Creative Technologies

Upgrade your creative and artistic practice with our tailored Creative Technologies Master’s degree, specialising in Animation, Extended Reality (XR), Games Development, or Music Technology.

You’ll dive deep into your chosen inspiration, story, or idea through your own course-long creative project, with support from academics and industry professionals. Your learning and professional development will be in your hands.

Use content from related courses to author captivating content. As a further boost, you’ll have access to our futuristic facilities—including the UK’s first Centre for Creative and Immersive Extended Reality (CCIXR), featuring pioneering mixed reality technologies.

This Creative Technologies Master’s course will prepare you to lead the growth of sectors relying on the technologies of the future.

• Hone your expertise by specialising in animation, extended reality, games development or music technology
• Produce outstanding content with our ultramodern facilities – including the Centre for Creative and Immersive Extended Reality
• Attend guest speaker events to gain knowledge from industry and academia experts
• Network with other students on other courses to complement your learning of creative technology in industry

Exit awards

You'll complete this course with one of the following exit awards, based on the specialism you study:

• MA Creative Technologies (this pathway)
• MA Animation
• MA Extended Reality
• MA Games Development
• MA Music Technology

Alternative course

We also offer an MSc in Creative Technologies.

The MSc supports the development and exploration of technology, while this MA focuses on developing creative projects.

Career development

Many sectors beyond the creative industries are leveraging creative technologies to advance and better people's daily lives. For instance, artificial intelligence (AI) can resolve tasks that are complex or difficult for humans, while immersive media is redefining how we consume content – ranging from humanitarian stories to workplace training (McKinsey, 2018).

The wide application of creative technologies means that you'll graduate with advanced expertise for senior roles in many industries. Your specialist knowledge and professional practice will also grow.

Careers this Master's prepares you for

After you graduate, you can work in various roles depending on your specialism:

Animation:

• 2D and 3D animator
• Concept artist
• Director
• Compositor
• Creative director
• Modeller
• User Interface (UI) designer
• Post-production technical director

Games/XR:

• Games artist
• Programmer
• Software developer/engineer
• 3D modeller and designer
• Motion capture specialist

Music Tech.:

• Composer
• Sound designer
• Audio developer
• Software developer
• Studio manager
• Studio engineer
• Game audio professional (composition and sound design)