Academic Schools
School of Creative & Cultural Business
Academic Schools
School of Creative & Cultural Business
The School of Creative and Cultural Business is a dynamic multidisciplinary school covering a wide portfolio of undergraduate, postgraduate and research degrees across the communication, media and digital industries.
About the School
The School of Creative and Cultural Business recognises the ever-changing nature and pace of business today.
Much emphasis is now placed on creativity as an essential skill at all levels of business and management. We nurture creative thinking, cultivate teamwork and encourage entrepreneurialism so that you are ready to create, innovate and lead the creative economy in the future.
Our diverse course portfolio embraces collaborative and multidisciplinary learning, giving you the valuable opportunity to acquire transferable business, marketing and management skills along with your chosen course specialism.
Subject areas we specialise in include:
- Event Management
- Fashion Management
- PR, Media and Journalism
- International Hospitality and Tourism Management
- Digital Marketing
- Marketing and Communication
- Information Management and Librarianship
- Petroleum Data Management
We offer on campus, online or work base learning study, and many of our courses are flexible and offer a full time and part time option. In addition, some of our undergraduate courses offer a study abroad option in Europe and the US.
Much of our teaching and assessment is practice-based, with an emphasis on industry liaison and the increasing influence of digital technologies, strategies and practices. Our focus is on delivering high quality vocational degrees and producing confident graduates who embrace change and contribute in a wide variety of competitive business specialisms, whether that is as part of a Scottish SME or a global brand.
At the School of Creative and Cultural Business, we believe the future of business is creative and digital.
Awards and Recognition
We have been awarded iSchool status for our Information Management subject area. The iSchool organisation is a collective of Information Schools dedicated to advancing the information fields.
- 2nd in Scotland* for overall student satisfaction in Journalism (National Student Survey 2023)
- 2nd in Scotland for career prospects in Media (Guardian University Guide 2024)
- Top 3 in Scotland* for overall student satisfaction in Media Studies (National Student Survey 2023)
*excluding colleges, small, specialist and private providers
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Facilities
Our School is based within the modern Riverside Building and provides spacious lecture theatres, dedicated creative industry facilities and extensive IT services to ensure you learn in a productive environment.
Facilities include a newsroom, TV Studio and TV Control Room, Radio Station, and The Fashion Place, with its visual display area and project work space.
Placements & Professional Links
Placements
Placements are an excellent opportunity for you to gain real world experience, apply the knowledge and skills you have developed in the course and for employers to see what you have to offer. It is a great opportunity to increase your employability for when you graduate.
We offer placement opportunities in all of our undergraduate courses in Year 3, with Events Management students undertaking an Industry Experience Portfolio throughout the course.
Uniquely we also offer placements to all our postgraduate students as part of the Industrial Professional Practice module.
Accreditations
Our courses are accredited by a range of professional bodies including:
Industry Links
We have developed strong links with the following organisations. Many of these are graduate employers and placement hosts, while others sponsor student projects and prizes or are guest speakers.
- Aberdeenshire Council
- Aberdeen International Airport
- AVC Media Enterprises
- Bon Accord and St Nicholas Centres
- Crimestoppers Scotland
- Fifth Business
- Macphie of Glenbervie
- Oil & Gas UK
- Tricker PR
Educational Institutions
We have developed a strong relationship with the Business & Hotel Management School (B.H.M.S) in Lucerne, Switzerland. B.H.M.S, part of the Benedict Education Group, offer a number of RGU validated business courses:
Research
We have a vibrant research community and are active in a number of applied research projects. We offer a number of doctoral research opportunities and expertise in a wide range of subject areas.
We offer research degrees part-time and full-time at Doctor of Information Science (DInfSc) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) level in communications, media, marketing, and tourism and information management.
The DInfSc is a practitioner-focused doctoral degree. It has been designed for experienced professionals working in an information or knowledge management environment. This programme is an attractive option for those seeking to make an original contribution to professional practice. It prepares you to take the next step in your professional development and lead change and innovation in the LIS sector.
