Masters Degree Description
This MA will enable you to develop an awareness of and a critical approach to the discipline of arts administration and cultural policy, by studying trending issues in cultural policy and art practice in Europe, Asia and wider international contexts.
- On this Masters from the Institute for Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship you will study audience development and engagement, fundraising, arts education, cultural tourism, regeneration through arts, arts diversity and social inclusion, copyright and the role of the arts in international relations and diplomacy, as well as connections with local, national and supranational cultural identities.
- We use London as our classroom, encouraging you to engage with one of the most exciting art cities in the world. The programme will also draw on relationships with creative organisations across the UK, particularly in Manchester, Bristol and Brighton. Some of the best practitioners from a number of companies, venues and key arts organisations in Europe and beyond teach on the programme, providing you with a direct link with the arts and wider creative industries profession. Explore our partners in learning.
- Through individual research with focused tutorials from groups of lecturers from the programme, and a work placement with an arts organisation, you will develop essential practical skills in the highly competitive London arts scene and enhance your potential and employability as an arts administrator. Please note that a placement with any specific arts organisation is not guaranteed. However, we take you through a supportive process to connect you with an appropriate arts organisation.
- The programme also offers you one optional module in a complementary area, offered by the Institute for Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship and the Departments of Theatre and Performance, Design, and Music.
- MA Arts Administration and Cultural Policy is a distinguished member of international professional networks such as the European Network of Cultural Administration Training Centres (ENCATC) and Association of Arts Educators (AAAE) in the USA, and a partner of the Asia-Pacific Network for Cultural Education and Research (ANCER) in Singapore.
Entry Requirements
You should have (or expect to be awarded) an undergraduate degree of at least upper second class standard in a relevant/related subject.
You might also be considered for some programmes if you aren’t a graduate or your degree is in an unrelated field, but have relevant experience and can show that you have the ability to work at postgraduate level.
Fees
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Programme Funding
Goldsmiths offers a range of financial support including postgraduate scholarships, bursaries and fee waivers. These are awarded based on a variety of criteria, for example academic achievements or personal circumstances.
Student Destinations
Graduates typically go on to careers in the following areas:
- Cultural policy: researching, developing, writing, analysing and evaluating policy
- Management in building-based and touring theatre, dance, music and visual arts organisations
- Arts education, arts regeneration and arts for social and community purposes
- Audience development, programming and planning
- Organisational development and fundraising
You will also be given individual career advice in personal tutorials, helping you identify potential areas of interest for future employment.
Module Details
Compulsory modules
- Cultural Policy and Practice 30 credits
- Management and Professional Practice 2: Business Planning for Arts Organisations 30 credits
- MA Arts Administration & Cultural Policy: Dissertation 60 credits
You will also take one of the following modules:
- