Our partner organisations get involved at all levels of our courses to ensure our students are prepared for industry, providing placements and briefs, attending events - even advising on module design. Many of our courses earn industry accreditation or recognition too.
Our BA (Hons) Computer Games Art, MA Games Development (Art) and MSc Games Development (Programming) are all accredited by TIGA, the trade association that represents the UK games industry. This gives you a badge of excellence to show future employers.
Our BA (Hons) Film and Television Production degree is recognised by ScreenSkills, the industry-led skills body for the UK's screen-based industries, with the ScreenSkills Select quality-mark for courses best suited to prepare you for a career in the screen industries.
The Health & Care Professions Council accredit our MA Music Therapy and MA Dramatherapy courses, allowing our graduates to register with them and practise legally within the UK.
Our MA Children's Book Illustration Inclusivity Bursary & Mentorship is made possible by the support and sponsorship of partner companies Picture Hooks; Bell, Lomax, Moreton; United Agents; Bright Agency; and Pickled Ink.
Our BA (Hons) Musical Theatre is recognised by casting organisation Spotlight, giving our students a discount on membership fees and the chance to be nominated for their annual Spotlight prize.
The Unreal Academic Partner programme recognises university courses committed to providing ongoing, high quality educational opportunities - like our BA (Hons) Computer Games Art.
Our BA and MA Film and Television Production courses are partnered with albert, the BAFTA-owned screen industry organisation for environmental sustainability.
Our BSc (Hons) Audio and Music Technology degree is accredited by JAMES, a professional body established by the Music Producers Guild (MPG) and the Association of Professional Recording Studios (APRS). Made up of accomplished industry professionals and experts, the JAMES accreditors distinguish our course as being “highly relevant to current industry practice”.
A few of the organisations who have helped our students access employability opportunities:
9Trees – Cambridge Junction – Cambridge Film Festival – Cam 105 – Cambridge Library Services – Cambridge University Press and Assessments – Cambridgeshire Constabulary – Cambridgeshire County Council – Churchill Archives Centre – Creative Warehouse – Cambridge University Botanic Garden – Denny Farmlands Museum – Drench – Film & Video Umbrella – Shakespeare's Globe – Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse – Heavy Jeans – Hope and Aid Direct – Jesus Green Lido – Lifecraft – Metal Culture – Moonpig – National Centre for Writing – Ninja Theory – Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough – Provide Community – Sharps Redmore – Shearline Engineering – Sight & Sound magazine – Slow Theatre Company – Social Change – Sookio – University of Cambridge Museums – Watersprite Film Festival.
