Study at our School of Arts & Creative Industries

You learn through doing, in creative thinking spaces that simulate studio practice - from newsrooms, radio and TV stations to wood, metal and 3D printing workshops, paper, fabric and sewing rooms.

Our team of creative practitioners support, coach and challenge you to find and grow your creative voice, your interests and ways of working. You focus on your specialist area and graduate with a professional portfolio articulating your distinctive voice. Collaborate with your peers to gain new perspectives on developing your voice and practice.

Build your toolkit and personal resilience to thrive in the creative industries, from testing ideas and creative directions to understanding pitching etiquette and developing large-scale projects. You develop a creative drawing and writing journal, capturing your challenges, milestones and reflections to see patterns in your thinking and linking reoccurring ideas.

Access our network of alumni and practicing creatives at Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (MIMA). Benefit from supportive voices, specialist expertise, shared wisdom, new ideas, a helping hand or a friendly catch-up, establishing critical relationships that propel you into your creative career. Take part in monthly creative gatherings or individual personal reflection - we're a unique community working together to make a place for everyone.

Our career-focused modules help you understand your chosen field - how it works, how to access it, who shapes it and how to grow within in it. From industry leaders' professional wisdom and insight, to accessing professional opportunities and creative coaching, you become an industry insider and leave with a working understanding of the professional community.

Our courses and campus are powered by Adobe and Apple - we're Europe's first Adobe Creative Campus and the only Apple accredited university, equipping you with the digital tools and resources to transform the creative world. Even if it's the handmade, craft-based aspects of creative production that you love, you gain strong digital capabilities to fly through MIMA Creative Week once a term.

Become a creative international citizen by understanding wider global contexts, sustainability and the changing shape of equality and diversity. You draw on your classmates' and colleagues' diversity though professional collaborations, field trips, learning materials, fellowships and residencies, to generate distinctive perspectives in a respectful manner.