BSc (Hons) Creative Technologies at Leeds Arts University

Programme overview

This interdisciplinary course brings together creative practice, emerging technologies, and digital production. You will explore how immersive media, interactive systems, moving image and sound can be shaped creatively, helping you turn ideas into experiences that people can see, hear, explore, and respond to. The course is designed for students who want to work across disciplines rather than within a single specialism.

Duration: 3 years full-time / 4 years with placement year | Study mode: full-time (optional placement/sandwich year) | Intake: September | Location: Leeds, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year one: You will be introduced to the foundations of creative technologies through practical workshops and guided projects. Year two: Your work will become more immersive, interactive, and ambitious through technologies such as augmented and mixed realities, alongside spatial and installation-based practice that invites audiences to engage with your work in new ways. Year three: Your final year centres on a major project that reflects your interests and future ambitions.

Career pathways

Graduates work across a wide range of creative and digital roles, including immersive and interactive media, sound and audio-visual production, experience and interaction design, creative technology, games-related practice, digital content creation, and installation-based work.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Typical offer 104-120 UCAS tariff points from any combination of A Levels/T Level/Extended Diploma/Foundation Diploma (expected subjects depend on the course); GCSE English Language or Literature at grade 4/C or above, or English Functional Skills Level 2 Pass. International: A-levels 104-120 UCAS points including an art/design-related subject; IB Diploma 26 points; European Baccalaureate 70%; BTEC Extended Diploma DMM; BTEC Diploma DD; UAL Extended Diploma Merit; UAL Foundation Diploma Distinction; IELTS 6.0 overall with no component below 5.5; one reference. Applicants may be assessed through personal statement, predicted grades, reference, examples of work and digital audition or interview. Course requirement: No examples of work required; GCSE Maths at grade 4/C or above (or Functional Skills Level 2 Pass) is also required.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Home fee per year for years one to three; optional placement year charged at 20% of the annual tuition fee; rises to £10,050 in 2027/28. Home students who already hold a degree pay £10,540 in 2026/27. Source

International applicants: GBP 18,600 a year (2026/27). BA/BSc (Hons) international fee per year; optional placement year charged at 20% of the annual tuition fee; increases by inflation in later years. Source

Intake: September

Duration: 3 years full-time / 4 years with placement year

Apply through the official page: https://www.leeds-art.ac.uk/apply/how-to-apply-undergraduate

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