Dates: 01 September 2025 – 19 September 2025
Application deadline: 14 May 2025
Fee payment deadline: 21 July 2025
Fees: £2,330
Dates: 06 January 2026 – 24 January 2026
Application deadline: 31 October 2025
Fee payment deadline: 25 November 2025
Fees: £2,330
May be held in different locations depending on space.
This course has been developed specifically for you if you are are joining an Integrated Study Abroad programme at University of the Arts London. You can add the Creative Industries London module to your autumn or spring term.
With a focus on disruptive design, media and screen industries it is ideal for students joining any of our degree pathways.
It is ideal for you if you need to gain additional credit or show evidence of intercultural competence.
You can also join the course if you are not taking one of our Study Abroad programmes, as it works perfectly well as a standalone course.
Content
Course Aims
Learning Outcomes
Requirements for Assessment
The first week will introduce you to some of the key issues and questions relating to the creative industries: What is the relationship between culture and commerce? What are the politics of creative labour? Should culture be free? What is the future of the creative industries in an era of file-sharing and social media?
Through practical workshops, you will be introduced to writing for the web. Continuing this technological turn, we will take an in-depth look at the state of the music industry and how it has adapted to the new digital media environment. We will also think about conventionally non-creative industries such as health and medicine and approach them through a creative lens.
At the end of the week, you will be briefed on the Creative London project, which will form part of your assessment for the course.
In week two we will undertake an urban walkabout of East London, exploring the area’s cultural and commercial offerings. We will discuss issues around gentrification, entrepreneurship and the way that the creative industries have shaped the physical and social structure of London. Our visits to sites of cultural production around London will allow you to start gathering the raw material for your projects.
You will further develop your technical skills in workshops on photography and video editing, and put these skills to use on research visits around London.
In the final week of the module, we will look at the way promotional industries have helped shape media and culture at large. We will also visit some of London’s “creative hubs” where the impact of the creative industries on the fabric of the city has been most profound.
There will be more workshops to help you develop your project on Creative London, and at the end of the week you will be assessed on the presentation of your project, giving you the chance to demonstrate the communication skills you have developed over the three-week course.
You should be proficient in written and spoken English and be able to participate in group discussions and make presentations. As a guideline we would expect you to have an English language level equivalent to IELTS score of 6.0 (list of language equivalencies).
You do not need any prior study in media or cultural theory. If you have questions about your academic background, please email the UAL Study Abroad team. Must be over 18.
Nida Sajid is a postdisciplinary educator, organiser and designer based in London. Her work explores the intersection of culture and power in contemporary society with a specific focus on spatial politics. Her practice is informed by a professional background in arts publishing and an educational grounding in critical theory. She is currently the resident literary practitioner at Studio61, a social arts collective curating convivial experiences with and for local communities.
Jade Nikita Monteiro Andrade is a second year Media Studies student at Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. She talked about her experience on the 3-week Creative Industries London course she joined in January 2025.
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