Overview

The BA Creative Direction (Hons) course aims to nurture innovative and forward-thinking individuals who can shape and influence the creative landscape. Arts University Bournemouth provides a platform for you to explore your creativity, develop leadership qualities, and become industry-ready professionals capable of making a significant impact in the evolving creative industries.

Overview

On this course, you'll be introduced to design thinking, learn to encourage problem solving by learning about the freedom of ideas. You'll learn innovative brainstorm techniques, capturing even the smallest of ideas that'll nurture and grow into solutions that have impact. You'll learn to listen, placing people at the very heart of design projects; being empathetic and responding to client needs and aspirations.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

In the second year of the course, you'll progress to more specialist study, building on experience gained during the first year. Creative projects will provide an opportunity for you to work with an external client, designing a solution that responds to their needs. You'll also acquire strong research skills, developing their insights into industry and learning how to pitch for investment for a new creative enterprise.

Forming small production teams with support from course tutors and the technical team, you'll learn to design and deliver creative projects; delivering your first project during the first term of the first year of the course.
In the third year, the focus is on independent learning, preparing you to transition into the world of work. Students can design a major creative project and pitch their idea to colleagues, stakeholders, and alumni.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-10-05 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-14 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

80

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PTE Academic

64

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IELTS

6

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Credits

360 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Bournemouth, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Management of Creative Industries View 69 other Bachelors in Management of Creative Industries in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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80

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64

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IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

The standard offers for degree courses include:

GCE A-Levels – BBB at A-Level excluding General Studies, or 120 UCAS Tariff points
Foundation Diploma in Art and Design at Pass
BTEC Level 3 Diploma at Distinction* Distinction*
T-level grade of Merit or above
BTEC/OCR Extended Diploma at Distinction, Merit, Merit
RSL/UAL Diploma – must be combined with other Level 3 qualifications equivalent to 112-120 UCAS Tariff points
RSL/ UAL Extended Diploma at Merit
A combination of BTEC Subsidiary Diploma and A-Levels – equivalent to 120 UCAS Tariff points
Three BTEC Subsidiary Diploma passes at Grade Merit
Scottish Highers – five passes at Grade C or above

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

19950 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

9790 GBP / year

≈ 9790 GBP / year

Living costs

Bournemouth

United Kingdom

700 - 1000 GBP / month

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