Creative and Cultural Industries: Events and Experiences Design BA (Hons)
Kingston UniversityKingston School of Art, Knights Park
Course overview
Create unforgettable experiences, nurture shared experiences Want to create moments that bring people together and spark inspiration? Studying Creative Industries: Events and Experience Design prepares you for careers in exhibitions, festivals, and cultural events. Our graduates have worked with leading organisations including the Barbican and the V&A Museum.
You will explore design thinking, branding, storytelling, and project strategy, with opportunities to create both commercial and non-commercial projects. Sustainability and inclusivity are central, helping you design experiences that are both meaningful and responsible. Working with students and industry partners, you will learn to design, manage, and deliver events that inspire audiences and nurture community connections.
When you graduate, you will have the creative, organisational, and strategic skills to succeed in the fast-moving world of events and experience design. Check out our Instagram page to see what our students have been creating. Creative industries at Kingston School of Art Discover the wide range of opportunities that make up creative industries at Kingston School of Art.
See the cutting-edge technology our students use to explore their interests as they work on live briefs and projects.
Key highlights
- Prepares you for careers in exhibitions, festivals and cultural events
- Graduates have worked with the Barbican and the V&A Museum
- Modules explore design thinking, branding, storytelling and project strategy
- Sustainability and inclusivity are central to designing experiences
- Live briefs and projects with students and industry partners
- Access to cutting-edge technology to explore your creative interests
Entry requirements
- UCAS tariff points: 112-128 — Text: Qualifications needed for 2027: Open This course requires 112-128 UCAS points. The typical offer for this course is 112-128 UCAS points from Level 3 qualifications. You could achieve this with: A-levels: BBC or A*CD
- A-level: BBC/A*CD — Text: Qualifications needed for 2027: Open This course requires 112-128 UCAS points. The typical offer for this course is 112-128 UCAS points from Level 3 qualifications. You could achieve this with: A-levels: BBC or A*CD
- BTEC: DMM — BTEC Extended Diploma: Distinction Merit Merit
- Other qualification — Foundation Diploma in Art and Design: Distinction
- Access to HE Diploma: Pass — 112 UCAS points, normally with 21 Distinctions, 21 Merits and 3 at Pass
- Additional condition: portfolio — …and Experiences Design BA Open Please submit a 15-20 page digital portfolio that demonstrates the following key values: Questioning Curiosity Technical ability Enthusiasm Think carefully about how you…
- International Baccalaureate: 26-28 — IB Diploma: 26-28 points. Additional requirements for Events and Experiences Design BA Open Please submit a 15-20 page digital portfolio that demonstrates the following key values: Questioning Curiosity Technical ability Enthusiasm Think carefully about how you order your work. You could spread pro…
Scholarships
Family Bursary
The family bursary is a 10% tuition fee discount for international students with a direct family connection.
Up to 10% of feesInternational Success Support Scholarship
The International Success Support Scholarship provides £2,500 towards tuition fees.
Up to £2,500Sanctuary Scholarships
Careers this course leads to
- Events manager
- Experience designer
- Exhibition designer
- Festival producer
- Cultural events coordinator
- Brand experience designer
Cost of study
UK/Home: £10,050 per year | International: £19,200 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Kingston University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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