Creative Industries

Entry requirements

A completed Bachelor's degree in Creative Industries: Cultural Studies, Art History or a Bachelor's of Arts with at least 45 EC in Art History, Cultural Studies and/or Cultural Policy.

A proficiency in English

In order to take part in this programme, you need to have fluency in both written and spoken English.This requirement has been satisfied when the student meets the conditions, listed on our website.

Months of entry

September

Course content

The Master’s specialisation in Creative Industries focuses on the artistic product and the tension between creativity and commerce. You will study our (post-)industrial society as a cultural phenomenon. The programme explores the wonderful new world where high fashion interacts with technological gadgets; where tourists discover a town’s cultural highlights with an app as a guide. The programme takes a strong focus on culture and partners with a number of cultural organisations in the Nijmegen area. As a student, you will have hands-on assignments in order to help develop your practical skills.

If you want to contribute to the development of the young, dynamic and most certainly expanding creative sector, then this Master’s specialisation is for you.

What will you learn?

• Take a reflective, critical view of creative industries in relationship to economics and commercialism
• Understand the aesthetical and creative elements of the creation of cultural products
• Get valuable experience developing, conducting and presenting your own research

Career prospects

Graduates from this programme can find work in a variety of areas and positions:

• Trend watcher for companies
• Consultant for education organisations
• Consultant for television stations
• Cultural policy-maker
• Festival organiser
• Webmester for musuems or cultural institutes
• Cultural programme organiser

If you have any questions, email us here: study-information@ru.nl

Learn more via the Radboud University contact form.

Fees and funding

There are various scholarships available for studying at Radboud University. Some of the opportunities are described below. A full list, including detailed information, can be found on our website.

• Radboud Scholarship Programme
• Fulbright-Radboud Scholarships