Creative and Cultural Industries: Events and Experiences Design

Reasons to choose Kingston

• Our inspiring creative spaces are accessible to all KSA students, irrespective of which course you’re studying; you can try your hand at everything from sculpture to animation, photography to bookbinding.

• Kingston has world-class 3D workshops, digital media labs, film, photography and printmaking facilities, which you’ll be encouraged to explore through our ethos of Thinking Through Making.

• You’ll gain valuable experience by working on a variety of paid live briefs through our very own creative agency, StudioKT1.com.

• Our commitment to high quality teaching has been recognised with a Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Gold rating. The University has received an overall rating of Gold, as well as securing a Gold award in the framework's two new student experience and student outcomes categories.

About this course

If you’re considering a career in exhibitions or events, this course could be ideal. It offers practical experience in designing and producing exhibitions and events, and you’ll study topics like design theory, branding and strategy for creative organisations.

You’ll gain essential skills in the conception, resourcing, marketing and budgeting of an exhibition or event. You’ll study the principles of visitor experience, discover how to develop events for defined audiences and examine how to create meaning and message through exhibitions.

There are opportunities to work on real-world projects, deliver exhibitions and events for a client and get work experience to help your future career.

Future Skills

Embedded within every course curriculum and throughout the whole Kingston experience, Future Skills will play a role in shaping you to become a future-proof graduate, providing you with the skills most valued by employers such as problem-solving, digital competency, and adaptability.

As you progress through your degree, you'll learn to navigate, explore and apply these graduate skills, learning to demonstrate and articulate to employers how future skills give you the edge.

At Kingston University, we're not just keeping up with change, we're creating it.

Career opportunities
Our graduates work in organisations such as the Barbican, Foundling Museum, Hauser & Wirth, National Archives, Open-City, the London Transport Museum and the V&A Museum.

Example modules
– History and Context of the Creative Industries: Content, Critique and Competition
– Customer Mindfulness
– Events and Experience Design

To view the full list of modules, please visit the University course webpage.

Assessment typically comprises practical (e.g. presentations, performance) and coursework (e.g. essays, reports, self-assessment, portfolios and dissertation).