Creative Industries (Study Abroad)

The growing Creative Industries sector needs innovative and diverse leaders. You will develop skills in project design and management, entrepreneurship and cultural policy, while considering how the creative and cultural sector can become more inclusive and sustainable. Prepare to join the next generation of creative leaders, while also developing artistic skills in one or more disciplines of your choice.

Why Lancaster?

• Be at the forefront of change and ready to make an impact in one of the fastest growing sectors in the UK

• Explore the big challenges facing creative and cultural industries today – from social, political and cultural issues to inclusion, sustainability and the barriers to success

• Gain real-world experience of project management, creative problem solving and practical innovations

• Learn how to unlock the creative potential offered by new trends in the sector, from generative AI technologies to multi-media collaborations

• Build connections and boost your career through our network of community, national and international professionals and organisations

• Forge your own creative identity and develop your practice in our excellent facilities

A dynamic industry
In this course you’ll learn the professional skills to be a highly competent leader in the Creative Industries. You’ll learn how to generate compelling ideas and to how to design, plan, manage and deliver a project. You’ll take part in real world projects with external partners and gain first-hand experience of the challenges arts organisations face. Teamwork and negotiation are essential professional skills, and you will learn how to be an effective communicator and problem solver.

You will gain foundational knowledge of the practical contexts that influence the creative professions across multiple disciplines and find out how the sector works and how organisations can thrive. Discover how government policy affects the creation and dissemination of creative practice and how businesses, arts organisations and artists can make meaningful connections, gain funding and pursue socially just futures within the sector.

First hand industry experience
As a student of Creative Industries at Lancaster you will be able to access real-world experience here on campus. We are closely partnered with Lancaster Arts, an Arts Council National Portfolio Organisation with an outstanding reputation for the creation, development and presentation of cutting-edge contemporary arts. Lancaster Arts are closely involved in the design and delivery of your course. You will have opportunities to learn directly from their staff working in professional venues that include the Peter Scott Gallery, Nuffield Theatre, and Lancaster University Great Hall.

Students will also have opportunities to engage in project-based learning with a variety of creative and cultural organisations across the Lancaster area. These opportunities are possible due to our close links with local and regional organisations, ranging from small grassroots community groups to large-scale Arts Council funded venues.

Study abroad
During your year abroad, you will choose specialist modules relating to your degree and potentially other modules offered by the host university that are specialisms of that university and country. The places available at our overseas partners vary each year, but destinations have previously included Australia, USA, Canada, Europe and Asia.

Occasionally places overseas may not be available for all students who want to study abroad or the place at the partner university may be withdrawn if core modules are unavailable. If you are not offered a place to study overseas, you will be able to transfer to the equivalent standard 3-year degree scheme and would complete your studies at Lancaster. Lancaster University cannot accept responsibility for any financial aspects of the year abroad.