The multi-faceted Cultural & Creative Industries MA programme provides a critical understanding of the cultural and creative industries - which include the visual and performing arts, museums and galleries, media and film - for graduates from arts, social science and other appropriate disciplines who wish to explore the cultural and creative industries intellectually, to pursue a career in these areas and/or progress to doctoral research. This programme will help you develop a critical understanding of the structure and history of the cultural and creative industries. You’ll draw from various disciplinary approaches, from cultural studies to sociology to media studies, to explore the nuanced past, present, and future of the creative and cultural industries. You will learn from the teaching, research and professional expertise of both King's academics and professionals working in the field.
Key benefits
- Develop a broad and critical understanding of the cultural and creative industries in the national and international contexts.
- Enjoy a central location in the heart of London's arts and media industries.
- Learn from teaching staff that provide cutting-edge knowledge of current debates and trends.
- Gain a balance of real-world knowledge and theoretical perspectives.
- Expand your network with guest lectures from leading cultural and creative industry professionals.
- Join a vibrant Culture, Media & Creative Industries department that’s an internationally recognised specialist in these fields.
This Cultural & Creative Industries MA is a unique interdisciplinary course that draws on cultural theories, cultural history, digital culture, management, screen studies, geography, cultural policy, gender and fashion.
You’ll begin this master’s by studying the key concepts and theoretical models of culture and the cultural and creative industries so that you can start to develop your own critical perspective on this topic. You will come away with a clear understanding of the contexts and debates within the cultural and creative industries and their impact on practice within the sector and build your own toolkit of analytical skills from a range of relevant disciplines.
The second compulsory module will consider politics, creativity and labour in the cultural and creative industries. This is when you will expand your knowledge and understanding of the real-world workings of the sector, including cultural policies, the conditions of creative labour and the challenges faced by those who work within it.
You can also choose from a broad list of optional modules to further tailor your studies. For example, you could examine the nature of work and labour in the cultural and media industries, explore the specific cultures that intersect with the gaming industries or get an introduction to the fast-moving field of cultural memory studies. Or you might choose to learn about the business of culture, studying its relationship with the city or markets.
This Cultural & Creative Industries MA will culminate with you producing a dissertation. You will be able to choose whether you work on a traditional dissertation or if you want to collaborate with a Cultural Partner on your research.
The Collaborative Dissertation with a Cultural Partner pathway will see you find an external arts, media or heritage organisation that will collaborate with you on a live research brief. Previous Cultural & Creative Industries MA students have partnered with organisations including Battersea Arts Centre, Black Live Theatre, Arts Council England, Dash Arts, King’s Cultural Institute, Live Cinema, Glyndebourne, Mahogany Opera Group, Lambeth Archives, OnRoad Media, Royal Society, Arts Cabinet, Iconem, and Greater London Authority. Alternatively, the Creative Research Project Pathway will allow you to apply a creative practice to your research work.