Program Overview

MA Creative & Cultural Entrepreneurship: Leadership Pathway

Overview

This programme offers a January and September start. You will be able to choose your start date at the point of application.

This programme allows you to develop the leadership skills to commercialise your creative and cultural practices and/or knowledge.

Programme Details

• The Leadership Pathway of the MA Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship allows you to build on a historical and theoretical understanding of cultural and creative industries and the development of a cultural economy to create your own creative initiatives, which might be research-based, policy-based, practice-based, or a combination of any or all of these.
• The MA will be taught in partnership by a number of departments within Goldsmiths and with key individuals and organisations in the creative and cultural industries sector.
• Our collective approach is to integrate entrepreneurship within the development of creative practices and to take a ‘creative’ approach to the development of new businesses and the infrastructure that supports them.

Length

• 15 months full-time or 27 months part-time

Start Date

• This programme offers a January and September start.

Department

• Institute for Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship

What You'll Study

Compulsory Modules

• The programme contains taught modules and a further dissertation/portfolio component.
• Attendance is mandatory for all taught sections of the programme. To encourage collaborative learning we try to teach all students together wherever possible, irrespective of their particular pathway.

Note about Optional Modules

• The above is indicative of the typical modules offered, but is not intended to be construed or relied on as a definitive list of what might be available in any given year. The module content and availability is subject to change.

Teaching Style

• We recognise the importance of supporting your learning with high-quality teaching on a predominantly group seminar/workshop basis with significant levels of individual tutorial support, particularly for independent projects.
• A significant amount of the learning will be delivered though peer-to-peer learning, problem-solving workshops, group projects and activities that are designed to develop your individual communication skills and an experience similar to that of the workplace environment, as most organisations in the sector work in task-based teams.
• We ensure that the assessments are situated in both the learning and application of learning in future careers.

Careers

• The programme will enable those who have previously studied an area of creative study/practice to start a career developing a business arising from an existing or new creative practice.
• This may relate directly to a 'product' or 'process' arising from you own practice or to a form of 'expertise', 'consultancy' or 'knowledge'.
• The programme will also equip those who wish to work within organisations that develop the infrastructure and environment for new creative businesses with the capacity to flourish in a variety of contexts.

Skills

• You can expect to develop an independence and integrity in developing creative ideas.
• You will be able to apply entrepreneurial approaches to creative projects and demonstrate an understanding of different business models to establish a creative enterprise.
• You will also develop team-working and leadership skills, and effective business and communication skills.

Entry Requirements

• You should have (or expect to be awarded) an undergraduate degree of at least upper second class standard in a relevant/related subject and/or high level professional experience in a related discipline.

International Qualifications

• We accept a wide range of international qualifications. Find out more about the qualifications we accept from around the world.

English Language Requirements

• If English isn’t your first language, you will need an IELTS score (or equivalent English language qualification) of 6.5 with a 6.5 in writing and no element lower than 6.0 to study this programme.

Fees and Funding

Annual Tuition Fees

• These are the PG fees for students starting their programme in the 2025/2026 academic year.

Funding Opportunities

• Explore the Goldsmiths scholarships finder to find out what funding you may be eligible for.
• If you are a UK student you may be eligible for a postgraduate loan.

Paying Your Fees

• Find out about paying your tuition fees.

Additional Costs

• In addition to your tuition fees, you'll be responsible for any additional costs associated with your course, such as buying stationery and paying for photocopying.
• There may also be specific additional costs associated with your programme. This can include things like paying for field trips or specialist materials for your assignments.

How to Apply

• You apply directly to Goldsmiths using our online application system.

Application Requirements

• Details of your academic qualifications
• The email address of your referee who we can request a reference from, or alternatively a copy of your academic reference
• Copies of your educational transcripts or certificates
• A personal statement
• A one-paragraph elevator pitch for an entrepreneurial business idea that you plan to develop through the course.

Selection Process

• Admission to many programmes is by interview, unless you live outside the UK.
• Occasionally, we'll make candidates an offer of a place on the basis of their application and qualifications alone.

Further Guidance

• Read our guide to applying for a postgraduate degree at Goldsmiths.