Do you have an idea for a creative industries start-up, such as an innovative app? Or do you want to kick-start a creative collective? Or ‘simply’ take your consultancy agency from your living room to the next level? Then our MA courses in Creative Communications Entrepreneurship might be for you.

This postgraduate course has been developed to complement the incubation and acceleration of a business in the creative communications sector, such as advertising, graphic design, games design, media and publishing. You will cover market research and analysis, the application of knowledge in entrepreneurship, governance and operations, plus innovation management and negotiation.

From day one, you will have the opportunity to start building networks and interact with experienced industry professionals, which will help you develop the key attributes of a successful professional, such as independence, entrepreneurship and negotiation skills.

Personal tutors, project supervisors and mentors from the creative communications industry will support you as you work on your own start-up idea, on case studies and live briefs.  

This course is designed for early-career professionals in the creative and cultural industries or in small- or medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It is extremely attractive to entrepreneurial undergraduates and professionals who have studied or are working in an area of creative practice - whether that is a creative communications collective, a new design brand, or a start-up with a product that enhances society through a creative communications initiative.

All students will join us with a specific creative industries business idea in mind. Throughout the course, we will incubate - and to some degree also accelerate - your start-up idea and help you develop concepts so that you are ready to pursue your goal after graduation.

Once you complete the course, you could go on to:

• launch your own business
• get funding for your own business and/or
• use your entrepreneurial skills (and postgraduate degree) to find a role in a creative innovation organisation.