Creative and Cultural Industries: Design Marketing BA (Hons)
Kingston University London
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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**Reasons to choose Kingston**- You’ll exhibit your own work in inspiring creative spaces both on and off-campus.- By joining our creative agency, StudioKT1.com, you’ll gain experience by working on paid live briefs with a variety of organisations, such as Kingston First and Veolia. You’ll pitch and present your ideas to a variety of brands, studios and agencies.- Thinking Through Making is the ethos of Kingston School of Art. You’ll be able to experiment and learn in our world-class 3D ...Read more


Reasons to choose Kingston

- You’ll exhibit your own work in inspiring creative spaces both on and off-campus.- By joining our creative agency, StudioKT1.com, you’ll gain experience by working on paid live briefs with a variety of organisations, such as Kingston First and Veolia. You’ll pitch and present your ideas to a variety of brands, studios and agencies.- Thinking Through Making is the ethos of Kingston School of Art. You’ll be able to experiment and learn in our world-class 3D workshops, digital media labs, film, photography and printmaking facilities.- Our commitment to high quality teaching has been recognised with a Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Gold rating. The University has received an overall rating of Gold, as well as securing a Gold award in the framework's two new student experience and student outcomes categories.


About this course

Do you see yourself working for an interactive agency, an innovative start-up or using technology creatively? You’ll deliver creative responses to meet a client’s needs, using the marketing skills, project management knowledge and experience of the industry that you’ve acquired from this course.As well as giving you an understanding of design values and commercial practice, on this degree you’ll create marketing materials and develop innovative user experiences across different media and digital environments.Throughout the course, you’ll also develop the commercial and organisational skills and understanding needed to work effectively in the creative and cultural sector. You’ll have creative freedom and be encouraged to undertake non- commercial creative projects.


Future Skills

Embedded within every course curriculum and throughout the whole Kingston experience, Future Skills will play a role in shaping you to become a future-proof graduate, providing you with the skills most valued by employers such as problem-solving, digital competency, and adaptability. As you progress through your degree, you'll learn to navigate, explore and apply these graduate skills, learning to demonstrate and articulate to employers how future skills give you the edge. At Kingston University, we're not just keeping up with change, we're creating it.


Career opportunities

You’ll graduate ready for a career in a design agency or similar creative organisation.

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95/101
CUG Subject Ranking
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56th
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
88th
What students say
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Emilie
05 Dec 24

I've enjoyed the learning from 3rd year as we get to learn about UX/UI and creating a business..Read more

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Holly
28 Nov 23

Best- Community aspect, lots of opportunities to network Worst- Not enough funding goes into student union, they are not able to efficiently support student ran events. This..Read more

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A level:

BBC - ABB Grades / Points required

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112 - 128 Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

DMM - DDM Grades / Points required

T Level:

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Or A Levels at equivalent to 112 - 128 UCAS points.

Applicants will need a minimum of 112 tariff points from recognised level 3 qualifications. In additional candidates will need GCSE English at grades A*-C or comparable numeric scores under the newly reformed GCSE gradings.All application forms and personal statements will be read and considered. We are looking for creative, critical and ambitious students.We are keen to encourage students from a diverse range of backgrounds. Mature students and those with non-standard qualifications are welcome to apply and will be given the opportunity to meet with the course team to explore suitability and expectations.We are also looking for potential and applicants who do not meet the formal entry criteria may be considered if the course team judges the application demonstrates additional strengths or alternative evidence, for example related academic or work experience, the quality of the personal statement, a portfolio of practical work, a strong academic or professional reference, or a combination of these.

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28%
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21%
Psychology
16%
Photography
12%
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£9,250 per year

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Students from Wales

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Northern Ireland

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Emilie
05 Dec 24
Creative and Cultural Industries: Design Marketing BA (Hons)
I've enjoyed the learning from 3rd year as we get to learn about UX/UI and creating a business...
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Holly
28 Nov 23
Creative and Cultural Industries: Design Marketing BA (Hons)
Best- Community aspect, lots of opportunities to network Worst- Not enough funding goes into student union, they are not able to efficiently support student ran events. This...
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