Business for Creative Industries at the College for Creative Studies
Strategic business leadership is combined with creative experience on the Business for Creative Industries undergraduate course at the College for Creative Studies.
Course details
School: College for Creative Studies
Course: Business for Creative Industries
Type: undergraduate
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Course dates: September 2027 to May 2028
Application deadline: 2 February 2027
Course overview
The College for Creative Studies’ BA in Business for Creative Industries is a dynamic approach to understanding the business behind the creative world.
Studying at one of the world’s top creative institutions, students will earn a business degree while also gaining an insider’s understanding of the art and design process in just three years.
This program blends strategic business leadership with creative experience and insight to shape the future leaders, innovators and thinkers ready for a career that blends creativity with business.
Unlike traditional business programs, graduates of the BCI program will have a real understanding of the creative worlds they’ll inhabit and an insider’s perspective on art and design project creation and management through challenge-based projects, internships and experiential learning.
By collaborating with peers who are majoring in studio subjects, students will have hands-on experience in project management, market research, finance and budgeting, marketing and storytelling, and much more.
What will I learn during this course?
- hands-on experience in project management, market research, finance and budgeting, marketing and storytelling
- a real understanding of the creative worlds they’ll inhabit and an insider’s perspective on art and design project creation and management
What are the requirements?
Official high school or college transcripts.
What facilities and resources are available?
- 24-hour studio spaces
- industry-level technology and equipment
- a state-of-the-art foundry
- shops and material libraries
What career prospects can I expect upon graduating?
Students can have possible careers in the following fields:
- brand or marketing manager
- business development consultant
- consumer insights manager
- creative assets manager
- creative project manager
- design manager
- design researcher
- event coordinator gallery director
- culture curator
- government relations specialist
- licensing or partnerships manager
- media services manager
- new product manager
- operations manager
- producer (film, media, games)
- product manager (design-driven industries)
- production assistant
- production coordinator/production manager
- production designer research and development manager
- studio manager/design studio administrator
- transportation business
- analyst writer
Who teaches this course?
James Garvey, professor and chair of liberal arts and business for creative industries, and guest lecturer of design for sustainability
