BA Humanities Creative & Cultural Industries (DN530/CCS2)

If you are interested in the performing arts, television and film, fashion, music, festivals, media, visual arts and museums — or aspire to work creatively in business, the public sector, and digital technology — this course is for you! Combining project-based work with high-level career mentorship, this new four-year course prepares students for careers in the cultural and creative industries.

First Year

Modules in management, digital/information technology and diverse art practices focus on how culture moves from ‘page-to-stage’ and beyond, including:

• The Landscape of Cultural Work
• Introduction to the Business of Culture
• Meet the Makers/Industry
• Information, Society & Culture
• Info & Social Media
• Music, Film & Drama: Making, Doing, Interpreting

Second Year

You will begin to hone your individual subject specialism through option modules, whilst also picking up core modules including:

• Managing Culture 2
• Working with People
• Law & the Arts: Copyright, Intellectual Property & Employment Law
• Introduction to Digital Media Production
• Producing Music, Film & Drama
• Social Studies of ICT
• Social Media & Participation

Third Year

You will choose from a range of options that will enable you to broaden your horizons and enrich your academic experience; apply for a competitive internship in an area that interests you and/or relates to your area of study; study abroad for a trimester/year to develop your language skills and/or immerse yourself in a new culture; deepen your knowledge by studying a selected range of modules from arts and humanities, information and communication studies, and business.

Fourth Year

Final year students undertake a yearlong creative project that culminates in a showcase exhibition and presentation, evaluated by a panel of industry experts. A second core module – Managing Culture 3: Minding Your Own Business – introduces students to the nuances of pricing /costing work and promoting yourself as a creative or cultural professional.

Below is a list of all modules offered for this degree in the current academic year. Click on the module to discover what you will learn in the module, how you will learn and assessment feedback profile amongst other information.

Incoming Stage 1 undergraduates can usually select an Elective in the Spring Trimester. Most continuing undergraduate students can select up to two Elective modules (10 Credits) per stage. There is also the possibility to take up to 10 extra Elective credits.

We offer a range of Erasmus and study abroad opportunities at UCD’s partner universities in Europe and around the world.

Building skills in teamwork, negotiation and collaboration, graduates emerge from this degree with an academic qualification, portfolio of project work and demonstrable management and production skills – highly desirable attributes for careers in the creative and cultural industries.

This course prepares students for postgraduate study in a wide diversity of fields, including media studies, ICT, business, cultural studies, cultural policy and arts management. It also deepens artform knowledge in visual culture, music, film, design and fashion.

Non-EU Undergraduate Fee information can be found here.