Creative Industries Programmes at Birmingham
Discover your future!
Do you want to pursue your passion and forge a career in the creative industries? The College of Arts and Law has a wide range of exciting opportunities at undergraduate and postgraduate level, including our brand new MA Digital Media and Creative Industries programme, which will enhance your professional skills in the digital and creative field.
Digital Media
On the postgraduate MA Digital Media and Creative Industries, you will engage with experienced creative practitioners and gain practical insights into essential areas such as law, marketing, and freelancing - elevating your skills with experts who know the ins and outs of the creative sector.
Our new Masters
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, where we explore the key principles in digital cultures, media studies and professional communication through a range of exciting modules.
Digital Media and Creative Industries Scholarship
To support you on our innovative new MA Digital Media and Creative Industries programme, we are offering a number of £5,000 scholarships to Home students starting in September 2024.
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Sign up for further information about our new MA
Make sure to choose "Digital Media and Creative Industries" from the Postgraduate Taught option to learn more about this exciting new programme.
We will also send you scholarship opportunities and information about events you can attend to find out more about our programmes.
I’ve always loved the arts and culture scene in Birmingham. I try to go the theatre as much as possible, and I’ve seen quite a few shows in the city. We’re relatively close to Stratford-upon-Avon, so I’ve seen quite a few productions at the RSC as well. Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery is incredible too, as are the Ikon Gallery, the MAC, and lots of others – including the Barber Institute on campus!
Explore our other opportunities in Creative Industries education
- Our Digital Media and Communications undergraduate programmes explore the key principles in digital cultures, media studies and professional communication.
- 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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In the heart of England, Birmingham is a diverse, modern and exciting city with a long cultural and intellectual heritage. Birmingham is situated in a prime, central location in the country, with excellent transport links, and offers everything you could desire from a big city, within easy reach of the picturesque English countryside.
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