This Cultural and Creative Industries Master’s is ideally placed for anyone seeking a career in the arts or creative industries, including professionals looking to enhance their existing knowledge and career prospects. It’s also a good foundation to prepare for doctoral research in culture, media and creative industries.

Cultural & Creative Industries MA graduates have taken up roles in arts administration in local government, marketing for major cultural institutions in London, editing a lifestyle magazine in the USA, and researching for China’s broadcasting industry regulator.

Further career paths have included performing arts management, museum and gallery management, arts funding, cultural industries development, film distribution, freelance research and creative business development. A number of graduates have also gone on to further academic research.

This MA is not a traditional media, communications or journalism studies course. This means that while you will be able to enhance your knowledge and satiate your interest in the cultural and creative industries, such as performing and visual arts, cultural heritage, film, games and music, it will not provide you with specialist vocational skills required for a career in those fields. It will, however, teach you a range of transferable skills, including working effectively, team work, time management, written and oral communication skills, independent and critical thinking.