Creative Business Leadership, M.A. (Online)

As visionaries of the highest order, creative leaders blend strategic business acumen, management expertise, and a design mindset to develop thriving enterprises. This one-year M.A. program is tailored to this convergence of the creative sphere and the business world. You will merge entrepreneurship with design knowledge in a program that emphasizes strategic thinking, financial planning, and effective management. Our graduates are thought leaders and entrepreneurs for the creative economy: empowered to spearhead the companies that advance the future of arts, entertainment, social media, digital, and design. As a creative business leadership student, you’ll learn to become an entrepreneur running successful small businesses or an intrapreneur promoting corporate innovation within existing organizations from research lab to C-suite. Many creative business leadership students choose to explore related fields while at SCAD and even take additional courses to complement their primary concentration. You can explore new perspectives, harness diverse creative approaches, and develop a unique, well-rounded style through related programs.