The Master of Arts in Entrepreneurship for the Creative Industries is your chance to turn bold ideas into reality. If you’ve got experience in animation, games, design, or digital arts and dream of building something extraordinary, this masters degree will empower you to become the founder, innovator, and entrepreneur you’ve always wanted to be.

You won’t just study entrepreneurship, you’ll live it. From day one, you’ll step into an incubator-style environment where ideas turn into real-world ventures. You’ll create production schedules, business plans, and project briefs in collaboration with industry partners, then take the leap into launching your own startup. This is where theory meets action.

You’ll work in dynamic teams to design and launch a product, service, or platform for real users and customers. Every step is hands-on, giving you the chance to test your ideas in the market while learning from industry mentors, creative professionals, and business experts who know what it takes to succeed.

This course is built for the new era of work, where side-hustles, freelancing, and portfolio careers are the norm. You’ll gain the tools to carve out your own sustainable path, with modules covering creative IP, brand strategy, digital marketing, funding models like crowdfunding and bootstrapping, agile production, and post-launch growth - all tailored to creative entrepreneurs.

Collaboration is at the heart of the experience. You’ll join forces with students from other Escape Studios specialisms to create ventures that fuse animation, games, design, and technology, building an ecosystem of innovation that reflects the future of the creative industries.

By embedding real-world enterprise into every stage of your learning, this degree prepares you not just to enter the creative industries, but to transform them. You’ll graduate ready to disrupt, innovate, and lead with confidence.

Your ideas deserve a launchpad and a network of inspired creatives. This is it.

Why choose this course:

• Designed with industry – this course has been built with input from creative Entrepreneurs, Directors and CEOs. 
• Learn from expert tutor, Glyn Fairweather who has over 20 years of industry experience, including working on RuneScape and most recently Design Director at Fundamentally Games. 
• Launch your own creative business within Escape Studios’ incubator (known as the ‘Escape pod’). 
• Become part of the Escapeverse – a creative community of students, industry professionals - including tutors and studio partners - and successful alumni (dubbed ‘Escapees’). 
• Recognised degree – graduate with a postgraduate MA qualification awarded by Coventry University which will boost your employability around the world. 

Career opportunities:

You’ll gain the skills and confidence to turn your ideas into thriving ventures. Whether you want to launch your own studio, develop innovative products, or lead creative projects, this course prepares you for roles such as founder, creative entrepreneur, or innovation leader.

With experience in animation, games, design, or digital arts, you’ll be ready to build something extraordinary and shape the future of the creative industries.