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Please note: this course won't be running in 2023/24. For more information, please contact our Admissions service on +44 (0)1225 876 180 or admissions@bathspa.ac.uk.
MA
Postgraduate degree
Entry requirements for our postgraduate courses vary. We are generally looking for a good honours degree or equivalent. Some courses also require an interview or the submission of a portfolio of work.
Please contact our admissions team for more information: admissions@bathspa.ac.uk.
Are you a theatre maker? Want to start your own theatre company, or bring your creative ideas to a wider audience? Our MA Creative Producing course is designed to teach you the core skills you need to get your work to market, and help you develop industry contacts.
Creative Producers are in demand more than ever, as they are vital to the innovation and sustainability of the cultural industries. This course is for producers at all stages of their career.
If you’re a new or early career producer, you’ll learn and develop skills to enhance your creative vision, artistic judgement, business skills and acumen. If you’re an established producer, you’ll be able to develop, evaluate and reflect on your own practice. You’ll also expand your artistic and market awareness by gaining insights into innovative artistic practices.
During the MA Creative Producing course, you’ll build on your current experience and artistic vision, explore your creative ideas and judgement, and develop your entrepreneurial thinking.
We’ll equip you with the practical know-how to get your artistic ideas to an audience and sustain your practice. You’ll expand your professional knowledge, skills and networks in the following areas of creativity and business:
You’ll also learn key cultural contexts that will enhance your critical thinking and broaden your understanding of the arts industry. This will enable you to:
Trimester one
The course begins by giving you a context of the cultural industry you’ll be preparing to enter, along with insights into its theoretical and practical landscape. You’ll gain core skills to enhance your academic practice. You’ll be given an overview of the economic and cultural landscape that a producer inhabits, allowing you to comprehend where you interact and engage with the industry. You’ll examine how the producer fits into a collaborative team, allowing you to reflect and explore your own professional identity and knowledge as a producer.
Trimester two
Trimester two gives you the collaborative model to explore your artistic ideas and begin planning for your own project or production. To underpin your preparation for the planning and delivery of your project or production, you’ll learn key skills that are essential for you - your "producer's toolkit" - a range of core elements that enables your creative and business practice as a producer.
Trimester three
The final trimester offers the framework for your independent work as a producer to be fully realised. You’ll embark on a major project of your choice to the completion of your MA.
This course includes or offers the following modules. Please check the programme document for more details on which modules are core, required or optional.
You’ll be assessed by a range of methods, including:
We combine academic study along with practical hands-on experience. Throughout the course, you’ll apply and develop your producing expertise.
You’ll learn through a range of methods, including:
Your learning will be enhanced by one-to-one tutorials and personal supervision. You’ll also benefit from mentoring, peer support and collaborative learning. In addition, you’ll glean industry expertise through attending industry events and guest talks.
To find out more about how we teach and how you'll learn, please read our Learning and Teaching Delivery Statement.
You’ll work on real-time creative projects for the University’s in-house production company, Bath Spa Productions. You’ll stimulate your creative ideas and extend your artistic community across a range of disciplines.
Develop and enhance your professional skills, knowledge and networks through the University’s industry partners, collaborators and guest speakers from the world heritage city of Bath and across the UK.
You’ll have the opportunity to work with a range of cultural organisations, such as Theatre Royal, Bath, Bristol Old Vic, The Holburne Museum and Bath Festivals, as well as theatres, companies and artists.
The course is geared towards giving you the skills you need to develop a freelance career as a Creative Producer.
You’ll also be able to diversify your work by developing skills in other areas. Through the course, you’ll gain transferable skills that are designed to equip you to work in a range of areas including:
As a Creative Producing student you’ll be taught at Newton Park campus. You’ll benefit from access to:
Our Oldfield Park Theatre workshops are a purpose-built facility in central Bath for Creative Producing students. These facilities include:
You’ll also have access to facilities on our other campuses, including:
As a Creative Producing student, you’ll be able to hire out equipment using SISO, Bath Spa University’s free equipment loan service.
Please note: Students from the EU, EEA and Switzerland are not generally eligible for the UK (Home) fee status. Please refer to the international student rate. Irish citizens and those granted Settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme are eligible for UK (Home) fee status. There are also other circumstances where this may apply: See UKCISA for more information.
2023/24 entry | £8,430 |
2024/25 entry | Published Jan 2024 |
2026/27 entry | Published Jan 2025 |
Fees shown below are for part time study over two years, although some courses may be available over longer periods.
Year 1 | £4,215 |
Year 2 | £4,215 |
Year 1 | Published Jan 2024 |
Year 2 | Published Jan 2025 |
Year 1 | Published Jan 2025 |
Year 2 | Published Jan 2026 |
2023/24 entry | £16,305 |
2024/25 entry | Published Jan 2024 |
2026/27 entry | Published Jan 2025 |
Our MA Creative Producing programme is for producers at all stages of their career, from those with a desire to work in live performance, to those with existing producing experience.
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Need more guidance? Head to our how to apply pages.
Many of our postgraduate courses have a limited number of student spaces. To avoid the disappointment of the course being full, we recommend that you apply now.
Late applications (generally those made after 31 July) will only be considered if places remain on the course.
Need more information or still have questions? Contact us to discuss your situation.
Course Leader: Kerry Irvine
Email: k.irvine@bathspa.ac.uk
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