Creative Higher Education courses in North Yorkshire and potential career pathways

Interested in studying a creative degree and not sure where to start?

Looking into creative industries and career routes can feel daunting; especially just after completing your A levels.

Choosing your degree subject is an important decision, so here’s a few options to get you started.

There are plenty of creative options for foundation level, undergraduate and postgraduate studies in North Yorkshire.

To note:

BA (Hons) means Bachelor of Arts with honours, in other words an undergraduate degree

Bsc is a Bachelor of Science.

MA is a masters degree which is a qualification after completing undergraduate study.

First of all - here’s a bunch of Yorkshire universities Yorkshire Universities

Now let’s look at some courses available in North Yorkshire:

Coventry University Scarborough

https://www.coventry.ac.uk/cus/

Acting BA (Hons)

Sports Performance and Coaching Bsc (Hons)

York St John

Undergraduate courses | York St John University

Postgraduate Courses | York St John University

You can find the full list of courses through these links, here’s a condensed list:

Acting BA (Hons)

Animation BA (Hons)

Applied Theatre MA

Creative Writing BA (Hons)

Community Music MA

Drama and Theatre BA (Hons)

Drama: Education and community BA (Hons)

Fashion Marketing BA (Hons)

Film and Television Production BA (Hons)

Film Studies BA (Hons)

Fine Art BA (Hons)

Games Design BA (Hons)

Illustration BA (Hons)

Media Production BA (Hons)

Music BA (Hons)

Music Production BA (Hons) / MA

Musical Theatre BA (Hons)

Music Composition MA

Photography BA (Hons)

Product Design BA (Hons)

Theatre & Performance MA

University of York

Undergraduate, University of York

Education BA (Hons)

English/ History of Art BA (Hons)

Interactive Media Bsc (Hons)

Liberal Arts BA (Hons)

Music BA (Hons)

Music Technology Systems BEng (Hons)

Music and Sound recording BA (Hons)

Theatre: Writing, directing and performance BA (Hons)

Theatre Making MA

So what jobs could these qualifications lead to?

Well, let’s start with Theatre.

As a performing arts graduate, currently working as a Young Associate for Forge, creating website materials is just one of the many things I am doing in my freelance work as well as performing and working in Youth Theatre.

But there are so many more jobs that are within the theatre industry - let’s explore a few!

  • A creative career built in the wings of the theatre.

    Calling a show, organising your crew, making decisions and being responsible for a smooth sailing performance.

  • From set design, to costumes, hair and makeup, lighting design, sound. There are so many technical elements that go into the creative process of making a show! Whether you are the head of lighting or a member of the backstage crew, each person is a vital part of the team

  • The writers, producers, directors, choreographers, musical directors are the ones who put everything together.

    And we can’t forget Box office, front of house staff, marketing teams.