12 monthsProgramme duration
25,700 GBPTuition Fee/year
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Art and Design
Degree
MA
Study Level
Master's
Study Mode
On Campus
The MA in Creative and Cultural Industries will focus on key debates taking place in this fast moving and rapidly changing sector. Whether you’re interested in working in film and television, theatre and dance, community arts and education, museums, tourism and heritage, digital storytelling and/or publishing online or offline, this is the programme for you.
You’ll learn how to work entrepreneurially and as an effective contributor to global debates on access to cultural and human rights, access into the creative workplace for all, globalised digitalisation and how this affects environmental and economic sustainability, how the freelance and entrepreneurial ‘creative’ and/ or producer can work in one specific field or as a specialist, amongst others.
The creative and cultural industries are known to be effective in both identifying storytelling opportunities to communicate global issues but also as agents of change within their own fields. We’ll examine how the industries work and can be equipped with academic research to inform better production choices online and offline in digital creativity and offline participatory processes.
Your learning will be supported by leading academics in the field, experts from Cardiff University’s groundbreaking Centre for the Creative Economy, and industry professionals. This ensures you’ll develop strong industry connections and will help inform and shape your own projects and career aspirations.
You'll gain sector-wide conceptual knowledge and strong professional abilities such as the development of sound critical judgement, self-direction and initiative, problem solving and responding to industry level briefs; enabling you to identify, engage and operate within the creative and cultural industries and the challenges and opportunities the sector has to offer. You'll become a flexible and reflective independent worker with the skills and knowledge to adapt to the changing demands of the workplace.
This will be taught by engaging in theory, research and case studies focusing on policy and key debates found across the sectors, thinking around best practice, ‘participation’ in cultural rights within museums, theatres, film and community arts and developing a portfolio of digitally produced projects using multi and digital media.
All modules have employability and entrepreneurship embedded into them to develop you as an independent and confident creative, incorporating academic and critical thinking, innovative problem solving, digital competency, storytelling and leadership skills.
You’ll learn how to work entrepreneurially and as an effective contributor to global debates on access to cultural and human rights, access into the creative workplace for all, globalised digitalisation and how this affects environmental and economic sustainability, how the freelance and entrepreneurial ‘creative’ and/ or producer can work in one specific field or as a specialist, amongst others.
The creative and cultural industries are known to be effective in both identifying storytelling opportunities to communicate global issues but also as agents of change within their own fields. We’ll examine how the industries work and can be equipped with academic research to inform better production choices online and offline in digital creativity and offline participatory processes.
Your learning will be supported by leading academics in the field, experts from Cardiff University’s groundbreaking Centre for the Creative Economy, and industry professionals. This ensures you’ll develop strong industry connections and will help inform and shape your own projects and career aspirations.
You'll gain sector-wide conceptual knowledge and strong professional abilities such as the development of sound critical judgement, self-direction and initiative, problem solving and responding to industry level briefs; enabling you to identify, engage and operate within the creative and cultural industries and the challenges and opportunities the sector has to offer. You'll become a flexible and reflective independent worker with the skills and knowledge to adapt to the changing demands of the workplace.
This will be taught by engaging in theory, research and case studies focusing on policy and key debates found across the sectors, thinking around best practice, ‘participation’ in cultural rights within museums, theatres, film and community arts and developing a portfolio of digitally produced projects using multi and digital media.
All modules have employability and entrepreneurship embedded into them to develop you as an independent and confident creative, incorporating academic and critical thinking, innovative problem solving, digital competency, storytelling and leadership skills.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Art and Design
Degree
MA
Study Level
Master's
Study Mode
On Campus
The MA in Creative and Cultural Industries will focus on key debates taking place in this fast moving and rapidly changing sector. Whether you’re interested in working in film and television, theatre and dance, community arts and education, museums, tourism and heritage, digital storytelling and/or publishing online or offline, this is the programme for you.
