- UCAS course code
- W900
- UCAS institution code
- M20
Course description
The Creative and Cultural Industries (CCIs) programme offers a profound and captivating journey into the performing and visual arts by exploring the dynamic landscapes of music, film, fashion, TV, gaming, and publishing. It equips students with the expertise to excel in leadership roles, drive strategic initiatives, influence policies, and promote entrepreneurship within the realm of creative and cultural sectors.
In the first year of study, you'll learn the basics of cultural production through exploring different industries and strategies. In the second year, you will develop critical thinking skills and tailor your studies by choosing specialised topics of interest. In the final year, you can either do a research project or a practical project. Alongside the core modules, there will be options to pick additional modules from across the School of Arts, Languages, and Cultures, meaning you can explore subjects such as sustainability, leadership, and business.
There will also be opportunities to gain valuable industry experience through an extended placement during your third year which will be overseen by both the host organisation and your academic mentor.
Aims
If you aspire to have a leadership career in the cultural and creative industries such as music, theatre, fashion, and publishing, or in policymaking for these sectors, this course will help you to develop a critical understanding of the industries from a national and international perspective.
By enrolling on this course in Manchester, one of the UK's most important cultural hotspots, students will have the opportunity to benefit from its cultural infrastructure, MediaCityUK, the award-winning Whitworth Art Gallery and HOME, to name just a few.
Teaching and learning
Students will learn through a mixture of lectures, seminars, and tutorials, spending approximately 12 hours a week in study sessions.For every hour of university study, you will be expected to complete a further 2-3 hours of independent study.
The individual study component could be spent reading, producing written or creative work, and revising for examinations.
Coursework and assessment
Course content for year 1
You will cover three mandatory modules:
- Culture as Industry
- Creative Work 1: from artisans and bohemians to the creative and knowledge economics
- Researching the Creative Industries: data, ethics and policy
Several optional modules are also available.
Course content for year 2
With this knowledge, you'll become skilled at identifying and explaining complex legal and ethical issues related to using digital technologies, managing intellectual property and copyright, and monetising creative content. You'll also explore issues concerning fairness and equality in the creative field.
You will cover three mandatory modules:
- Creative Economies and Global Development
- Marketing, Audiences and Consumption in CCIs
- Creative Work 2: managing creative ideas, creative products and creative enterprises
Several optional modules are also available.
Course content for year 3
Course content for year 4
The course culminates in a written Dissertation. The Dissertation is your individual research, expressing your own views, analyses and enthusiasms, and the end result comprises your unique contribution to the field of creative and cultural industries studies. You will also be ready for a job in the creative industries.
You will cover two mandatory modules:
- Dissertation
- Understanding Creative Work in Practice
Several optional modules are also available.