Kingston University

Project Management for Creative Practitioners MSc

Kingston UniversityKnights Park, United Kingdom

Course overview

Balance creativity and commerciality You’ll study project, product and design management, build commercial and operational skills and develop a critical understanding of what it means to deliver value. Studying this Project Management for Creative Practitioners MSc at Kingston University will equip you for a range of rewarding opportunities in industry. This programme offers opportunities to work with creative professionals from the art and design economy in designing projects and developing a portfolio of work in response to live briefs.

Through a blend of theoretical and practical learning, you’ll gain skills in everything from entrepreneurship, funding and marketing to collaborative practice, resource management, and risk assessment. You’ll also get to grips with agile work flow – crucial for successful creative practice in today’s landscape. During the course, you’ll benefit from tailored opportunities to develop your knowledge and skills.

Part of the programme will also involve collaborating with key stakeholders or focusing on your own personal enterprise and development pathway to deliver a major project.

Key highlights

  • Covers project, product and design management for creative practice
  • Live briefs with professionals from the art and design economy
  • Build a portfolio of work responding to industry briefs
  • Skills in entrepreneurship, funding, marketing, risk and resource management
  • Training in agile workflow for modern creative practice
  • Major project with stakeholders or your own personal enterprise

Entry requirements

  • Degree: 2:2 — to include art and design practice disciplines; or above

Scholarships

  • Alumni Discount

    Award: 10% discount on tuition fees.

    Up to 10% of fees
  • Chelsea Arts Club Trust MA Award

    The Chelsea Arts Club Trust MA Materials and Research Award is a £2,500 bursary, awarded each year to an MA Fashion or MA Sustainable Fashion student.

    Up to £2,500
  • Chevening Scholarships

    Award: Tuition fees, travel costs and living allowance subsidised.

  • International Merit-Based scholarships

    The scholarships are worth £5,000 towards your first year tuition fees.

    Up to £5,000
  • Niloufar Ebrahim Scholarship

    The scholarship will cover a portion of tuition fees for the applicant, up to the value of £1,000.

  • Postgraduate Progression Scholarship

    The Kingston University Postgraduate Progressions Scholarship offers a 15% reduction in postgraduate tuition fees.

  • The Kingston Impact Scholarship

    £5,000 tuition fee contribution to two MBA students.

    Up to £5,000
  • The Kingston MBA Scholarship

    Kingston University Business School is proud to offer a tuition fee scholarship of £5,000 to self-funded candidates.

    Up to £5,000

Careers this course leads to

  • Creative project manager
  • Design manager
  • Product manager
  • Arts producer
  • Creative entrepreneur
  • Studio manager

Cost of study

UK/Home: £12,900 per year | International: £22,600 per year

Admission

Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Kingston University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.

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