You’ll learn how to work entrepreneurially and as an effective contributor to global debates on access to cultural and human rights, access into the creative workplace for all, globalised digitalisation and how this affects environmental and economic sustainability, how the freelance and entrepreneurial ‘creative’ and/ or producer can work in one specific field or as a specialist, amongst others.
The creative and cultural industries are known to be effective in both identifying storytelling opportunities to communicate global issues but also as agents of change within their own fields. We’ll examine how the industries work and can be equipped with academic research to inform better production choices online and offline in digital creativity and offline participatory processes.
Your learning will be supported by leading academics in the field, experts from Cardiff University’s groundbreaking Centre for the Creative Economy, and industry professionals. This ensures you’ll develop strong industry connections and will help inform and shape your own projects and career aspirations.
You'll gain sector-wide conceptual knowledge and strong professional abilities such as the development of sound critical judgement, self-direction and initiative, problem solving and responding to industry level briefs; enabling you to identify, engage and operate within the creative and cultural industries and the challenges and opportunities the sector has to offer. You'll become a flexible and reflective independent worker with the skills and knowledge to adapt to the changing demands of the workplace.
This will be taught by engaging in theory, research and case studies focusing on policy and key debates found across the sectors, thinking around best practice, ‘participation’ in cultural rights within museums, theatres, film and community arts and developing a portfolio of digitally produced projects using multi and digital media.
All modules have employability and entrepreneurship embedded into them to develop you as an independent and confident creative, incorporating academic and critical thinking, innovative problem solving, digital competency, storytelling and leadership skills.
You’ll learn how to work entrepreneurially and as an effective contributor to global debates on access to cultural and human rights, access into the creative workplace for all, globalised digitalisation and how this affects environmental and economic sustainability, how the freelance and entrepreneurial ‘creative’ and/ or producer can work in one specific field or as a specialist, amongst others.
The creative and cultural industries are known to be effective in both identifying storytelling opportunities to communicate global issues but also as agents of change within their own fields. We’ll examine how the industries work and can be equipped with academic research to inform better production choices online and offline in digital creativity and offline participatory processes.
Your learning will be supported by leading academics in the field, experts from Cardiff University’s groundbreaking Centre for the Creative Economy, and industry professionals. This ensures you’ll develop strong industry connections and will help inform and shape your own projects and career aspirations.
You'll gain sector-wide conceptual knowledge and strong professional abilities such as the development of sound critical judgement, self-direction and initiative, problem solving and responding to industry level briefs; enabling you to identify, engage and operate within the creative and cultural industries and the challenges and opportunities the sector has to offer. You'll become a flexible and reflective independent worker with the skills and knowledge to adapt to the changing demands of the workplace.
This will be taught by engaging in theory, research and case studies focusing on policy and key debates found across the sectors, thinking around best practice, ‘participation’ in cultural rights within museums, theatres, film and community arts and developing a portfolio of digitally produced projects using multi and digital media.
All modules have employability and entrepreneurship embedded into them to develop you as an independent and confident creative, incorporating academic and critical thinking, innovative problem solving, digital competency, storytelling and leadership skills.
Admission Requirements
185+
76+
2.7+
7+
5+
This is a conversion course. Conversion courses allow you to study a subject unrelated to your undergraduate degree or current career, and support you with a change of career path. No prior knowledge or degree in the subject is required.
In order to be considered for an offer for this programme you will need to meet all of the entry requirements. Your application will not be progressed if the information and evidence listed is not provided.
With your online application you will need to provide:
- A copy of your degree certificate and transcripts which show you have achieved a 2:2 honours degree in any subject, or an equivalent international degree. If your degree certificate or result is pending, please upload any interim transcripts or provisional certificates.
- A copy of your IELTS certificate with an overall score of 7.0 with 6.0 in all subskills, or evidence of an accepted equivalent. Please include the date of your expected test if this qualification is pending. If you have alternative acceptable evidence, such as an undergraduate degree studied in the UK, please supply this in place of an IELTS.
1 Year
Sep
- Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
Tuition fees
Domestic
13,200 GBP
International
25,700 GBP
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