BA Business of the Creative Industries
About this course
BA (Hons) Business of the Creative Industries, a degree spanning business management and film studies, explores enterprise operations across the cultural sector. Core topics include programming and design & creative practice. Students can undertake an optional internship or year in industry with organisations such as Disney and Warner Bros. The first year establishes fundamental concepts through modules including Content Development, Creative Business Leadership, Creative Materials, and Introduction to Screen Production Methods. The second year focuses on enterprise operations with compulsory study in Creative Business Methods: Finance and the Law, Creative Business Strategies, Creative Event Production, and Marketing and Branding. Optional modules in the second year allow study in areas such as audio editing, creative producing, and interactive media and society. The final year involves core investigations through Individual Project, Research and Data in the Creative Industries, and Group Project. Optional modules in the final year span topics such as advanced producing for film and television, gaming: industry and culture, and the future of story: storytelling in the digital age.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: 34 points BTEC: DDM We consider a range of BTEC qualifications equivalent to 3 A Levels, or in combination with A Levels or other qualifications. For example: Distinction, Distinction in BTEC Level 3 National Diploma plus B at A Level Distinction in BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate plus AB at A level Distinction, Distinction in 2 BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificates plus B at A level
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What students say
Based on about 20 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 96%
- Learning opportunities: 90%
- Assessment and feedback: 85%
- Academic support: 98%
- Organisation and management: 93%
- Learning resources: 94%
- Student voice: 75%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 40 students who started
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 54 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 69%
- Working and studying: 20%
- Further study: 3%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Finance Professionals: 23%
- Administrative occupations: 17%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 17%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 9%
- Sales occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 73%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 79%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 56%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 200 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 8%
- North West: 13%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 24%
- East Midlands: 6%
- West Midlands: 3%
- East of England: 10%
- London: 24%
- South East: 9%
- South West: 2%
- Wales: 2%
Who gets in
Based on about 40 students who started
- A levels: 95%
- No formal qualifications: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Content Development
- Creative Business Leadership
- Creative Materials
- Introduction to Screen Production Methods
- Business for Performance
- Business for Screen
- Creative Business Methods: Finance and the Law
- Creative Business Strategies
- Creative Event Production
- Marketing and Branding
- Approaches to Directing and Design
- Audio Editing
- Creative Producing
- Current Issues in Film & Television
- Creative Sound and Image Production
- Current Trends in Theatre: New Writing, New Practices, New Contexts
- Disability, Accessibility and Representation in the Creative
- Global History and Music of the African Diaspora
- Global Producing Contexts
- GUI Media: Aesthetics and Issues of the Digital Screen
- Histories and Politics of Theatre-Making
- Interactive Media and Society
- Introduction to Digital Culture
- Introduction to Media Technologies
- Introduction to the Music Business
- Music Festival
- Non Fiction Forms of Film and Television
- Performance Design
- Programming for Digital Media
- Promoting the Health and Wellbeing of Musicians
- Sound Studies
- Studio Production
- The Community Music Practitioner
- The Discipline of Genre
- Theatre as Industry
- Theatre Texts and Contexts
- TV Research Skills
- Writing for Film and Television
- Individual Project
- Research and Data in the Creative Industries
- Group Project
- Advanced Producing for Film and Television
- Advanced Studio Techniques
- AI and its Application to Creative Practice
- Business & Innovation in Digital Enterprise
- Current Trends in Theatre: New Writing, New Practices, New Contexts
- Disability, Accessibility and Representation in the Creative Industries
- Esports Content Production
- Feminism on Screen
- Gaming: Industry and Culture
- Music Education and Social Justice
- Music Festival
- Non-Fiction Forms of Film and TV
- The Contemporary Opera Industry
- The Future of Story: Storytelling in the Digital Age
- TV Research Skills
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Business of the Creative Industries at University of York earn?
The median salary is £28,500 after 15 months, £30,500 after 3 years, £40,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £29,500 and £54,500.
What do graduates of BA Business of the Creative Industries at University of York do next?
92% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Business of the Creative Industries at University of York?
96% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Business of the Creative Industries at University of York?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 34 points in the IB. The average entrant had 138 UCAS points.
Does BA Business of the Creative Industries at University of York include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Business of the Creative Industries at University of York?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.