Graduating from the master programme Cultural Economics and Entrepreneurship at Erasmus University Rotterdam will jumpstart your career in the cultural and creative sectors.
You can work at the heart of (international) cultural organisations, government agencies, NGOs or SME's, developing new business strategies as a PR advisor or policy maker. You can also start a career as a journalist, consultant, or teacher.
Career opportunities
Due to your ability to apply cutting edge economic theories to long-term cultural developments and trends, you are much sought-after in consultancies, private businesses as well as public institutions. The broad international and interdisciplinary scope of the programme will also give you job prospects in the field of NGOs and international non-profit institutions.
The cultural and creative sector consists of a large number of small businesses and freelancers specialised in a particular creative niche. Cultural Economics and Entrepreneurship also stimulates the creative, entrepreneurial spirit, fully equipping you to start your own creative business.
Our graduates started their career in a variety of different fields, such as art markets, marketing, PR & management, events, fashion & design, media production, consultancy & policy, and research & education.
Academic Career
Do you want to stay in academia after your graduation? Considering doing a PhD programme? At Erasmus University Rotterdam, it is possible to further develop your research skills. After completion of Cultural Economics and Entrepreneurship you may be eligible for an an abridged programme of the Research Master Sociology of Culture, Media and the Arts. You will be selected based on your academic motivation and talent.
Our alumni
The master Arts and Culture Studies at Erasmus University counts more than 1000 graduates who completed one of the following specialisations: Arts, Culture & Society, Cultural Economics and Entrepreneurship and Tourism, Culture and Society.
On our alumni website you can read the alumni experiences from graduates of our three master specialisations, and you will discover how the international, hands-on approach of the master Arts and Culture Studies is reflected in the wide variety of work fields and countries in which our graduates are employed.