Creative Industries and Arts Organisation MA

This programme critically explores how the study of creative industries and the cultural sector is linked to business and society, and applied in organisational practice, using real case studies from around the world.

Building on a network of practitioners, creatives, organisers and strategic collaborators, the course offers a complex view of the often precarious forms of work and organisation that have emerged in the creative sectors, and their relation to social justice and economic and political equality.

You will have the opportunity to delve into subjects at the heart of the creative industries, including:

• The administration of art and culture in the Global North and Global South.
• Equality and diversity.
• Ethical marketing.
• Management and organisational studies.
• Fundraising and finance.

You will research the practices of partner organisations through open discussions, debates and guest lectures from artists, creatives, arts administrators and cultural organisers.

You will gain skills in collaborative and participatory action research, ethical human resource management and sustainable partnership development.

Modules are taught in collaboration with the Schools of English and Drama, Law, Geography, and Languages, Linguistics and Film, with carefully selected modules from these schools available as optional modules, alongside a range of optional business modules.

This programme is ideal for students wishing to enter or further their careers in frontline arts and cultural provision, or creative industry policy settings.

Graduates of this programme have gone on to work at galleries, media production companies and in creative and non-creative roles in a wide range of businesses.