Potential Post Grad Courses :

KINGS COLLEGE LONDON

Cultural & Creative Industries

PURPOSE

Provides a critical understanding of the cultural and creative industries for graduates seeking a career in the arts or creative industries or for professionals wishing to enhance their existing knowledge and career prospects. Can also prepare students for doctoral research in culture, media and creative industries. Please note that the programme does not cover media, marketing, advertising, public relations or journalism as separate disciplines, and does not provide vocational training in these areas. If you wish to follow a career in media, marketing, advertising or PR, MA CCI will only be relevant in so far as your interests relate specifically to the cultural and creative industries (e.g. film, music, visual and performing arts and cultural heritage).

DESCRIPTION

This interdisciplinary programme allows students to examine the structure and history of the cultural and creative industries and explore practical and theoretical issues facing cultural entrepreneurs, professionals and policy-makers. It uses a range of analytical tools from sociology, history and cultural studies, and draws on teaching, research and professional expertise from both King's academics and professionals working in the field.

Core modules look at cultural theory and history and the characteristics of cultural industries and creative organisations. Optional modules include Art of Management, Contextualising Creativity, The Creative City, "Creatives", Culture and Commerce, Cultural Markets, Cultural Policy, Film and American Culture, Internship in the cultural and creative industries, Subcultures, Visual Culture and two modules on the contemporary museum taught at Tate Modern. Students on the internship module undertake work experience in the arts or creative industries, and write a self-assessment looking at the skills, knowledge and motivation needed to build a career in these industries. Previous students have interned at the BBC, Film London and the V&A Museum. Finally, students research and write a supervised dissertation on chosen topic within the field.