MA Creative & Cultural Entrepreneurship

Program Overview

The MA Creative & Cultural Entrepreneurship at Goldsmiths equips individuals with the skills and knowledge to establish businesses based on their creative practices or foster new ventures within the creative and cultural industries. Through a combination of theoretical foundations, practical workshops, and industry insights, the program empowers graduates to develop innovative initiatives, master essential business skills, and launch successful careers in the creative sector.

Program Outline

MA Creative & Cultural Entrepreneurship at Goldsmiths: A Deep Dive

Degree Overview:

This intensive program focuses on equipping individuals with the necessary skills and knowledge to either build a business based on their existing creative practice or create an environment conducive to new ventures within the creative and cultural industries.

Objectives:

• Develop and implement business concepts derived from creative practices.
• Understand the dynamics of cultural and creative industries and the evolution of cultural economies.
• Master essential business and entrepreneurial skills.
• Generate innovative initiatives within research, policy, and practice domains.
• Enhance critical thinking and analytical skills within an entrepreneurial framework.

Outline:

• Duration: 15 months full-time, 27 months part-time
• Structure:
• Four taught modules
• Dissertation/portfolio component
• Choices within modules to design a personalized pathway
• Mandatory attendance for all taught sections
• Modules:
• Module I: Theories of Capital (30 credits)
- Explores the theoretical and historical underpinnings of cultural and creative industries and the emergence of cultural economies.
• Module II: Creative Practice (30 credits) - Offers choices specific to chosen pathways (Design, Fashion, Media & Communications, Music, Theatre & Performance, etc.)
to delve deeper into particular disciplines.
• Module III: Entrepreneurial Modelling (30 credits) - Equips students with the ability to conceptualize and model various business ventures within their chosen creative fields.
• Module IV: Entrepreneurial Practices and Modes of Production (30 credits) - Allows students to choose between an assigned pathway module focusing on specific disciplinary case studies or a work placement within a relevant creative or cultural organization.
• Module V: Methods and Approaches of Critical Analysis into Cultural Entrepreneurship (15 credits) - Refines research and critical thinking skills with a focus on analyzing cultural entrepreneurship.
• Module VI: Dissertation or Project/Portfolio (75 credits) - Allows students to delve deeply into a chosen area of interest, culminating in a written dissertation, research-led project, or practice-based portfolio.

Assessment:

• Continuous assessments through essays, presentations, projects, and participation.
• Final assessment based on the dissertation/portfolio project.
• Specific assessment details may vary depending on the chosen modules and pathway.

Teaching:

• Highly experienced faculty with expertise in various creative and cultural fields.
• Collaborative learning environment fostering interaction and exchange of ideas.
• Integration of practical workshops and seminars with theoretical foundations.
• Guest lectures and industry insights from leading practitioners.

Careers:

• Potential careers for graduates include:
• Creative entrepreneur
• Cultural consultant
• Arts manager
• Innovation specialist
• Policy researcher
• Creative project manager
• Business development executive
• The program also equips graduates with the necessary skills to launch their own creative ventures.

Other:

• The program encourages entrepreneurial approaches to existing creative practices.
• Students develop the ability to identify and respond to emerging opportunities within the creative and cultural industries.
• The program fosters a strong sense of community and provides access to a network of alumni and industry professionals.