Program Overview

About our foundation years

Our Foundation Year courses are perfect for you if you...

• are returning to education after a long time, or you don't have the qualifications for direct entry into our degree programmes
• are thinking of re-training and would like an introduction to the area
• are an international student wanting an additional year to adapt to the UK academic system
• are still evaluating which degree pathway at UEL is the right one for you

Please note: Foundation years can only be studied full-time. However, you can transfer to part-time delivery once you have completed your foundation year. Please apply to the full-time option if you wish to study in this way.

Creative Enterprise MA

Overview

Our dynamic, multi-disciplinary Creative Enterprise postgraduate course is designed for anyone looking to apply their creative specialism, whether freelance or as their own business. Suitable creative industries include, film, interior design, music performance, photography, journalism, advertising, fashion design, fashion marketing, fashion textiles, graphic design, animation, illustration CGI and games development. Those working in digital creative Industries will benefit just as much from the programme’s resources.

This course uniquely reflects the changing nature of creative industries, where innovation comes from disruption, and bringing together the different creative disciplines helps identify solutions and create new opportunities. As a Creative Enterprise postgraduate student, you will enhance your skillsets by developing entrepreneurial skills to commercialise your creative practice. You’ll gain knowledge and learn how to balance creativity and commerciality, and develop a portfolio of commercial work appropriate to your particular industry.

This multi-disciplinary Creative Enterprise postgraduate course brings together creatives from a huge number of disciplines. This kind of exposure to different views and experiences is only possible when people come together to share and learn. This increased knowledge and skillset supports entrepreneurial endeavours, innovation and collaborative working across the creative and cultural industries, including the digital creative industries.

The programme is developed and delivered by professional creative industry experts. It remains relevant to the constant changes in the global creative industries and prepares the students to enter their chosen field with confidence. The programme will be taught in blended on-line and traditional forms including individual tutorials, lectures, seminars, industry talks and visits as well as incorporating self-directed study. Following the programme, many students choose to freelance or set up their own business, and connect with the UEL Creatives Agency for future opportunities.

Course options

• MA: Start date September 2025

Entry Requirements

• Academic requirements: Bachelor's degree with minimum Second Class (2:2) or equivalent with evidenced knowledge of the creative industries.
• International Qualifications: We accept a wide range of European and international qualifications in addition to A-levels, the International Baccalaureate and BTEC qualifications.
• English Language requirements: Overall IELTS 6.0 with minimum 6.0 in writing and speaking, and 5.5 in listening and reading (or recognised equivalent)

Fees, funding and additional costs

• Fees: EU, EEA and Swiss Nationals starting a course from September 2021, will no longer be eligible for Home fees. However, such nationals benefitting from Settled Status or Citizens' Rights may become eligible for Home fees as and when the UK Government confirms any new fee regulations.
• Funding: Postgraduate Loans Scheme, Postgraduate Scholarship, Alumni Discount, Early Payment Discount, Asylum Seekers scholarship, Civic Engagement, Hardship Bursary, Sport Scholarships
• Additional costs: Depending on the programme of study, there may be extra costs which are not covered by tuition fees, which students will need to consider when planning their studies.

Course modules

• Working in the Creative Industries Core Module: This module will explore the full spectrum of the creative industries and analyse the opportunities in the sector to develop a career from existing creative practice or discover new career options, collaborations, or partnerships.
• Investigating Media and Communication Industries Core Module: This module examines the media and creative industries and explores their organisation and institutional arrangements, their media forms, products and services, work practices and cultures, as well as their convergence, hybridisation and transformation.
• Developing a Creative Business Core Module: This module will equip you with the knowledge and skills to launch your own business in the Creative Industries.
• Research Methods in Creative Practice Core Module: The Research Methods in Creative Practice module will introduce practice-as-research as key methodology for working towards your final MA project.
• Strategic Thinking and Leadership Core Module: This module has been designed to develop and enhance strategic business leadership and management skills to prepare for a career in the creative industries.
• Project Platform Core Module: This module is provided for you to create an innovative practice-based performance/project work for an industry facing/community facing showcase.

What we're researching

At the University of East London we are working on the some of the big issues that will define our future; from sustainable architecture and ethical AI, to health inequality and breaking down barriers in the creative industries.

Your future career

Studying for your MA in Creative Enterprise with the University of East London will ensure you have enhanced employability and future earning power prospects. The graduates from this programme will have developed the creative entrepreneurial skills to establish a prosperous freelance career, grow a successful business or enter the job market with enhanced entrepreneurial skills.

How we support your career ambitions

We offer dedicated careers support, further opportunities to thrive, such as volunteering and industry networking. Our courses are created in collaboration with employers and industry to ensure they accurately reflect the real-life practices of your future career and provide you with the essential skills needed.

How you'll learn

The Creative Enterprise programme is taught by a team of experienced tutors who are all industry experts in their own rights, resulting in our teaching always being dynamic, innovative and fresh.

How you'll be assessed

The programme uses a range of formative and summative assessment methods to support the development of and reflection on learning. Each module is assessed separately and there is typically one assessment submission for each taught module, therefore three assessments in each term.

Campus and facilities

Our waterfront campus in the historic Royal Docks provides a modern, well-equipped learning environment. Join us and you'll be able to make the most of our facilities including contemporary lecture theatres and seminar rooms, art studios and exhibition spaces, audio and visual labs and a multimedia production centre.

Who teaches this course

This course is delivered by the School of Arts and Creative Industries. The teaching team includes qualified academics, practitioners and industry experts as guest speakers.

Related courses

• MBA Fashion Entrepreneurship
• MA International Fashion Business