The information on this page is accurate for students entering the programme from September 2024. For students who entered the programme before September 2024, you can find the details of your programme: BA Global Creative Industries
This course provides you with the understanding and skills needed to sustain a career in the global creative industries. In a rapidly changing world of technology and global politics, it lays bare the foundations and commonalities of human creativity. It provides opportunities for you to put your knowledge into practice; in partnership with an established enterprise or based on your own initiative.
In your first year you will begin to explore how the global creative industries function and what makes them distinctive from other parts of the economy. You will explore case studies that speak to the social, economic, political and cultural impacts of cultural and creativity activity, and consider how creative industries has developed in different global contexts.
In year two, you will focus on policy and creative enterprise. You will consider how the creative industries are supported, valued and regulated by different governments around the world and work to develop your own policy proposals. You will also work with an external partner organisation to understand their business and solve a business problem on their behalf.
By your final year, you’ll have considerably more independence. You will work to complete a final year project that brings together your learning from previous years and is embedded in current best practice.
Across each level of study you will also take modules to help develop your skills in research and for employability in your preferred areas of the creative industries, to ensure you are ready to make the most of the opportunities as a University of Leeds graduate.
Throughout the course you’ll have the option to take optional modules to gain a wide range of experiences and develop specialist skills in managing festival, arts marketing, visual cultures, and more..
(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
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Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PECI1900 | Studying the Global Creative Industries | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | PFP |
| PECI1901 | Understanding the Global Creative Industries | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
Candidates will be required to study 40-60 credits from the following optional modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARTF1052 | Networks, Environments and Cultures | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM1210 | The History of Communication | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM1830 | Introduction to Cinema | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| FOAH1100 | Creative Africas: Culture and the Arts in Modern Africa | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MUS1131 | Talking About Pop Music: Discourse and Debates in Popular Music | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MUS1211 | The Music Industries | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MUS1232 | Talking About Pop Music: Discourse and Debates in Popular Music | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PECI1706 | Managing Festivals and Events | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Please note that MUS1232 and MUS1131 are mutually exclusive and therefore you must not select both.
Candidates will be required to study up to 20 credits of discovery modules
(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
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Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PECI2900 | Researching the Global Creative Industries | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | PFP |
| PECI2901 | Creative Enterprise | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | PFP |
| PECI2902 | Culture, Creativity and Policy | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | PFP |
Candidates will be required to study 40-60 credits from the following optional modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARTF2044 | Cinema and Culture | 20 | ||
| ARTF2069 | The Art Market: Moments, Methodologies, Meanings | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM2125 | Visual Communication | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM2725 | Digital Cultures | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM2780 | Media Policy | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| FOAH2020 | Towards the Future: Skills in Context | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MUS2111 | Marketing for the Music Industry | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MUS2133 | Music and Politics | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PECI2706 | Cultural Flashpoints in the Performing Arts | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PECI2711 | Critical Arts Marketing | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PECI2714 | Politics, Identity and Performance | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PECI2903 | From the Printing Press to AI: a Global History of the Cultural and Creative Industries | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Candidates may study up to 20 credits of discovery modules
(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
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Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PECI3900 | Professional Development in the Global Creative Industries | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | PFP |
| PECI3901 | Final Year Project | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
Candidates will be required to study 40-60 credits from the following optional modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARTF3042 | Cultural Diversity in Museum and Material Culture - Case Study | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ARTF3054 | Anthropology, Art and Representation | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM3018 | Digital Governance | 20 | ||
| COMM3260 | Understanding the Audience | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM3550 | Popular Music and Society | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM3950 | Promotional Culture | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PECI3702 | Enterprise Project | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| PECI3705 | Arts and Cultural Management | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PECI3710 | Starting up in the Cultural Industries | 20 | Not running in 202526 |
Candidates may study up to 20 credits of discovery modules
Last updated: 01/05/2025 12:51:51
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