The course covers the Cultural and creative industries - the industries which more than any other have media and communication as their line of business. A study is made of their origin and development. The course also discusses the opportunities and problems that characterise work within the industries.

The course begins with lectures focusing on Cultural and creative industries from an international perspective. On the basis of these lectures, and on the basis of the reading list, the students work on a project, which is presented at a final seminar.

After completing the course students shall:

1) demonstrate advance knowledge and understanding of the Cultural and creative industries from an international perspective,

2) demonstrate skills and ability to initiate, plan and reflect upon projects relevant to the Cultural and creative industries,

3) demonstrate the ability verbally and in writing to report clearly and discuss the importance of the Cultural and creative industries in various international contexts.

The course is web-based. It is based on workshops with compulsory attendance, either physically or digitally. A project is carried out individually or in groups. The project is presented at a seminar.

The students carry out work, individually or in groups, which is presented both verbally and in writing.

The course will have two written assignments.

One assessing learning outcomes 1 and 3, worth 5 credits and one assessing learning outcomes 2 and 3 worth 10 credits. Both assignments will have written and oral component.

Collins, Hilary (2010) Creative Research. The Theory and Practice of Research for the Creative Industries. Lausanne, Switzerland: AVA Books.

Davies, Rosamund and Gauti Sigthorsson (2013) Introducing the Creative Industries: From Theory to Practice. London: Sage.

Küng, Lucy (2008) Strategic Management in the Media: Theory to Practice. London: Sage.

Scholz, Trebor (red.) (2012) Digital Labor: The Internet as Playground and Factory. London: Routledge.

A selection of scientific articles from the library's full-text databases, to be added.

The University provides students who participate in or who have completed a course with the opportunity to make known their experiences and viewpoints with regards to

the course by completing a course evaluation administered by the University. The University will compile and summarize the results of course evaluations as well as informing participants of the results and any decisions relating to measures initiated in response to the course evaluations. The results will be made available to the students (HF 1:14).