Course summary

This programme will prepare you for positions of significant responsibility and leadership in creative industries and arts organisation whether provided by government, private or non-profit agencies. The programme aims to provide you with a deep understanding of the dynamics of change in the cultural sector and the creative industries and the analytical tools to organise and sustain creative and cultural collaborations and networks in these fields. Learning outcomes therefore emphasise strong analytical and problem- solving skills but also ethical and 'cultural' skills in collaborative action research, human resource management, partnership development and working, digital communication and project management and fundraising. The MA in Creative Industries and Arts Organisation will provide you with significant strategic research and consultancy capacity for work on creative industries and cultural sectors. The programme builds on existing successful initiatives at Queen Mary University of London such as Creative Works London, the People's Palace, Project Phakama, the departments of Drama, Film, Geography, and the strengths of the School of Business and Management in the fields of equality and diversity, ethical marketing, critical management and organisational studies, and postcolonial ‘development’ studies.