MA Creative & Cultural Entrepreneurship: Music Pathway at Goldsmiths, University of London

Programme 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 business/entrepreneurial skills and attributes to commercialise on your creative and cultural practices and/or knowledge.

Faculty: School of Creative Management | Department: Creative Industries and Cultural Entrepreneurship | Duration: 15 months full-time or 27 months part-time | Study mode: full-time, part-time | Intake: January and September | Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules (compulsory modules): Theories of Capital, Entrepreneurial Modelling, Methods and Approaches of Critical Analysis into Cultural Entrepreneurship.

Career pathways

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'.

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Application information

Entry requirements

You should have (or expect to be awarded) an undergraduate degree of at least second class standard in a relevant/related subject. Evidence of some engagement with or experience of contemporary music making as a performer or creative artist is desirable, whether in classical, popular or world music genres, together with some understanding of management/administration issues as they particularly relate to music and musicians. We also welcome applications from students who are practising musicians who may wish to enhance their entrepreneurial skills, or develop a specific music-related company or business. English language: IELTS 6.5 with a 6.5 in writing and no element lower than 6.0.

Domestic applicants: GBP 14,300 a year (2026/2027). Home - full-time Source

International applicants: GBP 27,500 a year (2026/2027). International - full-time Source

Intake: January and September

Duration: 15 months full-time or 27 months part-time

Apply through the official page: https://mygoldsmiths.gold.ac.uk/OnlineServices/applications/appModuleList.aspx?id=128000044719856

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