MA Creative & Cultural Entrepreneurship: Design

Program Overview

The MA Creative & Cultural Entrepreneurship: Design Pathway at Goldsmiths, University of London is a 15-month full-time or 27-month part-time program that combines entrepreneurship with creative practices. Students develop skills in idea development, business modeling, and leadership, preparing them for careers as entrepreneurs, consultants, or in organizations supporting creative businesses. The program emphasizes collaborative learning and offers an optional Industry Placement module for practical experience.

Program Outline

Outline:

• Program Duration: 15 months for full-time, 27 months for part-time
• Modules:
• Compulsory Modules:
• Theories of Capital (30 credits)
• Entrepreneurial Modelling: From Idea to Operation (30 credits)
• Methods and Approaches of Critical Analysis into Cultural Entrepreneurship (15 credits)
• Studio Practice (30 credits)
• Dissertation/Project:
• Dissertation (75 credits) or
• Project/Portfolio (75 credits)
• Optional Modules:
• Business of Creative & Social Enterprises (30 credits) or
• Industry Placement (30 credits)
• Course Schedule: Attendance is mandatory for all taught sections.
To encourage collaborative learning, students from all pathways are taught together whenever possible.
• Structure: The program contains 4 taught modules and a dissertation/portfolio component.
Students have the flexibility to choose from a range of modules to design a pathway that aligns with their academic, business, and career goals.

Teaching:

• Teaching Method: The program adopts an integrative approach, combining entrepreneurship with the development of creative practices and taking a "creative" approach to new businesses and their supporting infrastructure.
• Faculty: The program is taught in partnership by various departments within Goldsmiths and with key individuals and organizations in the creative and cultural industries sector.

Careers:

• Skills: Graduates will develop independence and integrity in creative idea development, apply entrepreneurial approaches to creative projects, understand different business models for establishing creative enterprises, and enhance their team-working, leadership, business, and communication skills.
• Career Opportunities: Graduates can pursue careers as entrepreneurs developing businesses from existing or new creative practices, as consultants/experts leveraging their knowledge, or in organizations facilitating the infrastructure and environment for new creative businesses to flourish.

Other:

• Program Highlights:
• The program allows students to commercialize their creative and cultural practices/knowledge.
• The Design Pathway focuses on building historical and theoretical understanding of cultural and creative industries and the development of a cultural economy to create personal creative initiatives.
• The program promotes collaborative learning by teaching students from different pathways together whenever possible.
• Student Testimonials:
• Positive testimonials from alumni highlight the program's value in providing skills and knowledge for careers in creative and cultural entrepreneurship.
• Industry Placement: Students can choose an Industry Placement module for practical experience in the field.
• Please note that module availability may vary each year.
• Contact the Admissions Tutor for specific questions regarding the degree.

Annual tuition fees These are the fees for students starting their programme in the 2024/2025 academic year. Home - full-time: £12520 Home - part-time: £6260 International - full-time: £23660 Additional costs There may also be specific additional costs associated with your programme. Funding opportunities Scholarships Saltee Foundation Bursary