Course summary
The Institute for Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship has a strong research base in all areas of cultural policy; creative, cultural and social entrepreneurship; cultural diplomacy; and arts management. The Institute for Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship (ICCE) provides a unique environment to study and research, with world leading academic thinkers within a university globally recognised for its research excellence. ICCE is the editorial home of leading journals Theory Culture & Society – ranked No.1 in Cultural Studies over the last five years – and Body & Society. The department welcomes proposals from highly qualified individuals who wish to pursue PhD degrees. These research projects should be of the highest quality, in keeping with Goldsmiths' reputation as a leading producer of exceptional research. We are particularly interested in hearing from people interested in carrying out research into:
- cultural and creative entrepreneurship
- creative industries
- business models for the creative economy
- social entrepreneurship
- cultural tourism
- culture and regeneration
- cultural relations and diplomacy
- audience development
- cultural policy
- consumer culture
- the body
- visual culture
- urban culture
- 21st century competencies
- leadership of arts and cultural organisations
- personalisation of the arts offer
- value and how to assess this in the creative industries
- audience development
- the business of comedy
- applied conceptual art
- cultural diplomacy
- urban mobility experience and transport
- urban culture and the open city
- food culture
Modules
You'll be supervised by a full-time member of staff, generally agreed during the preliminary discussions regarding your research with the ICCE Director. PhD theses are up to a maximum of 100,000 words. You should aim to complete and submit your PhD thesis within the time-frame specified by Goldsmiths. This is normally three to four years for full-time students and four to six years for part-time. A thesis for the award of MPhil may be submitted after two years of full-time or three years of part-time study. Registration can be changed from full-time to part-time status, and vice-versa, with the agreement of your supervisor. Research training programme All students enrolled in the MPhil/PhD programme are initially required to attend a weekly seminar in research methodology conducted by the Goldsmiths Graduate School. These seminars are designed to bring together research students with diverse interests in a cooperative and stimulating environment. Objectives include training students for the Spring Review Week, written and oral presentations, preparation for upgrading procedures and publication of articles.
Assessment method
Examination is by thesis and a viva.
Entry requirements
You should normally have (or expect to be awarded) a taught Masters in a relevant subject area. You might also be considered if you aren’t a graduate or your degree is in an unrelated field, but have relevant experience and can show that you have the ability to work at postgraduate level. 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
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Additional fee information
Unless otherwise stated, the annual fee for part-time programmes is half the full-time fee quoted.
Provider information
Goldsmiths, University of London
New Cross
Lewisham
SE14 6NW