Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: Full-time: 1 Year, Part-time: 2 Years
For graduates seeking to enter the exciting and dynamic world of the creative and cultural industries, this postgraduate programme is designed to equip you with the skills required for a successful career in the twenty-first-century industry.
This unique programme brings together cross-disciplinary expertise and knowledge in creative thinking, business, art, heritage, media and journalism.
You will develop your knowledge and skills for leading the cultural and creative institutions of the future. This programme is offered on campus and makes excellent use of the Midlands as a cultural region where you will benefit from established relationships with organisations in cultural heritage, festivals and advertising.
Take advantage of the opportunity to work collaboratively with a creative sector partner on your final project. Working with industry will increase your knowledge of how organisations operate and the challenges they face and enhance your employability skills.
You will need a 2:1 undergraduate degree or relevant experience and a strong interest in creative arts is recommended. We can consider a 2:2 undergraduate degree with relevant professional experience if you are seeking to transition into the creative and cultural sectors or seeking career advancement or a career change through specialised additional skills.
This is a stimulating and varied course that equips graduates for a wide range of post-programme opportunities and careers in the creative and cultural industries sectors.
You will develop management and leadership skills along with other key transferable skills such as digital and communication skills. The self-guided nature of much of your work will make you a valuable asset in the creative and cultural media industries either for an organisation or freelance.
You will be supported to develop your understanding of appropriate research methodologies and the ability to deploy a range of established techniques of research and enquiry in both the academic and media industry arenas. This means you’ll be in an ideal position to use this Masters as a starting point for continued research, either as a stepping-stone to MPhil or Doctoral study or by means of integrating your research skills into a range of professional applications and careers.
Core Modules:
CCI Management
Creative Collaborative Project
Project Modelling and Methods
Optional Modules:
Practical Content Production
Print and Digital Production
Audience Studies
Freelancing
Digital Skills
Heritage Enterprise
Marketing Sales Modern Publishing
Magazine Publishing
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