MA Creative and Cultural Industries

Offered by the Centre for Creative Industries, Media and Screen Studies (CCIMSS), this programme is aimed at students who are interested in learning about the history, theory and practices of the cultural economy through a global lens.

Combining theoretical engagement with questions like the value of culture, the commodification of art and sustainability, diversity and precariarity in the cultural economy, with a focus on learning through making, that will enable students to undertake successful careers within the cultural economy.

Core and compulsory modules explore the history of debates over cultural value and the cultural market, with focused modules on the global film industry and the global music business. Students are encouraged to apply the theoretical perspectives they have learned to practice, to learn through making in skills-based courses in podcasting, sound recording, and curating.

The Directed Study in Industry module enables students to undertake work placements in relevant creative industries and/or to develop their own entrepreneurial projects. Access to the range of guided options in SOAS’s unique music, history of art and media modules means that students tailor their own course of study to suit their particular interests, skills and ambitions.

Why study MA Creative and Cultural Industries at SOAS?

• SOAS is ranked 15th in the UK for Arts and Humanities (QS World University Rankings 2023)
• We are ranked 6th in the UK for employability (QS World University Rankings 2023)
• We partner with the British Council to offer a School of Arts student an internship at the Venice Biennale
• We partner with the Chu Te-Chun Foundation to offer a paid internship at the Venice Biennale
• We offer exclusive School of Arts-led internships at the Rietberg Museum, Zurich (2 places available)
• You can apply for a SOAS Co-Creator internship in the Special Collections of the SOAS Library
• Make use of our range of audio production studios including a music recording studio, podcasting studio and voice-over studio.
• Alongside critical analysis and regional expertise, choose from a number of practical hands-on modules, in sound recording, podcasting and broadcasting, that will enable you to enhance your skill-set.

Students in the School of Arts develop a ​​critical and theoretically informed approach to global arts and culture. In addition to an intercultural awareness and practical expertise, graduates gain a wide portfolio of transferable skills which are especially sought after in the creative and cultural industries.

Recent School of Arts graduates have been hired by:

• Christie’s
• Christine Park Gallery
• Crisis
• Design Museum
• Hong Kong Museum Of Art
• India Foundation For The Arts
• Japanese Gallery
• Museum of East Asian Art
• Music in Detention
• National Gallery
• Pan Arts
• People Projects Culture & Change
• Roundhouse Trust
• Somerset House Trust
• Songlines Magazine
• Sotheby's
• South Asian Art UK
• Stratford Circus Arts Centre
• Taiwan Embassy
• The Alliance for Global Education
• The British Embassy
• The National Museum Of Korea
• The Royal Collection
• Victoria and Albert Museum

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