Programme overview

Cultural Economics and Entrepreneurship
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Creativity and entrepreneurship are leading themes in the cultural sector, and in the new economy. Cultural Economics and Entrepreneurship in Rotterdam explores these themes thoroughly.

Students acquire a solid background in cultural economics, cultural entrepreneurship, and research methods. They learn about the latest theoretical developments in the economics of:

  • art markets,
  • cultural organizations,
  • cultural and creative industries,
  • digitization,
  • performing arts,
  • marketing of cultural goods,
  • and about culture beyond markets.

In seminars, workshops and during fieldtrips students will apply the theory to actual cases. In the final thesis students pursue a topic of their choice, and develop the skills to conduct their own research.

Study schedule 2022-2023

Below you will find the schedule of the Master Cultural Economics and Entrepreneurship programme. If you want to know more about a particular course, you can enter the course code in the Course Catalogue.

Study schedule 2023-2024

Term 1

Student workload: 5 EC

Student workload: 5 EC

Student workload: 5 EC

Student workload: -

Term 2

Cultural Economics: Empirical Research (CC4112

or

Cultural Entrepreneurship: Empirical Research (CC4120)

Student workload: 5 EC

Student workload: 5 EC

Term 3

Cultural Management

CC4105

International Art Markets

CC4117

Economics of the Performing Arts

CC4116

Economics of Fashion and Sustainability

CC4119
Project Course: Applied Cultural EntrepreneurshipCC4160
Museums in ContextCC4122
Assessing the impact of Culture and Creativity in SocietyCC4123
Art Audiences: Developing Cultural Participation*CC4021
Contemporary Aesthetics (MA ACS)*CC4025
Media Tourism*CC4015

*Students can only choose one among Media Tourism (CC4015)Contemporary Aesthetics (CC4025) and Art Audiences: Developing Cultural Participation (CC4021).

Term 4

Student workload: 20 EC

Study schedule 2023-2024 - parttime

The master specialisation Cultural Economics and Entrepreneurship can be followed fulltime or part time. When you study part time, you have to obtain the same amount of study points. The courses are spread over two years.

First year (25 EC)

Term

Courses

Course code

EC

1

Thematic Seminar 1: Cultural Economics: Theory

CC4111

5

 

Thematic Seminar 2: Cultural Entrepreneurship

CC4115

5

2

Research Seminar - choose 1 out of 2:

  • Cultural Economics: Empirical Research
  • Cultural Entrepreneurship: Empirical Research

 

CC4112
CC4120

 

5

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elective courses - choose 2 out of 10:

  • Media Tourism (5 EC)*
    CC4015
  • Art Audiences: Developing Cultural Participation (5 EC)*
    CC4021
  • Contemporary Aesthetics*
    CC4025
  • Cultural Management (5 EC)
    CC4105
  • Economics of the Performing Arts (5 EC)
    CC4116
  • International Art Markets (5 EC)
    CC4117
  • Economics of Fashion and Sustainability (5 EC)
    CC4119
  • Museums in Context (5 EC)
    CC4122
  • Assessing the impact of Culture and Creativity in Society (5 EC)**
    CC4123
  • Project course: Applied Cultural Entrepreneurship (5 EC)**
    CC4160

*Students can only choose one among Media Tourism (CC4015)Contemporary Aesthetics (CC4025) and Art Audiences: Developing Cultural Participation (CC4021).
**It is recommended not to choose both Assessing the impact of Culture and Creativity in Society (CC4123) and Project course: Applied Cultural Entrepreneurship (CC4160) due to a heavy workload.

 

 

 

10

4

-

 

 

 

Total

 

25

 Second year (35 EC)

Term

Courses

Course code

EC

1

Thematic Seminar 3: Cultural Organizations

CC4118

5

 Master Thesis ClassCC4107 

2

Thematic Seminar 4: Innovation and Cultural Industries

CC4106

5

 Master Thesis ClassCC41075

3

Start Master Thesis

CC4150

-

4

Finish Master Thesis

CC4150

20

 

Total

 

35

 

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