Culture, Media & Creative Industries

Culture, media and creative industries is a discipline that takes seriously the economic and cultural weight of the sectors it studies. The creative industries, encompassing film, television, music, publishing, games, fashion, design, advertising, and the arts, are among the fastest growing parts of modern economies, and media shapes how billions of people understand the world around them. Studying them together means understanding both the cultural significance of what they produce and the industrial, economic, and political conditions in which they produce it.

At King's College London you will study this three-year programme at one of the UK's leading universities, developing a deep understanding of how the cultural and creative industries operate, how media shapes social life and political discourse, and how creative practitioners, organisations and consumers interact within these systems. You will engage with critical and cultural theory, media studies, the sociology and economics of cultural production, and the specific industries that together constitute the creative economy. The programme develops your ability to analyse cultural and media phenomena rigorously and to communicate your analysis with precision and clarity.

Graduates of culture, media and creative industries at King's are well placed for careers across the creative and cultural sectors, in media production and broadcasting, publishing, arts administration and policy, digital media, public relations and communications, journalism and criticism, the music and events industries, and the growing world of content strategy and digital marketing. The programme's critical and analytical grounding makes graduates distinctive in industries that can sometimes prioritise enthusiasm over understanding, and King's London location provides unparalleled access to the creative industries that the programme engages with. Postgraduate study in media, cultural studies, creative industries management, or a related field is an option for those who wish to develop specialist expertise or pursue research careers.