
BA (Hons) Creative Industries Top-Up Degree
Start Date: 1st September 2025

- Length 1 Year
- Study Full-Time
- Location Kidderminster College
Qualification Gained
Level 6 BA (Hons) Creative Industries Degree
More about the course
The BA (Hons) Creative Industries Top Up programme has been designed and developed as a final 'top-up' year progression route for learners who have successfully completed a Higher National Diploma (HND) or Foundation Degree.
Our exclusive one-year course is designed for students who have studied any discipline within the Creative Industries up to level 5, including Music Performance, Music Production/Technology, Dance, Media, Musical Theatre and Drama.
The philosophy of the course is to replicate the first year of industry practice rather than the last year of education. The course has a high focus on industry engagement, which provides a bridge between study and work that is both practical and academic.
The BA (Hons) Creative Industries programme puts you in the driving seat, where you will research and design your own project brief and see it through to completion. Whatever you propose should be closely tied to your career aspirations and the needs of the industry. In this way, the course will give you a professional attitude and the ability to deal with real-life scenarios and commercial ventures.
The course consists of two main elements, which are delivered across 5 modules:
Portfolio - The planning, development and real time completion of an agreed major project
Dissertation - Academic research into an agreed topic, usually directly related to the major project
The majority of taught modules occur during the first semester. The second semester is given over to the realisation of your project and production of a research dissertation. Across both you will work closely with an assigned mentor, who will have industry expertise in your chosen area.
Working and developing in this professional environment will enable you to produce an innovative portfolio of work and gain invaluable knowledge and experience that will help to give you the edge in this competitive market