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Creative Industries and Cultural Policy MSc

Creative Industries and Cultural Policy MSc

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Study mode

Full time

Duration

1 year

Start date

SEP-25

Key information
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Qualification type

MSc - Master of Science

Subject areas

Cultural Studies Performing Arts (General) Art Studies Multimedia (Design) Film / Video / Television Production

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

This programme provides an interdisciplinary grounding in the key economic, cultural and policy forces shaping the development of the creative industries. Theoretical and analytical depth is coupled with an emphasis on the realities of contemporary cultural production, in order to deliver both a rigorous academic experience and a foundation for a career in the sector.

WHY THIS PROGRAMME

  • You will be taught by the world leading teams in the Centre for Cultural Policy Research and the Adam Smith Business School. Frequent invited speakers will provide current industry insights from across the sector.
  • Glasgow offers an ideal environment for students studying the Creative and Cultural Industries. It is a culturally vibrant city, with thriving music, theatre, and visual art scenes, and the greatest concentration of creative industries in Scotland.

CAREER PROSPECTS

Whether you are seeking a management role in an established organisation or plan to pursue a more entrepreneurial path, this course will equip you with a critical understanding of the landscape within which cultural and creative industries operate, and enable you to develop the analytical skills necessary for a career in this growing sector.

At the same time, the programme offers an academically engaging experience and will prepare you for policy advisory and consultancy roles or to pursue further postgraduate studies.

Modules

This course will provide a comprehensive introduction to the global creative industries and the cultural policy and economic factors that shape them at national and international levels. It will equip students with knowledge of a range of theoretical and analytical approaches to the sector and encourage them to think critically about the ways in which the creative sector is constructed in policy and discourse.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£11,130

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£25,290

Entry requirements

Entry requirements for postgraduate taught programmes are a 2.1 Honours degree or equivalent qualification (for example, GPA 3.0 or above) in a relevant subject unless otherwise specified.

University information

The University of Glasgow is one of four ancient universities in Scotland, founded back in 1451. Alumni include seven Nobel Prize winners, Scotland’s First Minister and a Prime Minister, while Albert Einstein gave a seminal lecture on the theory of relativity there in 1933. The university consists of four colleges: College of Arts College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences College of Science and Engineering College of...more