Have you thought of...?

Here are five courses at Bath Spa University you might not have considered before and that are still available through clearing. A full list of the courses with places for 2018-19 admissions can be found at www.bathspa.ac.uk/clearing.

Business and management (festivals and events) The UK events industry is worth more than £42bn and it is growing, fast. If you want in on the action, a dynamic business and management (festivals and events) degree will help you become multi-skilled and experienced in a wide range of related disciplines, as well as provide you with opportunities to study abroad or take work experience placements with Glastonbury Festival or the mighty Arcadia Spectacular. The course will see you working alongside and making connections with industry professionals that will boost your career prospects after graduation. Whether it’s production management, technical design, health and safety or stage management that you’re interested in, the course covers it all.

Creative music technology If you’ve always dreamed of a job in the music industry, whether that’s here in the UK or internationally, Bath Spa has a range of music courses to kick-start your career. One of those courses is the much coveted BA hons creative music Technology, one of the first courses of its kind in the UK and now in its 20th year at Bath Spa. The course fuses production, composition, sound design, critical listening and the creative exploration of audio technologies alongside a wider view of digital media through cutting edge urban and commercial music creation and production, experimental music, the sonic arts and ‘visual music’, and sound design, music and audio production for the AV sector such as gaming, broadcast and audio-post.

Graphic communication Graphic communication combines the art of graphic design and illustration, equipping its graduates with the full range of skills necessary to operate in the dynamic, interconnected creative industries. Working across print, screen and interactive media, you’ll be taught by a team of full-time and visiting tutors who are design specialists and graphic communication practitioners. Workshop facilities in specialist craft areas, such as letterpress, photography, screen printing, etching and lithography, are complemented by our comprehensive digital design and manufacturing resources. Highly regarded national and international designers and illustrators are invited to share their experience through the course-specific lecture series.

Global development and sustainability Bath Spa’s course on global development and sustainability means you get to be creative in the way you learn about the environmental, social, economic and geopolitical challenges facing the developed and developing world today. After all, how we can live in a more sustainable way, with a good quality of life for all, without jeopardising the environment and the lives of future generations is a question on many peoples’ lips, and one that requires creative thinking to answer. This course has been specially designed for those with an interest in contemporary environmental and development challenges, and will explore topics including development theories, sustainability in a variety of contexts, globalisation, food supply, inequality, environmental issues, natural hazards, education and renewable energy options.

Creative computing Creative computing is, unsurprisingly, where creativity and computing collide. If you’ve ever wondered how to code beautiful web apps, bring stories to life through animation or build a smartphone game that people won’t be able to put down, then look no further! Creative computing celebrates digital creativity in all its forms and has been specially designed for inquisitive people who want to explore how computing can enhance human creativity – those of us who want to both ‘think’ and ‘make.’