Liverpool School of Art and Creative Industries careers support

Ensuring you have the skills you need to succeed in today’s jobs market is at the heart of all our programmes. There will be many career options open to you once you have graduated.

Possible careers and industries

Our graduates have gone on to work in all areas of art and creative industries from architecture to culture, theatre to newspapers, fashion to digital media. You will graduate into a network of alumni.

All of our courses provide a programme of opportunities to network with industry professionals, so you leave with contacts and experiences to enhance your employment prospects in your chosen field.

Our employability rates

  • 90% of Architecture students go on to work or further study 15 months after graduation.
  • 90% of History of Art and Museum Studies students go on to work or further study 15 months after graduation.
  • 80% of Film Studies students are in work or further study six months after graduation.
  • 90% of Journalism students are in work or further study six months after graduation.

Gain work experience at PULSS

Our school’s Production Unit (PULSS) is the heartbeat of our school's employability service which organises work opportunities for students from the Liverpool School of Art and Creative Industries. 

Opportunities take many forms and are often paid, with some instances leading to longer assignments, paid internships and employment after graduation.

Find out more about the Production Unit.

Study or work abroad

To help you develop a career with international scope we encourage you to study or work abroad.

We do this as part of the Erasmus+ Programme and through our partnerships with institutions such as the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, and the Peggy Guggenheim Museum in Venice.

Some of our students have received funding to travel. Others have had opportunities for student exchanges and to make films in China, the US, Indonesia, Nepal and Tanzania.

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