Culture, Media & Creative Industries BA at Kings College London

Overview

Become an expert in how the cultural and creative industries operate, the ways in which media shapes our lives and how we, in turn, influence the media and creative sectors. 

On our flexible Culture, Media & Creative Industries BA, you’ll study a huge variety of topics - from film, music, games and immersive technologies to theatres, museums, heritage, contemporary art and more. With a strong focus on your professional development, studying this degree will provide you with a springboard into careers across the cultural sector.

Key Benefits

• Insight into how culture and media are produced, distributed and consumed across a wide variety of sectors and industries from fashion, VR or computer games to arts management and contemporary art. You’ll apply concepts to real-world examples, work on industry-facing live-briefs and explore media and arts management and cultural policy.   
• The degree has a strong focus on creative careers and you’ll gain practical and transferable skills to prepare you for working in the cultural, creative, media and digital sectors. 
• This is a flexible degree and you’ll be able to specialise in areas including cultural studies, media studies or creative industries or combine all three. 
• This is the first degree based in the heart of London that combines culture, media and creative industries within one course and you’ll enjoy links with our numerous partners in the arts, cultural and media industries. 
• The degree is taught in a department rated number one in the UK for the power and reputation of its research which feeds in to our teaching on the course.

Description

Our BA centres around three main areas:

• Media and Communications
• Cultural Studies
• Creative/Media Industries and Institutions

Your optional modules will allow you to shape the degree around the areas that interest you most – you can either specialise in a topic or experience a broad range of themes. With a strong focus on professional development, this degree is perfect if you are looking for careers in the cultural, creative and media industries or work in various roles that cover arts management, communications, publishing, public relations, advertising, policy or marketing.

Career prospects

Our graduates go on to work in a range of professions such as arts management and marketing, curation, heritage and museums, media making in film, television digital media, gaming etc. Some also choose to continue their studies at graduate level.