MRes Creative Industries

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

In 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 study in any school 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

In 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.
• Participate in formal research training sessions, including peer and critical reviews, grant applications, and conference presentations.
• 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.

We’re proud to be a breath of fresh air in the academic world – a place where everyone gets the support they need to achieve their best. We’re always discovering. We don’t fit the mould, we break it. Just as the world keeps moving, so do we.

We’re closely involved with our local community, and we take our ideas into the global marketplace. We partner with businesses, industry, and government to set the course for a better future. And we educate and transform the lives of our students to help them achieve their potential. We stand out, not just in the UK but in the world. We excel in research areas from cosmology and astrophysics to cybersecurity, forensics, and sport science. Since the first day we opened our doors, we've looked towards the future. And we're here to help you shape it.