Program Overview

MA Creative and Cultural Industries

Overview

The MA Creative and Cultural Industries is a one-year full-time or two-year part-time program that explores the theories and practices of international creative and cultural industries management, policy, and development. Students will undertake a work placement in a creative and cultural organization in or around Manchester, developing a career in one of the fastest-growing industrial sectors in the UK.

Entry Requirements

• A First or Upper Second Class Honors degree (or overseas equivalent), normally in a relevant Humanities or Social Science area.
• Applicants that do not meet the academic entry qualification criteria but with evidence of extensive professional experience in relevant practice (3+ years) may be considered on an individual basis.

Application and Selection

• Apply online

Course Options

| Full-time | Part-time | Full-time distance learning | Part-time distance learning
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MA | Y | Y | N | N

Course Details

• Explore theories and practices of international creative and cultural industries management, policy, and development.
• Undertake a work placement in a creative and cultural organization in or around Manchester.
• Develop a career in one of the fastest-growing industrial sectors in the UK.

Careers

• Develop a career in one of the fastest-growing industrial sectors in the UK.

Fees

• For entry in the academic year beginning September 2025, the tuition fees are as follows:
  • MA (full-time)
    • UK students (per annum): £14,000
    • International, including EU, students (per annum): £31,000
  • MA (part-time)
    • UK students (per annum): £7,000
    • International, including EU, students (per annum): £15,500

Policy on Additional Costs

• All students should normally be able to complete their program of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that program.
• Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totaling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the program in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application.

School/Faculty

• School of Arts, Languages and Cultures

Contact Details

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