Creative and Cultural Industries Management Northumbria University

Overview

This Creative and Cultural Industries Management MA programme from Northumbria University  offers hands-on experience in the creative and cultural sector. It provides core modules and different pathway options like music and festivals, cultural heritage and museums, or galleries and visual arts. 

While on the MA, you explore social and cultural trends, theories and practices in management, policy, funding, enterprise, and leadership. There will be expectations to identify future strategic opportunities, channels, growth areas and tensions in the sector, as well as to shape innovative work that could generate dynamic, creative and cultural commercial success.  

Responding to the contemporary creative and cultural sector, the staff on this course seek to support rigorous criticality, debate, collaboration and experiential learning approaches, embracing field trips, industry speakers, live creative briefs and experimental teaching methodologies. 

This Masters course welcomes graduates from any undergraduate subject area. The MA CCIM enables you to make a step change towards an exciting career and diverse management skills valued by the creative and cultural industry.

Career

The skills and knowledge you will learn on this course can help you develop the professional competencies required to successfully pursue a career in areas such as visual and performing arts, museums, galleries, heritage, music, cultural practice, historic environments, education, social policy, events, sport or local authorities. The ability to tailor your learning through the course towards the dissertation project is designed to allow you to focus on the areas that closely match your own interests, strengths, and career aspirations. The employment patterns within the cultural sector are rapidly evolving, with freelance, self-employment, enterprise, third sector, project and portfolio working increasingly common. This course aims to equip you with high-level interpersonal skills, intercultural awareness, leadership and management competencies, and awareness and knowledge that support you in your professional ambitions. Throughout the duration of your studies, you can benefit from our close relationships with the cultural sector and strategic partners, such as North East Museums, BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, LIVE Theatre, New Writing North, Tyneside Cinema and National Trust. Your eight-week placement can leave you with added insight into the day-to-day workings of the cultural and creative industries, and how your skills and knowledge apply in a real-world environment.  This course can also equip you with the necessary foundational skills, understanding and pathway to apply for a PhD (level 8) if you choose. Northumbria University has a vibrant post-graduate research (PGR) community, and opportunities to engage with these students and potential supervisors are encouraged throughout the course, through invitations to research group meetings, social events and open keynote lectures.