Changes to Creative Industries BA

We鈥檝e listened to feedback and we have updated the curriculum for the academic year 2025/26 for Creative Industries BA.

You can review the changes below. By accepting your offer to study at Sussex, we will infer that you are happy with these changes but if you would like to discuss them please feel free to contact us at studyinmah@sussex.ac.uk.

Course changes for the BA in Creative Industries

Take a look at how the new modules compare to the old structure of the course in the table below. There are no changes to Years 2 and 3.

Year 1

SemesterOld structureNew structureComment
1

Culture in Context: Introducing the Creative Industries (core)

Culture in Context: Introducing the Creative Industries (core)

No change
Creative Practice: Ideas and Exploration (core)

Creative Practice: Ideas and Exploration (core)

No change
Digital Technologies (core)  

Module moved to semester 2

 

Researching, Creating and Communicating in the Humanities 1 (core)

Module moved from semester 1

Stage 1 Elective Autumn (option)

Stage 1 Elective Autumn (option)

No change

2

Making in the Creative and Cultural Industries (core)

Making in the Creative and Cultural Industries (core) No change

Commmunication Design (core)

Commmunication Design (core)

No change

 

Digital Technologies (core)

Module moved from semester 1

Researching, Creating and Communicating in the Humanities 1 (core)

  Module moved to semester 2

Stage 1 Elective Spring (option)

 Stage 1 Elective Spring (option) Module removed

Year 1, Semester 1

Old structureNew structureComment

Culture in Context: Introducing the Creative Industries (core)

Culture in Context: Introducing the Creative Industries (core)

No change
Creative Practice: Ideas and Exploration (core)

Creative Practice: Ideas and Exploration (core)

No change
Digital Technologies (core)  

Module moved to semester 2

 

Researching, Creating and Communicating in the Humanities 1 (core)

Module moved from semester 1

Stage 1 Elective Autumn (option)

Stage 1 Elective Autumn (option)

No change

Year 1, Semester 2

Old structureNew structureComment

Global Humanities 2 (core)

Global Humanities 2 (core) No change

Making in the Creative and Cultural Industries (core)

Making in the Creative and Cultural Industries (core) No change

Commmunication Design (core)

Commmunication Design (core)

No change

 

Digital Technologies (core)

Module moved from semester 1

Researching, Creating and Communicating in the Humanities 1 (core)

  Module moved to semester 2

Stage 1 Elective Spring (option)

 Stage 1 Elective Spring (option) Module removed