We are particularly interested in applications in the following topic areas:
- Media discourse & representation
- Gender and media
- Media history
- Postmodern cultural and media theory
- Publishing
- Fan and celebrity culture
- Media effects, audience reception and participation, and moral panics
- On- and offline bookselling
- Political communication and information
- Digital consumer behaviour
- Export markets
- Services Marketing
- Consumer socialisation and demographics
- Fashion and retail
- Cultural heritage
- Digital curation
- Knowledge Management
- Information-seeking behaviour
- Information and digital literacy and impact
- Information policy, law and ethics
- Value and impact of public libraries
- The development of new information professionals
- Events and festival consumption
- Events management strategy
- Events and social interaction
- Dark tourism
- Entrepreneurship in the creative industries
- Knowledge exchange - Collaboration between SMEs and academia
- Transport in remote, rural and island areas
- Transport, cultural identity and place
- Transport service and operational innovation
Research Contacts
School Research Director
Professor David Gray
Tel: +44 (0) 1224 263146
Email: david.gray@rgu.ac.uk
Research Degrees Enquiries
Professor Simon Burnett
Tel: +44 (0) 1224 263884
Email: s.burnett@rgu.ac.uk
Our Research Staff
Staff
Our staff have a breadth of experience in teaching and professional practice, most staff also have research expertise in their subject area.
Angie Aberdein
Course Administrator
Bissie Anderson
Lecturer
Kirstin Bell
Lecturer
Sally Berrisford
Lecturer
Josh Bircham
Lecturer
Fiona Blunsdon
Lecturer
Pauline Bremner
Associate Professor
Simon Burnett
Professor
Sandra Cannon
Lecturer
Alicia Carroll
Lecturer
Tim Conner
Lecturer
Neil Connon
Principal Lecturer
Michelle Cowie
Course Administrator
Izzy Crawford
Associate Dean for ESCD
Karen Cross
Associate Dean for Research
Helen Dargie
Lecturer
Gordon Duthie
Lecturer
Pascal Ezenkwu
Lecturer
Simon Farmer
Lecturer
Lindsey Fordyce
Course Administrator
Nikka Garcia
School Administrator
Dorothy Giles
Lecturer
Roy Glennie
Media and Online Learning Developer
Katherine Goldie
Lecturer
David Gray
Professor
Steve Harbert
Lecturer
Jennifer Holman
Lecturer
Hayley Ibbotson
Lecturer
Ebuka Ibeke
Lecturer
Rachael Ironside
Associate Professor
Lauren Ironside
Lecturer
Bethan Kane
School Project Administrator
Jack Keenan
Principal Lecturer
Callum Kellie
Lecturer
Amanda Killin
School Course Co-ordinator
Evagelos Korobilis-Magas
Lecturer
Regan Kyle
Lecturer
Audrey Laing
Lecturer
Craig Leith
Principal Lecturer
Alan MacLennan
Lecturer
Jenna Main
School Administration Co-ordinator
Madeleine Marcella-Hood
Senior Lecturer
Konstantina Martzoukou
Associate Professor
Lynne Mennie
Lecturer
Lyndsay Mesjar
Research Assistant
Emma Park
Lecturer
Clare Parker
School Operations Manager
Elliot Pirie
Associate Dean for ADSE
Tracy Pirie
Principal Lecturer
Peter Reid
Professor
Jo Royle
Dean
Viki Sas
Course Administrator
Davy Shanks
Lecturer
Chris Silver
Lecturer
Anne Singleton
Lecturer
Fiona Smith
Principal Lecturer
Kester Spach
School Course Administrator
Nichola Strachan
Principal Lecturer
Nicci Thompson
Lecturer
Searon Thornton
Lecturer
Belinda Vickers
Lecturer
News
Published: Tuesday 06 February 2024
The significant success and subsequent growth of a postgraduate course at Robert Gordon University (RGU) has led to an internationally recognised endorsement.
News
Published: Monday 31 July 2023
The School of Creative and Cultural Business (CCB) at RGU celebrated their end of year in style this month with a prize giving event that attracted scores of students, staff, sponsors, and friends.
News
Published: Friday 07 July 2023
Delighted students from Robert Gordon University (RGU) are celebrating being part of Scotland’s first ever cohort of Digital Marketing graduates.