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Cultural and Creative Industries

  • BA (Hons)
  • 3 Years
  • Full-time
  • 21/09/2026
  • Undergraduate
University Park Campus
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2026-2027
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Course summary

How do cultural and creative industries operate? How are they shaped by the world around them? Whether your interest lies in the arts, music, performance, gaming, marketing, or more, you’ll have the opportunity to pursue your passion in depth.

Creativity and culture play a vital role in our daily lives. This course will allow you to deep-dive into the production, distribution, promotion and reception of content and experiences from across the full range of cultural and creative sectors. Learning from experts across the sector, you’ll discover how the content, strategies and practices of these industries are interconnected and shaped by technology, politics, economics and socio-cultural dynamics.

Learning from experts across the sector, you’ll discover how the content, strategies and practices of these industries are interconnected and shaped by technology, politics, economics and socio-cultural dynamics.

Explore their key role in how the cultural and creative industries are perceived by the wider world.

Here you’ll interrogate the wider concepts of creativity, culture, and innovation, and explore their key role in how the cultural and creative industries are perceived by the wider world.

Hollywood Internships programme
This course is perfect for a career in the creative industries. At Nottingham, you can gain valuable experience through internships, placements, and work opportunities. No more so though than with our prestigious Hollywood Internships programme, unique to Nottingham. Previous internships have involved:

  • First-reading of incoming film and television scripts

  • Collecting audience data and preparing evaluation reports

  • Filming interviews with Hollywood veterans for the archive

  • Training, masterclasses, professional lectures and panels

  • Working front of house at special screenings and industry events

  • Indicative partner organisations include A24, CAA, Disney, Warner, Paramount, Sony, Lionsgate, UTA, and WME.

Our partners, and the number and nature of the internships, change each year. Vacancies are advertised in the Autumn term for students in years two and above. These are highly competitive positions, and places are not guaranteed. Terms and conditions apply.

The internships are supported through the generosity of Peter Rice, Nottingham graduate and former Chair of Disney General Entertainment Content

The awards are competitive and open exclusively to our students.

Engaged Arts
All students within the Faculty of Arts can select ‘Engaged Arts’ modules where you’ll approach real-world challenges across contemporary themes such as sustainability or equity and justice. These modules have been newly designed to help you gain the skills and analytical abilities that employers are looking for.

Why choose this course?

  • Cross-sector education that acknowledges the broad reach of the cultural and creative industries

  • Apply theoretical knowledge to real-world situations, preparing you for a career in the sector

  • Freedom to explore - Deepen your knowledge of your favourite topics and explore new ones

  • Industries’ and is responsive to industrial and technological change

  • Internships - opportunities in US and UK creative sectors, including Hollywood

  • Award winning NSTV - get involved with our multi-award winning, student-run TV station

  • Explore real-world challenge - study across interdisciplinary themes with our ‘Engaged Arts’ optional modules

You can also access this course through a Foundation Year. This may be suitable if you have faced educational barriers and do not expect to meet the entry requirements for direct entry to a degree course. Please see the UCAS page for the relevant Foundation Year course for further information.

Modules

For detailed information about the modules you will study, please visit the course page: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/studywithus/ugstudy/courses/UG/cultural-and-creative-industries-ba-hons-U6UCULCI.html

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • University Park Campus

Study options

  • BA (Hons) • Full-time • 3 Years

Start dates

  • 21/09/2026

Apply by
14 January

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
W900
Institution code:
N84
Campus name:
University Park Campus
Campus Code:
-
Points of Entry:
Year 1

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How to apply

Apply by
14 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
W900
Institution code:
N84
Campus name:
University Park Campus
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

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Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

UCAS Tariff - Not accepted

A level - AAB

Should include Arts and/or Social Science subjects.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DDD

Should include Arts and/or Social Science subjects.

Access to HE Diploma - D: 30 credits M: 15 credits P: 0 credits

Should include Arts and/or Social Science subjects.

Scottish Higher - AABBB

This qualification is only acceptable when combined with Scottish Advanced Highers at grades AA (which Should include Arts and/or Social Science subjects).

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DD

and A Level grade A. Should include Arts and/or Social Science subjects.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016) - D

and A Level grades AB. Should include Arts and/or Social Science subjects.

Scottish Advanced Higher - AA

Should include Arts and/or Social Science subjects. This qualification is only acceptable when combined with Scottish Higher grades AABBB.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 32 points

or 665 in 3 Higher Level Certificates. Should include Arts and/or Social Science subjects.

WJEC Level 3 Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales - A - B

This qualification is considered alongside other UoN accepted qualifications such as A Levels.

GCSE/National 4/National 5

GCSE English grade 4 (alpha grade C)

AQA Certificate in Mathematical Studies (Core Maths) - A

If you have already achieved your Core Maths qualification at grade A you will automatically be offered one grade lower in a non-mandatory A level subject. If you are still studying for your Core Maths qualification you will receive the standard course offer, and also an alternate offer with a condition of one grade lower in a non-mandatory A level subject if you achieve an A grade in your Core Maths qualification. Core Maths qualifications offered by other exam boards are also considered for an alternative offer.

European Baccalaureate - 80% overall - Should include Arts and/or Social Science subjects.

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

We consider applicants solely on the basis of their merits, abilities and potential – we use exam grades to prioritise applicants but look at a range of factors and aim to give everyone an equal opportunity to show their achievements.

We understand that background and personal circumstances can have an impact on academic performance at school or college. Applicants who are eligible under our contextual admissions policies may be considered for a reduced contextual offer.

Learn more on the University of Nottingham website

Historical entry grades data BETA

This section shows the range of grades students (with UK A-Levels or Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diplomas) who received offers were previously accepted with (learn more). It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place. Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
Republic of Ireland£9790*Year 1
EU£24700*Year 1
England£9790*Year 1
Northern Ireland£9790*Year 1
Scotland£9790*Year 1
Wales£9790*Year 1
Channel Islands£9790*Year 1
International£24700*Year 1

* This is a provisional fee and subject to change.

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

View undergraduate tuition fees for UK and international students: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/fees/tuitionfees/202627/undergraduate.aspx

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