Masters in Professional Practice in Creative Media Industries
London, United Kingdom
Master degree
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Jan 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 6,750 *
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
* total international fee
Co-create your personal masters journey with SAE’s fully remote MA/MSc Professional Practice in Creative Media Industries. This flexible, industry-focused masters in creative arts can be studied as either a Master of Arts or Master of Science, letting you take control of your learning with tailored interests and career goals.
Whatever your creative industries sector – music business, audio production, social media marketing, content creation, film production, games, animation or web development – you’ll join students from across the globe to research, reflect, upskill and create.
Across weekly online webinars, you’ll discover a world of creativity, connecting with fellow students remotely to fit around your busy life. With support from your personal Learning Advisor, you’ll work collaboratively to build a standout portfolio and Major Project of your choice – typically a film, musical recording, musical, animation, game, website, social media platform or business. Working with industry is also highly encouraged, so you can progress your career while gaining a master’s degree.
For those of you at the beginning of your industry journey this masters will allow you to focus on addressing key skills and knowledge gaps to help kickstart your career in industry. For those with years of industry experience, use this existing knowledge to acquire an impressive postgraduate qualification.
The ultimate celebration of creativity, this masters in creative arts will see you turn your significant industry experience into an impressive postgraduate qualification, growing your professional network and taking your creative career in a bold new direction.
Why choose this course?
- Enrich your career with flexible, online learning to suit your life
- Enhance your practical skills to elevate your craft
- Target specific areas of creative industry practice to boost your career
- Build a jam-packed creative portfolio to showcase to the industry
- Expand your professional network with new global artistic connections
- Reflect on your work in industry already, or help address key skills and knowledge gaps
Designed for early-to-mid-career creative professionals, the course suits those wanting to upskill, reflect on their practice, or change direction. It’s open to both UK and international students and is especially popular with learners aged 25+, however our student body contains a range of ages, backgrounds and international locations.
Three modules
- Project Planning and Theoretical Perspectives – Develop and present your project plans, including practical work, upskilling and research.
- Professional Development Scheme – Engage in practical work that helps address skills and knowledge gaps. For those with significant industry experience, reflect on those years and your development.
- Creative Media Project – Engage in the work designed by you. With a written as well as practical element (although 100% written is an option) finalise your masters work and gain an impressive postgraduate qualification.
What you'll learn
- Design and deliver the ultimate creative masterpiece.
- Mix theory with practice to become a well-rounded practitioner.
- Explore your favourite areas of artistic expression.
- Present your industry passions at 3 online conferences.
- Get to grips with the latest in professional practice.
- Gain insider knowledge of the creative industries.
- Share ideas and feedback with friends and colleagues.
- Build deep connections across the global creative community.
- Become a standout creative entrepreneur.
- Propel your creative industries career.
Graduates pursue roles such as audio producer or sound engineer, music business entrepreneur (management, live music & artistry), filmmaker or director, animator or VFX artist, games developer or programmer, web developer, content creator or digital marketer, academic or researcher.
The course is fully online, combining self-directed project work with online webinars, regular supervisor meetings, virtual research conferences and peer collaboration.