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University of Westminster, London

UCAS Code: C100 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

Entry requirements

A level

C,C,C

96 UCAS Tariff points from the Access course

GCSE/National 4/National 5

GCSE English Language grade 4/C – IB grade 4 Higher level, GCSE Maths Pass – IB Pass

96 UCAS Tariff points from all components of the Diploma Programme. GCSE English Language IB grade 4 Higher level, Maths IB Pass. International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme will be considered on a case-by case basis

Pearson BTEC Diploma (QCF)

DD

in a creative subject

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

MMM

UCAS Tariff

96

About this course

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Course option

3years

Full-time | 2025

Other options

3 years | Full-time with year in industry | 2025

4 years | Full-time with time abroad | 2025

4 years | Sandwich including industrial placement | 2025

Subject

Creative arts and design

Our Creative Media Arts BA (previously Contemporary Media Practice) will challenge you to develop cutting-edge approaches to media arts with an emphasis on innovation and emerging creative technologies.

It will give you the opportunity to work across media disciplines to prepare you for a dynamic and ever-changing media arts landscape. Our graduates have a wide range of career options in the creative industries, such as content production across interactive media, immersive technologies, CGI and VFX, videogame design, film, experience design and emerging technologies including Artificial Intelligence and the Metaverse.

The course delivers disciplinary skills in a range of media practices including filmmaking, photography, interaction design, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), video and art installation, motion graphics, animation, projection mapping, creative coding, 3D scanning and printing, 3D modelling and design, sound art, audio production and web design.

Our unique course combines traditional art school approaches to creative practice – where students develop skills in critical thinking, innovation and contextual awareness – with industry-level professionalism. This approach will enable you to develop engaging practical projects and to participate in contemporary cultural debates through your awareness of the political, ethical and aesthetic implications of your work.

Core modules give you the skills to work across media boundaries, and at the frontiers of emerging media. These provide a breadth and depth of media production skills together with transferrable skills in project management, collaborative practice and entrepreneurship. Combined, these will give you the ability to adapt to the creative opportunities of the contemporary media landscape.

The course is part of the University of Westminster's School of Arts, based at our Harrow Campus – a cutting-edge creative hub, and one of the leading media, arts and design educational facilities in Europe.

Tuition fees

Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:

Channel Islands
£9,535
per year
England
£9,535
per year
EU
£17,000
per year
International
£17,000
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,535
per year
Scotland
£9,535
per year
Wales
£9,535
per year

The Uni

Course location:

University of Westminster, London

Department:

School of Arts

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What students say

We've crunched the numbers to see if the overall teaching satisfaction score here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

83%
Creative arts and design

How do students rate their degree experience?

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Creative arts and design (non-specific)

Teaching and learning

89%
Staff make the subject interesting
92%
Staff are good at explaining things
92%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
82%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

78%
Library resources
81%
IT resources
92%
Course specific equipment and facilities
84%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

60%
UK students
40%
International students
41%
Male students
59%
Female students
71%
2:1 or above
17%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

C
C
B

After graduation

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Creative arts and design (non-specific)

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£25,000
high
Average annual salary

Top job areas of graduates

25%
Sales, marketing and related associate professionals
18%
Artistic, literary and media occupations
10%
Design occupations

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Creative arts and design (non-specific)

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

£19k

£19k

£24k

£24k

£26k

£26k

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