BA Creative Arts and Humanities
About this course
BA in Creative Arts and Humanities, a Creative Writing BA (Hons) and Film Studies and Drama degree. Core topics include Research Methods. The course is based at UCL East. The first year covers foundational practice through Writing Practice 1: Storytelling, The Creative Laboratory, Reading the Moving Image: Introduction to Film Studies and Reading Texts: Introduction to Literary Studies. Optional modules in the first year include Documentary Film-Making, Approaches to Knowledge: Introduction to Interdisciplinarity and Interdisciplinary Research Methods. The second year introduces The Collaborative Economy alongside optional subjects such as Developments in Global Cinema, Creative Writing and Interdisciplinary Psychology. The final year centres on the CAH Final Year Project and The Creative Professional, with further options including Advanced Creative Writing, Experimental Cinema and New Media: Form and narrative and Collaborative Writing.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAB (A in an essay-based Humanities or Social Science subject required.) IB: 36 points (A total of 17 points in three higher level subjects, to include one essay based Humanities or Social Sciences subject, with no higher level score below 5.)
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What students say
Based on about 28 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 79%
- Learning opportunities: 79%
- Assessment and feedback: 79%
- Academic support: 91%
- Organisation and management: 59%
- Learning resources: 82%
- Student voice: 86%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 35 students who started
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 107 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 60%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 12%
- Unemployed: 8%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 19%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 11%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 8%
- Teaching Professionals: 8%
- Find their work meaningful: 84%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 72%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 43%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 25 graduates, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- North West: 5%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 5%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 20%
- London: 50%
- South East: 15%
- Scotland: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 50 students who started
- A levels: 75%
- Baccalaureate: 20%
- A degree: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Writing Practice 1: Storytelling
- The Creative Laboratory
- Reading the Moving Image: Introduction to Film Studies
- Reading Texts: Introduction to Literary Studies
- Moving Image Practice 1: Camera, Sound and Edit
- Performance Practice 1: Body, Space, Expression
- Reading Acts: Introduction to Performance Studies
- Documentary Film-Making
- Approaches to Knowledge: Introduction to Interdisciplinarity
- Interdisciplinary Research Methods
- Quantitative Methods and Mathematical Thinking
- Critical Race Theory
- Introduction into Politics: Key Concepts and Texts
- Environmental Change and Disease
- Ancient Emotions in the Modern World
- Sociology of Media
- Arabic Level 1
- The Collaborative Economy
- Documentary Film-Making
- Developments in Global Cinema
- Documentary Radio - A Practice-Based Introduction
- Creative Writing
- Science Meets Religion in a Global Context
- Interdisciplinary Psychology
- Art and Interdisciplinarity: Measuring the World
- Critical Race Theory
- Culture and the Moving Image
- The Figure of the Author
- Time and the Index - The evolving narrative of Photography and Film
- CAH Final Year Project
- The Creative Professional
- Experimental Cinema and New Media: Form and narrative
- Documentary Film Making - Intermediate Practical Skills
- Advanced Creative Writing
- Disability, Chronic Illness and Neurodivergence in the Contemporary Society
- Art and Interdisciplinarity 2
- Collaborative Writing
- Moving Image 3: Interdisciplinary Theory and Practice
- Preparation for Performance 3: Composition and Making
- Understanding Performance III: Dramaturgy and the Play Making Process
- Writing III: From Planning to Revision
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Creative Arts and Humanities at University College London earn?
The median salary is £30,000 after 15 months, £18,500 after 3 years, £27,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £14,000 and £35,500. The £27,500 median after five years is £4,000 more than the UK median for Creative writing.
What do graduates of BA Creative Arts and Humanities at University College London do next?
82% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Creative Arts and Humanities at University College London?
79% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Creative Arts and Humanities at University College London?
The typical offer is AAB at A level, or 36 points in the IB. The average entrant had 152 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Creative Arts and Humanities at University College London?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.