Course Summary
This part-time postgraduate course is designed for creative professionals from various disciplines (filmmakers, designers, photographers, actors, theatre and event professionals, game developers, animators, painters, sculptors, and more) who want to develop or formulate a strategy for their practice or business, and to take the next step in transforming their passion into a more commercial venture. This may involve expanding an existing business, launching a new venture, or better positioning yourself within the creative marketplace.
The course will give you the opportunity to:
- Learn tools to analyse yourself as an entrepreneur or business in a creative professional context
- Network with likeminded creatives across a range of discipline areas
- Develop essential accounting and finance skills to effectively manage budgets, forecast expenses, and make informed financial decisions for a sustainable and successful creative business
- Examine emergent legal aspects relevant to creative professionals, enabling you to safeguard your work and manage your business operations more effectively
- Build a strategic, sustainable, and inclusive plan tailored to your context for future growth
- Evaluate strategic development methodologies for creative businesses, looking at investment and financing options to drive growth and enhance competitive advantage
- Critique the latest trends in digital transformation and its impact on the creative industry.
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Career Sectors
This course prepares you for working in the Career Sectors below. Follow the links to get a fuller understanding of the sectors you are preparing for.
Entry Requirements
Applications from people with an established or emergent creative career at least 3-5 years post-graduation, are welcomed.
This course is suitable for those who have an undergraduate qualification of 2nd Class Honours or higher at Honours Degree level.
Applicants without a Level 8 qualification may be considered provided they can demonstrate Honours Degree equivalence which can be verified through the RPL (Recognition of Prior Learning) process.
You will be required to submit on the IADT application form:
- A letter of intent / personal statement
- A CV
- Details of one referee
You may be called for interview.
Application Details
IADT
Application Date:
31/08/2025
The Student
Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests. If these interests do not describe you, this course may prepare you for work you may not find satisfying.
Creative
Creative people are drawn to careers and activities that enable them to take responsibility for the design, layout or sensory impact of something (visual, auditory etc). They may be atrracted to the traditional artistic pursuits such as painting, sculpture, singing, or music. Or they may show more interest in design activities, such as architecture, animation, or craft areas, such as pottery and ceramics.
Creative people use their personal understanding of people and the world they live in to guide their work. Creative people like to work in unstructured workplaces, enjoy taking risks and prefer a minimum of routine.
Enterprising
Enterprising people like situations that involve using resources for personal or corporate economic gain. Such people may have an opportunistic frame of mind, and are drawn to commerce, trade and making deals. Some pursue sales and marketing occupations. Many will eventually end up owning their own business, or in management roles in larger organisations. They tend to be very goal-oriented and work best when focused on a target. Some have an entrepreneurial inclination.
