About BA (hons) Creative Media in Bath Spa University
Throughout the course, you’ll work with a range of digital and interactive media tools and platforms in our purpose-built production facilities at the Newton Park Campus in Bath and at Artswork Media in Bristol.
You’ll nurture and extend your creative thinking and digital making skills, to learn techniques such as image manipulation, sound and video recording, non-linear audiovisual editing and interaction design.
You’ll bring together your skills, working on a variety of projects involving the production of video and sound, web-based media, mobile apps, experimental and site-specific interventions, or physical computing.
Opportunities
Work placements, industry links and internships
Our students have worked with clients such as Bristol Old Vic; Bath Film Festival; Dickies: global clothing workwear brand; Minirigs: a popular portable speaker company; Westbury Town Council; Shangri-la; Bath Life Awards and Cardiff Life Awards; Bookbarn; Circus City Festival; 5 x 15 Bristol: five 15 minutes talks from leading world thinkers; Bridport's ‘From Page to Screen’ Film Festival; Somerset Football Association; Glastonbury Music Festival.
Careers
Bath Spa's Creative Media course is designed to help you bridge the gap and evolve from Media student to media professional.
Our graduates are employed in a range of roles including Content Creator, Marketing Executive, Digital Agency Assistant, Social Media Manager, Editor, Director, Producer and Director of Photography.
Alumni have also gone to secure agents and have their work screened on broadcast channels such as Sky Arts, and on the big screen such as at Cannes Film Festival. They have also secured work on feature films including Guardians of the Galaxy and Stars Wars: The Force Awakens.
Creative Media graduates have gained employment in companies including Aardman Animations, BBC and Warner Bros.
Academic qualification equivalents
- Higher Secondary School Certificate/Indian School Certificate (standard XII) from the following boards CBSE/CISCE/WBCHSEB, with 65%, including grade C in at least five subjects.
English language requirements (one of the below):
- IELTS:Academic 6.0 overall This must include a minimum of 5.5 in Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing.
- TOEFL iBT: A total of 72, to include a minimum 18 in Reading, 17 in Listening, 20 in Speaking, and 17 in Writing.
- PTE: This must include a minimum of 51 in Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing.
Bath Spa University Highlights
| Type |
Public |
| Campus Setting |
Urban |
| Tuition Fees for International Students (full-time degrees in 2020-2021) |
13,700 GBP - 15,300 GBP (varies with the courses) |
| Campus Housing Capacity |
25% |
| Student Retention Rate |
89% |
| Scholarship Availability |
Yes |
| Applications Accepted |
Online |
| Work-Study |
Available |
| Intake Type |
Yearly |
| Mode of Program |
Full time and part-time |
Bath Spa University Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses
International students joining the Bath Spa University are required to pay 70% of the tuition fees on or before arrival and commencement of the course. All payments should be made in £ sterling and the easiest way to make a payment is via Flywire. However, the payment can also be made through credit/debit card.
International students should open a UK bank account as soon as possible after arrival.
The estimated cost of attendance depends on several factors like the program applied for, tuition, books, fees, housing, dining, and personal items.
| Expenses In GBP |
Undergraduate (per annum) |
Graduate (per annum) |
| Tuition Fee for International Students (full-time courses) |
13,700- 15,300 (varies with the field of study chosen) |
13,700- 15,300 (varies with the field of study chosen) |
| Career and Professional Development Fees |
145 |
145 |
| Housing and Rooms |
8,412 |
8,412 |
| Health Insurance |
150 |
150 |
| Books and Supplies |
500 |
500 |
| Meals |
3,225 |
3,225 |
| Personal Expenses |
792 |
792 |
