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Cultural Studies and Entrepreneurship – (M.Sc.)
University of Nottingham
Cultural Studies
| Application Deadline: | the last working day of July each year | ||
| Location: | Nottingham / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Nottingham
The MSc in Cultural Studies and Entrepreneurship is a collaboration between the Department of Cultural Studies and the Nottingham Business School. It aims to provide students with a critical understanding of cultural studies, its principles and practices, and the skills to explore various models for the development of creative enterprises.
Key facts
- The Centre for Critical Theory in the Department of Cultural Studies is one of the largest postgraduate operations within the Arts Faculty, with a population of 40 students in any one year, and providing a vibrant intellectual environment in an organised and informal way
- The Department also benefits from the input and close collaboration of other departments within the School of Modern Languages and Cultures and from the Institute for Comparative Cultures, the Centre for Post-Conflict Cultures, as well as staff from schools and departments in the Arts, and Social Sciences
- The Department is strongly international and offers excellent opportunities for staff, postgraduate students and undergraduate students to benefit from its wide range of international collaborative arrangements
- The School of Modern Languages and Cultures provides the perfect environment to learn to apply cultural studies approaches to diverse social, cultural and political `texts´ and to situate the discipline in the critical tradition upon which it continues to draw
Contents
Students acquire an understanding of the importance of the culture industry and market analysis while developing an ability to carry out financial analysis of a cultural enterprise. They become fluent in the financial, marketing and managerial aspects of the culture industry and gain knowledge of leading edge culture industry fields.
They come to appreciate the interrelationships that exist between fundamental research and its practical application, and acquire the critical, analytical, technological and business background to enable them to make a significant contribution to today's cultural and creative sector of the economy.
Course Structure
The full-time MSc in Cultural Studies and Entrepreneurship lasts 12 months and is divided into two semesters, and a summer period, with students taking two modules per semester. A research project is then completed over the summer and submitted in September. Part-time students complete the programme within 24-36 months.The 120 credits of taught modules include the following:
Compulsory modules:
- Creative Problem Solving
- Cultural Studies: Theory and Practice
- Finance and Accounting
- Project Management
- Working in the Culture Industry
Optional modules:
- Cultural Policy
- Innovation Management
- Marketing for Entrepreneurs
- Science, Technology, Arts, Business
- Visual Culture
All students are assigned personal tutors as well as dissertation tutors to guide them through their coursework.
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test if you come from a non-English speaking country.
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Register Now!Requirements
- Entry requirements: Upper second class UK honours degree (or international equivalent)
- IELTS: 7.0 with no less than 6.0 in any element
- TOEFL paper based: 600 with 4.5 on the Test of Written English
- TOEFL IBT: 100 (no less than 19 in any element)
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 7.0 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 600 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 100 |
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