acumen with creative thinking in this future-focused degree. You’ll explore strategy, entrepreneurship, and marketing through hands-on projects and industry collaboration. With a strong emphasis on real-world experience and innovation, this course prepares you to lead, manage, and grow creative ventures - equipping you with the skills to thrive in a fast-moving, opportunity-rich economy. Why Study BA (Hons) Business & Management for the Creative Industries at LMA? The UK’s creative industries are booming, with rising demand for professionals who blend business expertise with creative insight. LMA offers a unique learning environment where business meets creativity. You’ll gain leadership and strategic skills while working on live briefs in our industry-standard studios. With strong links to creative organisations and a curriculum shaped by real-world demands, you’ll graduate with the confidence, experience, and network to launch your own venture or step into a leadership role in the creative economy. What Will You Learn? You’ll build a toolkit of business and management skills tailored to creative contexts in industries like film, music, theatre and gaming. From marketing and finance to operations and people management, you’ll explore how creative enterprises grow and adapt. Through enterprise projects and strategic planning, you’ll develop the insight and versatility to lead innovation and drive success in a global, evolving industry. With a focus on real-world application, ethical practice, and industry engagement, this course prepares you to lead, launch, or support creative ventures in a fast-moving global economy.
Modules
YEAR 1 MODULES In your first year, you’ll gain essential knowledge in both business and creative industries management. Studying Business in the Creative Industries Financing Creativity Marketing & Communications in the Creative Industries Live Creative Project YEAR 2 MODULES In your second year, you’ll enhance your understanding of business practices in creative sectors. Exploring Business in the Creative Industries People & Organisational Behaviour Operations in the Creative Industries Enterprise Project YEAR 3 MODULES Your final year will provide opportunities to focus on advanced business management topics and industry connections. Industry Investigation The Creative Business Professional Strategic Leadership & Management Major Business Project
Assessment method
You will experience a wide range of assessment methods at LMA which are focused around developing and assessing your understanding and practical application of a broad range of topics and skills in business and management as they are used within the Creative Industries . Types of assessment you will encounter include creative reports; real world case study projects; individual and group presentations; pitches and project portfolios; and reflective evaluative tasks.
How to apply
14Jan
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
- Year 3
International applicants
This course is unable to accept international applicants who need a Tier 4 Student Visa to study in the UK as LMA does not hold a UKVI licence
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 96 points
A level - CCC
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - MMM
Access to HE Diploma
Scottish Higher - CCCCD
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - MM
LMA are happy to accept a wide range of qualifications, including but not limited to: A Levels, BTEC Extended Diploma, OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma, BTEC Subsidiary Diploma(s), Access to HE courses, Scottish Highers, IB Diploma Programme, Foundation Diploma in Art and Design, RSL Level 3 Diploma and T Levels. We also welcome students who have a combination of qualifications - e.g. 2 A Levels and 1 BTEC Subsidiary Diploma and an extended project. Our academic entry criteria from qualifications you are currently taking is 96 UCAS tariff points and your offer will be tailored to reflect this. We assess all applications individually. If you have any questions about whether your qualifications meet our entry criteria, please do not hesitate to contact the LMA admissions team.
Student Outcomes
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £9275 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9275 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9275 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9275 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9275 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £9275 | Year 1 |
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
Fees quoted relate to study in the Academic Year 2025/26 only and may be subject to inflationary increases in future years.
Provider information
LMA
Metquarter
35 Whitechapel
Liverpool
L1 6DA