Cultural & Creative Industries

Carolyn
UK
Cultural & Creative Industries MA
I undertook an internship with the Helen Storey Foundation and worked with Helen Storey, an artist and creative educator to produce an evaluation report on a project entitled 'Eye and I'. My internship involved going to Barcelona to carry out an audit of their exhibition 'Primitive Streak', where I assessed audience responses and collated feedback to include in a report of observations. Before this experience I thought that art was exclusive but through the placement I discovered that it can change people's perspectives and creativity can be brought into everyday life.
The internship was an important part of my MA programme and helped me to identify what I want to do in the future, and since graduating I have begun a six month placement with the Southwark Arts Forum which I'm really enjoying.

Ruth Adams
Cultural & Creative Industries MA
For me, two of the most exciting and interesting aspects of the MA CCI are its links with the Creative Industries and its international student body. Students have opportunities to learn not only cultural theory, but also how the creative industries function in practice through work placements, visits and guest lecturers. The relationships fostered by King's with a number of high profile cultural institutions, and the input they provide, ensure that the course content stays dynamic and relevant.
Our students come from all over the world, from a wide variety of academic disciplines and boasting an impressive range of work experience in the cultural sphere; students and faculty alike benefit from sharing in this diverse and valuable knowledge.
Although my own research has been predominantly focused on the museum sector, I am also interested in popular culture, and music in particular - in my spare time I am a dj. I am currently working on a project with the SouthBank Centre, researching the history of one of London's premier arts venues.