What does this study entail?
During the master specialisation Cultural Economics and Entrepreneurship, you will focus on challenges the cultural sector and creative industries face today and in the near future. The programme gives special attention to digitisation, diversity, innovation, and sustainability - from financial to environmental, social, and cultural.
You will identify, frame and shape various developments, challenges, and opportunities within the context of cultural organisations, creative businesses, and entrepreneurs. You will learn this by using both a macro and micro approach. By doing so you become a true change maker in the cultural and creative industries.
Is this the right programme for you?
Do you want to truly understand cultural and creative sectors from an economic and entrepreneurial perspective? Do you want to develop original and well-founded ideas about how to produce, sustain, disseminate, and assess cultural and creative practices? Then the master programme Cultural Economics and Entrepreneurship at Erasmus University Rotterdam is the right programme for you.
The programme is set in an international study environment, where staff and students come from all over the world. This international environment provides you with stimulating peer-learning and an exciting world-wide perspective on the cultural and creative industries.
A word from our students
Five reasons to study for Cultural Economics and Entrepreneurship at the Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)
- Cultural Economics and Entrepreneurship is consistently ranked among the TOP 5 masters in the world in the field of ‘Cultural Management / Creative Industries Management’, according to Eduniversal Ranking Best Masters.
- As a successful graduate you will have an edge as an employee in cultural organisations, and as an entrepreneur or researcher in related fields.
- You will be supported by an enthusiastic team of international lecturers, guaranteeing intensive and individual guidance.
- According to Times Higher Education, EUR is one of the 125 most international universities of the world. This means encountering lecturers and students from all over the world.
- And did we already mention how cool Rotterdam is? Studying in here means studying in a cosmopolitan city. Discover the city's best restaurants, visit the most beautiful museums, or go to world-class events. Living in Rotterdam will never get boring.