Creative Industries

Overview If you're a creative ready to take your studies to the next level, our MRes in Creative Industries is a postgraduate taught degree that can help you achieve your ambitions and land your dream job.

On this course, you'll complete a large research project and tailor your studies to match your career path, while receiving the support you need to develop your skills in research. You can choose to study in any of the schools within the Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries: Architecture, Art, Design and Performance, Creative Technologies and Film, Media and Communication.

Whether you're planning to go on to further research – such as PhD study – or looking to start your career in a creative industry such as architecture, the media, teaching or the performing arts, then the MRes in Creative Industries will give you the skills you need to succeed.

And when you graduate, you'll do so with one of the following degrees, depending on what you choose to focus on:

MRes Architecture

MRes Creative Practice

MRes Design

MRes Design Practice

MRes Digital Curation

MRes Curation

MRes Urban Design

MRes Media Industries

MRes Screen Writing

MRes Sustainable Innovation

MRes Theatre Performance

MRes Urban Design

MRes Visual Culture

MRes Visualisation

MRes Journalism

What you'll experience On this Creative Industries course, you'll:

Conduct a detailed research project in the creative field of your choice

Learn from experienced and enthusiastic staff who are experts in the field

Get experience working in a productive research community, and benefit from satisfying intellectual challenges

Take part in formal research training sessions, including peer and critical reviews, grant application, and conference presentation

Have access to the faculty's sound and TV studios, technical labs which feature 3D printing facilities, photographic workshops, VR lab, motion capture facilities and computer suites, and our 92-seat theatre with lighting, sound and AV technology

Have 24/7 access to our library's resources, including books, ejournals and DVDs

Careers and opportunities The MRes in Creative Industries will place you in a strong position to pursue doctoral or research related roles as a career. You'll graduate from the course with valuable research skills and training, which will place you in a strong position to secure employment across private and public sector industries.

Career opportunities include:

Research-related careers

PhD study

Architectural or creative practice

Curation

Design

Teaching

Theatre Performance