The creative industries span a wide range of nonprofit and for-profit areas of artistic and cultural production. Exactly what ‘counts’ as a CI varies somewhat by nation, region, even organization. In the United States, the creative economy as defined by the Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account (ACPSA) includes advertising, architecture, broadcast, crafts, design, fashion, film and video, games, museums and heritage sites, music, photography, podcasting, radio software development, sound recording television, the studio and performing arts, as well as non-creative enterprises engaged in the direct support of these sectors.
The Master’s of Arts in Creative Industries is designed to provide students with a foundation in common, ethical, political, social, technological, geographic, and economic forces that impact creative practice, labor, and markets within which creative goods, services, and experiences are produced, distributed, and consumed. Additionally, the M.A. will provide students with opportunities to acquire and develop professional skills and knowledge that will help them build and sustain a career within the creative economy, whether as an independent artist, a creative entrepreneur, or employee working in either cultural production, creative services, or support sectors or occupations.