2017/18 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

PECI5204M Theoretical Perspectives: Culture, Creativity and Entrepreneurship

30 creditsClass Size: 50

Module manager: Dr Jon Ward
Email: j.ward1@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2017/18

Module replaces

PECI5201M

This module is not approved as an Elective

Module summary

The module provides post-graduate students on the masters in Culture, Creativity and Entrepreneurship the the theoretical cornerstones to underpin their understanding of the whole programme of study. Students will evaluate and analyze in depth different theoretical perspectives on a range of areas within the cultural industries

Objectives

The objectives of this module are to develop theoretical understandings of the contemporary interaction of culture and creativity with entrepreneurship within the context of wider academic and policy debates about the significance of the cultural and creative industries.

Learning outcomes
On completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Define and locate the fields of culture, creativity and entrepreneurship within the broader context of social, economic and cultural theory.
2. Understand, apply and critique key concepts such as cultural industries, creative industries and the creative economy.
3. Examine the theoretical interaction between concepts of creativity and entrepreneurship.
4. Interrogate the role of public policy in relation to contemporary strategies for developing the cultural and creative industries.

Syllabus

Students will study the concepts of culture, creativity and entrepreneurship as key theoretical corner-stones of the programme. The module draws out the distinctive ways in which their interaction is a characteristic feature of UK city and regional strategy and interrogates the links with public policy.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	9	1.00	9.00
Seminar	9	1.00	9.00
Tutorial	2	0.25	0.50
Private study hours			281.50
Total Contact hours			18.50
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			300.00

Private study

84 hours - Reading and preparing for seminars
96 hours - Reading and preparing for completion of assignments
99 hours - Assignment research
2.5 hours - Tutorial work

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Students will receive formative feedback on their ideas in from tutor and peers in seminar discussions and activities. In addition they will have the chance to talk more in-depth about the assignment at a 1-2-1 tutorial in each semester

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Essay	3000-3500 words	50.00
Essay	3000-3500 words	50.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 09/03/2018

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