Creative Writing & the Creative Economy MA
Facts about this course
| Qualification | MA |
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| Duration | Full time: 1 year Part time: 2 years |
| Attendance | Attendance varies |
| Assessment | A mixture of project work and formal assessments, including essays, case studies, reports and presentations, plus the final dissertation or business report (approx 15,000 words). |
| Course structure For more information on all Creative Economy courses at Kingston University, please visit www.ourcreativeeconomy.com. |
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Choose Kingston's Creative Writing & the Creative Economy MA
The UK’s media sector is extremely successful worldwide. For example, our advertising market is rated as the fourth largest in the world, producing world-class TV formats and output. Our publishing industry covers a complete range of printed and leading-edge digital applications.
If you are currently employed in or would like to develop a career in the media, the Creative Writing and the Creative Economy course is ideal. It will develop your creative skills while also giving you an overview of how to manage the industry effectively within the creative economy.
What will you study?
By the end of the course, you will be equipped with the leading-edge knowledge and practical skills needed to succeed in this area of the creative economy.
Whatever your current job within the creative industries, no matter how much experience you have or what size of organisation you work for, Kingston’s Creative Industries programme is designed to suit you. We will provide you with the creative, leadership, entrepreneurship and management skills to succeed within the creative industries.
Course structure
Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list. We teach the course via a learning agreement – read more in the Learning agreement framework section.
In Part 1 of your course, you will study with students from across all the Creative Industries programmes. In Part 2 of your course, you will study alongside fellow students who have opted to work towards the same specialist discipline.
Part 1: core modules
- The Creative Economy
- Managing Creativity and Innovation
- Creative Leadership
- Contemporary Issues in the Creative Economy
Part 2: specialist modules
Part 3: personal project (choose one)
Related courses
This course is taught jointly by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the Faculty of Business and Law.
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Location
This course is taught at Kingston Hill and Penrhyn Road
