MA Creativity: Innovation and Business Strategy

at University of Exeter Business School

Curriculum highlights

• Workshops and intensives with industry experts.

• Course membership of the Creative Industries Federation, the national organisation for all the UK's creative industries, cultural education and arts.

• Work with organisations such as MAKETANK (a creative studio space in the heart of Exeter), The Literary Platform (a digital publishing agency), and The Literary Platform, a digital publishing agency.

• Cultural field trips to creative industries hubs.

• Strengthen business strategy and entrepreneurial insights through optional Business School modules.

• Work with senior industry mentors on your dissertation.

The programme is divided into units of study called modules which are assigned a number of 'credits'. The credit rating of a module is proportional to the total workload, with 1 credit being nominally equivalent to 10 hours of work.

Compulsory modules

• DRAM145     Dissertation (Written or Project)    

• DRAM141     Ideas Generation and the Creative Process    

• DRAM142     Creative Management    

• DRAM143     Cultures of Creativity

Normally a minimum 2:1 Honours degree, or international equivalent, in a subject that includes some coverage of Film Studies, Drama, Business Studies, Media and Communication or other creative disciplines.

Entry requirements for international students

English language requirements

• IELTS

  Overall score 6.5. No less than 6.0 in any section.

• TOEFL

  Overall score 90 with minimum scores of 21 for writing, 21 for listening, 22 for reading and 23 for speaking.

UK fees per year:
£14,500 full-time

International fees per year:
£23,500 full-time

The MA Creativity: Innovation and Business Strategy has been designed to prepare you for a range of careers within the creative industry and enable you to pursue entrepreneurial ventures of your own. Not only will you graduate with a diverse mix of skills that are appealing to many employers in the industry, but you will also have built a network of key contacts throughout your studies that may lead to employment post-study. Whether your goal is to create an innovative start-up company, design a ground-breaking application or reach management level in a large corporation, the University of Exeter can help you make this a reality.