BA Creative Media
About this course
The BA (Hons) in Creative Media is a media and arts degree focused on storytelling through photography, video, sound, animation, and digital media. Core topics include Research Methods, Project Management, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Design & Creative Practice. Students can optionally complete an intercalated year abroad. The first year introduces foundational storytelling through compulsory modules such as Still Image Narratives, Moving Image Narratives, Immersive Narratives, From Vision to Exhibition: Creating and Curating for Public Audiences, and Creative Industry Collaboration. The second year advances production skills and critical engagement via modules including Creative Experimentation: Developing Your Voice, Contemporary Dialogues, Interactive and Spatial Storytelling, and Collaborative Practice. The final year centres on independent production and professional preparation, featuring compulsory modules like Research Project, Collaborative Media Lab, Final Major Project: Independent Creative Practice, and Professional Futures.
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Entry requirements
A level: 104 UCAS tariff points, including a minimum of 2 A levels. BTEC National Extended Diploma: DMM. Access to HE Diploma: Pass an Access to Higher Education Diploma (preferably art & design, humanities or combined), with at least 33 credits at merit and/or distinction. T level: Merit in digital production, design and development. Other subjects may be considered. International Baccalaureate: 26 points overall. Other qualifications: Other combinations and non-A level qualifications also considered.
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What students say
Based on about 12 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 70%
- Learning opportunities: 75%
- Assessment and feedback: 79%
- Academic support: 75%
- Organisation and management: 56%
- Learning resources: 94%
- Student voice: 75%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 30 students who started
- Continued on course: 65%
- Gained a higher qualification: 20%
- Left higher education: 15%
What graduates do next
Based on about 11 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 90%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 25%
- Elementary occupations: 20%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 15%
- Sales occupations: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 70%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 55%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 40%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 345 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 1%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 2%
- West Midlands: 3%
- East of England: 3%
- London: 8%
- South East: 10%
- South West: 67%
- Wales: 3%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 75%
- Foundation course: 5%
- A degree: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 20%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Still Image Narratives
- Moving Image Narratives
- Immersive Narratives
- From Vision to Exhibition: Creating and Curating for Public Audiences
- Creative Industry Collaboration
- Creative Experimentation: Developing Your Voice
- Contemporary Dialogues
- Interactive and Spatial Storytelling
- Collaborative Practice
- Research Project
- Collaborative Media Lab
- Final Major Project: Independent Creative Practice
- Professional Futures
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Creative Media at University of Plymouth earn?
The median salary is £22,000 after 15 months, £19,500 after 3 years, £24,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £19,000 and £29,500. The £24,000 median after five years is £3,000 more than the UK median for Creative arts and design.
What do graduates of BA Creative Media at University of Plymouth do next?
90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Creative Media at University of Plymouth?
70% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Creative Media at University of Plymouth?
The typical offer is 26 points in the IB. The average entrant had 125 UCAS points.
Does BA Creative Media at University of Plymouth include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Creative Media at University of Plymouth?
65% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.