KLS 3610 Management in Creative Industries

KLS 3610 Management in Creative Industries

Course code: 
KLS 3610
Department: 
Communication and Culture
Credits: 
7.5
Course coordinator: 
Linn-Birgit Kampen Kristensen
Yanique Fletcher
Course name in Norwegian: 
Ledelse i kreativ næring
Product category: 
Bachelor
Portfolio: 
Bachelor of Creative Industries Management - Programme Courses
Semester: 
2026 Spring
Active status: 
Active
Level of study: 
Bachelor
Teaching language: 
Norwegian
Course type: 
One semester
Introduction

This course aims to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of management in the creative industries, both nationally and internationally. The course will offer a unique blend of theoretical knowledge and practical skills necessary to effectively lead and operate businesses in the creative industry. Furthermore, the course will integrate relevant knowledge from fields such as the entertainment industry, live events, creative tourism and place development, organizational behavior and management, sustainable project management, and cultural economics.

Learning outcomes - Knowledge
  • Understand the relationship between the key operational functions within a creative industry business.
  • Have an overview of formal management and governance systems in various businesses.
  • Understand how informal rules, industry, and company culture shape the everyday work life.
  • Knowledge of management models and best practices in the creative industries, both nationally and internationally.
  • Insight into organizational behavior and management in creative businesses in national and international contexts.
Learning outcomes - Skills
  • Be able to define and negotiate a realistic and developmental work plan with superiors.
  • Be able to acquire, use, and communicate relevant information, theory, and models both in writing and orally.
  • Demonstrate the ability to problem-solve in work situations in collaboration with administrative, technical, and artistic employees.
  • Be able to identify a business within a value system in the creative industry and identify the business's value contribution.
  • Develop leadership skills specifically tailored to the creative industries.
  • Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with creative professionals, both nationally and internationally.
  • Ability to identify and address challenges related to creative work and project management in national and international contexts.
  • Negotiation skills and strategies tailored to the needs of the creative industry.
General Competence
  • Show respect for the complexity of the creative industries.
  • Adapt to normal and expected behavior within a business.
  • Demonstrate independence and responsibility.
  • Consider sustainability in proposals for solving business challenges.
  • Show the ability to reflect on their own development as a professional.
  • Understanding of the economic, social, and cultural aspects of creative industries, both nationally and internationally.
  • Familiarity with key actors, industry structures, and trends in the creative industries, both nationally and internationally.
Course content
  • Becoming a professional in your field.
  • Use of theory.
  • Reflection tools.
  • Basic concepts and definitions in the creative industries.
  • Analysis of trends and challenges in the creative industry, nationally and internationally.
  • Leadership principles and theories in the creative industries.
    • Review of relevant leadership models and theories applicable to creative businesses, both nationally and internationally.
  • Study and evaluation of national and international best practices.
  • Communication and collaboration in creative teams.
    • Development of communication skills specific to creative industries.
    • Collaboration strategies for effectively working with creative professionals, both nationally and internationally.
  • Project management and organizational behavior in creative businesses.
    • The importance of effective project management in creative processes, both nationally and internationally.
    • Analysis of organizational behavior and management principles in creative companies, nationally and internationally.
  • Sustainability and innovation in the creative industries.
    • The necessity of sustainable business models in creative industries, both nationally and internationally.
    • Exploration of innovative solutions and ideas within the creative industry, nationally and internationally.
Teaching and learning activities

The teaching is conducted through a mix of lectures, case studies, assignments, and other asynchronous content.

Software tools
No specified computer-based tools are required.
Qualifications

Higher Education Entrance Qualification

Assessments
Assessments
Exam category: 
Submission
Form of assessment: 
Submission PDF
Exam/hand-in semester: 
First Semester
Weight: 
60
Grouping: 
Individual
Duration: 
10 Week(s)
Comment: 
Two-part exam that will be worked with in groups during the semester. The submission is individual.
Exam code: 
KLS 36101
Grading scale: 
ECTS
Resit: 
Examination when next scheduled course
Exam category: 
Activity, Oral
Form of assessment: 
Oral Exam
Exam/hand-in semester: 
First Semester
Weight: 
40
Grouping: 
Group (2 - 4)
Comment: 
Graded individually
Exam code: 
KLS 36102
Grading scale: 
ECTS
Resit: 
Examination when next scheduled course
Type of Assessment: 
Ordinary examination
All exams must be passed to get a grade in this course.
Total weight: 
100
Student workload
ActivityDurationComment
Teaching
42 Hour(s)
Group work / Assignments
108 Hour(s)
Prepare for teaching
20 Hour(s)
Individual problem solving
15 Hour(s)
Digital resources
15 Hour(s)
Sum workload: 
200

A course of 1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 26-30 hours. Therefore a course of 7,5 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of at least 200 hours.

Link to reading list
Reading list

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