Global Creative Industries BA at University of Leeds

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 explores the challenges and opportunities these sectors present in a rapidly changing digital world, the role of creativity in organisations and how to articulate the value of cultural expression.

Based in the School of Performance and Cultural Industries and taught across four Schools in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures you’ll benefit from leading experts in creative industries research.

You’ll be able to tailor the course to your interests 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 be encouraged to take part in career events, such as workshops and networking sessions.

This course will equip you with the skills and confidence to forge your own routes into a meaningful and rewarding career as a creative leader, manager and thinker.

Career opportunities

This degree will open up a broad range of career opportunities within and around the cultural and creative industries, including working with creative enterprises, cultural institutions or related public sector roles.

The skills our students gain are valued by employers and our graduates go on to a wide range of creative industries careers, such as cultural, digital and media production, events management, arts administration, marketing and PR, cultural policy, education and creative consultancy.

You’ll also acquire the skills for professional roles outside the sector such as finance, law and business. Many of our graduates progress to postgraduate study in related disciplines.

A degree in Global Creative Industries gives you a wide range of knowledge and skills across disciplines. You’ll be able to think critically and reflect upon your own research on complex topics from different sources, drawing your own conclusions.

The School also has many established and newly emerging collaborative links with creative organisations in Leeds and the Yorkshire Region, the UK and across the world.