Creative Industries Management, B.A.
Study Creative Industries Management and learn how to successfully manage and market companies in the creative industries. We prepare you to start your own business and establish innovative management approaches within companies.
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) |
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| Duration | 7 semesters, 210 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Required English | B1 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 30.09 |
| Admission | No admission restriction: every eligible applicant is admitted |
| Tuition fee | €690 / month |
| Practical semester | Optional |
Will I get in
Every applicant who meets the formal requirements is admitted — but places can run out before the deadline, so apply at the start of the window.
About the programme
In the Bachelor's program in Creative Industries Management (B.A.), you will learn to apply classic management concepts to the complex and dynamic world of the cultural and creative industries and interpret them appropriately for the industry. Topics such as communication, culture and art, and entrepreneurship are part of the curriculum to improve your critical thinking and other important skills.
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During your studies, you can focus either on Music, Visual Arts, or General Creative Industries Management. You will work with other students, professors, and artists on various projects and establish connections to other study programs on the same campus.
The English-taught Bachelor's program in the heart of Berlin attracts talented and open-minded students from Germany and around the world who want to rethink management and who value learning and working across cultural boundaries. You will become part of a diverse, international, and supportive community who shape their learning experiences together every day.
You'll learn about different business models, strategies, and practices and develop your own identity as a creative manager. We'll give you the opportunity to expand your management skills and your knowledge of the creative and cultural industries, as well as social, sustainable, and cultural organizations. Thanks to numerous practical projects with fellow students from across the School of Popular Arts and collaboration with our diverse network partners, you'll gain extensive practical experience in managing and marketing creative products and processes.
What you study
In the Bachelor's program in Creative Industries Management (B.A.), you will immerse yourself in the media and creative industries while implementing your first practical projects in music, art, and creative writing. You will learn international marketing strategies, digital production management techniques, and the fundamentals of finance and project management. In the fifth semester, you will gain practical experience through an internship or a study abroad program. In the final semesters, you will develop your leadership style and write your bachelor's thesis, focusing on innovation and creativity. This will optimally prepare you for the challenges of the creative industries.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
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After completing your Bachelor's degree in Creative Industries Management (B.A.), you will know how to bring projects and initiatives to success with professional curiosity and business acumen.
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As an expert in trends and innovation, communication, organizational development, team leadership, and creative processes, you have a wide range of career opportunities in the creative industries and other professional fields:
- Management and marketing in companies and organizations in the creative industries (advertising, architecture, arts and crafts, design, fashion, film, photography, music, performing arts, publishing, software, games, tourism and leisure, television and radio)
- Professional service companies that provide services to the creative industries (e.g., communications, event, and marketing agencies)
- Business associations and political decision-makers in this field
- Companies in other industries seeking creative talent in areas such as innovation and change management
- Communications, event, and marketing agencies
- Communications, PR, and marketing departments of companies
- Work as a self-employed person and entrepreneur with your own company
Cost of study
Tuition Fees Berlin
- Citizenship | EU/EEA (incl. Western Balkans, Switzerland, and Ukraine): €750 / month
- Citizenship | Non-EU/EEA: €4,950 / semester
Tuition Fees Munich
- Citizenship | EU/EEA (incl. Western Balkans, Switzerland, and Ukraine): €690 / month
- Citizenship | Non-EU/EEA: €4,650 / semester
The monthly or semester fee remains the same throughout the entire period of study.
Requirements and application
| Previous education | A school certificate that gives access to university in Germany — directly or after a Studienkolleg. |
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| Language | English B1 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 30.09 |
How to get into this programme
- 1Check your certificate and its recognitionDirect admission, a year at a university at home, or Studienkolleg first — this decides the whole plan.
- 2Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 3Application directly to the university until 30.09Send the documents well before the deadline — an incomplete application cannot be completed after it.
- 4Admission, visa, movingPlan 2–3 months for the visa and the blocked account in parallel.
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Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 30.09.2027 (351 days left). Language, translations and the document check take months, not weeks. In 30 minutes we will build a plan backwards from the deadline and tell you honestly whether you can make it.