Master of Arts in Creative and Media Industries
Tuen Mun, Hong Kong
MA
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Hosted by the Department of Visual Studies (VS) and the Department of Philosophy with the support of the Centre for Film and Creative Industries (CFCI) of Lingnan University, the Master of Arts in Creative and Media Industries (MACMI) provides both basic and advanced courses on creative and media industries, i.e. connected fields in film, television, music, performing arts, architecture, visual arts, and interactive media, as well as archive, museum and amusement services, which collectively constitute the most dynamic sector of the cultural economy in Hong Kong.
It combines established studies on cultural and creative industries. In response to the needs of Hong Kong society and economy, it aims to provide an interdisciplinary understanding for students to collectively explore the most dynamic sector of the cultural economy and foster development of the emergent field of creative and media industries studies, new to Hong Kong and the region. Aside from required and elective courses, students can complete a research dissertation as a capstone experience, they will engage in independent research and interrogate relevant scholarly perspectives on the object of their study.
The MACMI programme will be structured on three grounds:
- The concept of creativity and the evolution of creative and media industries;
- Recent developments enabled by globalisation and digital technology;
- Hong Kong as a hub for creative and media industries in the region.
Medium of Instruction
English is the medium of instruction for most courses. Some courses may be conducted in Cantonese or Putonghua.
Study Mode
- 1-year Full-time
- 2-year Part-time
Programme Curriculum
The MACMI programme is composed of 30 credits, including 4 required courses (12 credits), 4 programme electives (12 credits), and a final project (6 credits). The structure of the curriculum is as follows:
Required Courses:
- Creative and Media Industries: Concepts and Histories (3 credits)
- Media Industries Research: Production, Practice, Policy (3 credits)
- Media Ethics (3 credits)
- Creative and Media Industries in Hong Kong (3 credits)
Programme Elective Courses (any 4 courses):
- Art and Technology (3 credits)
- Architectural Heritage and Creative Industries (3 credits)
- Approaches of Curating (3 credits)
- Aesthetics and Philosophy of Contemporary Art (3 credits)
- Mind, Creativity, and Imagination (3 credits)
- Film Conservation and Digital Humanities (3 credits)
- Creative Industries and Cultural Policies in East Asia (3 credits)
- Special Topics in Media and Creative Industries (3 credits)
Capstone Project:
- Capstone Project (6 credits)
Graduation Requirements
To qualify for the award of the Master of Arts in Creative and Media Industries offered by LU, students must, where applicable:
- Obtain 30 credits;
- attain a cumulative G.P.A. of 2.67 (equivalent to B-) or above; and
- fulfil the University exit requirement on English language competency, if applicable; and fulfil all University/programme requirements.
The MACMI programme aims to:
- To provide an interdisciplinary understanding for students to explore the dynamics and processes of creative and media industries.
- To foster the development of the emergent field of creative and media industries studies, new to Hong Kong and the region;
- To respond to the needs of Hong Kong society and economy.
At the end of the MACMI programme, students will be able to
- Synthesise a variety of theories, narratives and practices of creative and media industries as a new knowledge economy and a new field of research and study;
- Explain the concepts of creativity and its operations in creative and media industries locally, and in media capitals further afield;
- Develop fluency in various methodologies and apply them in case studies;
- Construct and evaluate selected case studies in Hong Kong and regional creative enterprises；
- Become a practitioner in creative and media industries, such as programmers, event organisers, producers, managers, publicists and researchers, or a scholar by enrolling into more advanced programmes.
Graduates of the Programme will be capable of taking up jobs in the creative and media industries sector, including government organisations, organisations in film, media and arts, arts and cultural trust foundations, media and publishing companies. They are expected to find employment in more than a dozen creative and media industries sectors locally and regionally, including a number of signature trade fairs and events (e.g. Filmart, Art Basel, Ani-Com and Games Hong Kong, Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF), Hong Kong Book Fair, Macau International Film Festival, Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF), Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF), performing arts venues (e.g. Xiqu Centre, Cultural Centre, City Hall, Guangzhou Opera House), archives (HKFA), NGOs, museums and art galleries in Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area (e.g. M+, National Palace Museum, Shenzhen Art Museum).
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