BA Cultural, Creative and Media Industries
About this course
BA Cultural, Creative and Media Industries, an undergraduate degree examining the mechanics and development of the cultural and media sectors. Core topics include Research Methods. The curriculum provides opportunities for professional placements or internships with mentorship support. The first year covers foundational concepts through compulsory modules such as Culture as Industry, Creative work 1: From artisans and bohemians to the creative and knowledge economies, and Researching the creative industries: Data, ethics, and policy, alongside optional choices like Digital Activism and Exploring Enterprise. The second year progresses to examine operational management and audience engagement via compulsory modules including Creative Economies and Development and Marketing, audiences, and consumption in CCIs, with optional units such as Feminist and Queer Perspectives on Digital Media and Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset. The final year centres on independent study and practical application through the compulsory Dissertation and Understanding Creative Work in Practice modules. Optional modules across the degree span topics from enterprise strategy to global cultural industries.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAB including one essay based subject
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Real offers for this course
Applicants have posted 1 UCAS decision for BA Cultural, Creative and Media Industries (W900) at the University of Manchester for 2027 entry so far. The published offer is AAB at A level.
What students say
Based on about 90 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 90%
- Learning opportunities: 89%
- Assessment and feedback: 83%
- Academic support: 89%
- Organisation and management: 90%
- Learning resources: 89%
- Student voice: 87%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 115 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 96%
- Left higher education: 3%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 1%
What graduates do next
Based on about 80 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 68%
- Working and studying: 14%
- Further study: 4%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 17%
- Administrative occupations: 12%
- Finance Professionals: 11%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 6%
- Find their work meaningful: 73%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 70%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 40%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 135 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 38%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 3%
- East Midlands: 4%
- West Midlands: 8%
- East of England: 2%
- London: 26%
- South East: 8%
- South West: 4%
- Wales: 2%
- Scotland: 1%
- Northern Ireland: 2%
Who gets in
Based on about 90 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 82%
- Baccalaureate: 1%
- Access course: 1%
- Foundation course: 15%
- A degree: 1%
- Other qualifications: 1%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Culture as Industry
- Creative work 1: From artisans and bohemians to the creative and knowledge economies
- Researching the creative industries: Data, ethics, and policy
- Arts and Socio-economic Development
- Decoding Inequality: Reimagining Digital Culture
- Digital Activism
- The Art of Film
- Art Spaces
- Exploring Enterprise
- Entrepreneurial Skills
- Music and Its Contexts
- Creative Economies and Development
- Marketing, audiences, and consumption in CCIs
- Creative Work 2: Managing creative ideas, creative products and creative enterprises
- Feminist and Queer Perspectives on Digital Media
- Digital Manchester
- Race and Digital Technology
- Screen, Culture and Society
- Social Acts: Applied Theatre and Socially Engaged Arts Practice
- Art in Theory
- Music Cultures of the World
- Introduction to Participatory Music
- Archiving Culture
- Arts and the City: People, Power, and Protest
- Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset
- Entrepreneur: Innovator and Risk-Taker
- Dissertation
- Understanding Creative Work in Practice
- Global Cultural and Creative Industries
- Enterprise Strategy and Marketing
- Developing Business Ideas
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Cultural, Creative and Media Industries at University of Manchester earn?
The median salary is £26,000 after 15 months, £21,000 after 3 years, £29,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £24,500 and £35,500. The £29,000 median after five years is £4,000 more than the UK median for Social sciences.
What do graduates of BA Cultural, Creative and Media Industries at University of Manchester do next?
87% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Cultural, Creative and Media Industries at University of Manchester?
90% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Cultural, Creative and Media Industries at University of Manchester?
The typical offer is AAB at A level. The average entrant had 148 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Cultural, Creative and Media Industries at University of Manchester?
96% of students continued into their second year, and 3% left higher education.