Program Overview

Cultural & Creative Industries MA

Key Information

• Delivery mode: In person
• Study mode: Full time, Part time
• Duration: One year full-time, two years part-time, September to September
• Credit value (UK/ECTS equivalent): UK 180/ECTS 90
• Application status: Open
• Start date: September 2025

Course Description

This Cultural & Creative Industries MA is a unique interdisciplinary course that draws on cultural theories, cultural history, digital culture, management, screen studies, museum and heritage studies, cultural policy, gender, and fashion. You’ll begin this Master’s by studying the key concepts and theoretical frameworks relevant to the cultural and creative industries so that you can start to develop your own critical perspective on this topic. You will come away with a clear understanding of the contexts and debates within the cultural and creative industries and their impact on practice within the sector and build your own toolkit of analytical skills from a range of relevant disciplines.

Entry Requirements

UK Applicants

• Standard requirements: A minimum high 2:1 undergraduate Bachelor’s (honours) degree with a final mark of at least 65% or above
• Programme-Specific Requirements: Bachelor’s degree with high 2:1 honours (i.e., overall average of at least 65% across all years of study) in any discipline. For those returning to study, evidence of appropriate experience will be required.

International Applicants

• Equivalent International qualifications: Select a country to view equivalent international qualifications
• English language requirements: English language band B. To study at King's, it is essential that you can communicate in English effectively in an academic environment.

Teaching & Structure

• Teaching methods: This is a one-year full-time course (two years part-time) that comprises modules totalling 180 credits. Your compulsory modules provide a foundation for the master’s and the diverse optional modules on offer will appeal to a wide range of subjects as well as giving you the opportunity to discover new areas of study.
• Assessment: Your performance will be assessed through coursework. Forms of assessment may typically include written and video essays, reports, individual and group presentations, proposals, reviews, dissertation and collaborative and creative research projects. Coursework contributes 100% to your final mark.

Structure

Required Modules

• Analysing the Cultural & Creative Industries: Theories, Definitions, Debates (30 credits)
• Analysing the Cultural & Creative Industries: Policies, Creativity, Labour (30 credits)
• Research Approaches and Dissertation (60 credits) choosing from the following:
  • i) Traditional Dissertation
  • ii) Collaborative Dissertation with Cultural Partner
  • iii) Creative Research Project

Optional Modules

• The Aesthetic Economy and Aesthetic Markets (15 credits)
• Arts and Globalisation (15 credits)
• Children, Media Industries and Culture (15 credits)
• Collecting Cultures: Managing collections in museums and collecting organisations (15 credits)
• Contextualising Creativity (15 credits)
• Work in the Creative Economy (15 credits)
• Culture: Conflict, Diplomacy, and International Relations (15 credits)
• Culture and the City (15 credits)
• Cultural Markets (15 credits)
• Cultural Memory (15 credits)
• Cultural Policy (15 credits)
• Entertainment Industries (15 credits)
• Entrepreneurial Opportunity: Arts and Culture (selective entry) (15 credits)
• Exhibitions, Identities and Politics: in Museums and other Exhibiting Organisation (15 credits)
• Fashion, Culture & Society (15 credits)
• Festivals: Arts, Public Spaces and Community (15 credits)
• Future Memory: Creating Connected Worlds (15 credits)
• Gaming Industries and Cultures (15 Credits)
• Gender and Sexualities in East Asian Media (15 credits)
• Gender, Media and Culture (15 credits)
• International Heritage – Cultural Tourism (15 credits)
• Immersive Media and Extended Realities (15 credits)
• Readings of the Music Business (15 credits)
• Transnational Screen Cultures (15 credits)

Careers

This Cultural and Creative Industries Master’s is ideally placed for anyone seeking a career in the arts or creative industries, including professionals looking to enhance their existing knowledge and career prospects. It’s also a good foundation to prepare for doctoral research in culture, media and creative industries.

Fees & Funding

Tuition Fees

• UK: Full time: £13,500 per year (2025/26), Part time: £6,750 per year (2025/26)
• International: Full time: £30,000 per year (2025/26), Part time: £15,000 per year (2025/26)

Deposit

• Home deposit: £500
• International deposit: £2000

Additional Costs

• Books: if you choose to buy your own copies
• Clothing: for optional course related events and competitions
• Library fees and fines: personal photocopies, printing course handouts
• Society membership fees: stationery, travel costs around London and between campuses, graduation costs

Funding

To find out more about bursaries, scholarships, grants, tuition fees, living expenses, student loans, and other financial help available at King's please visit the Fees and Funding section.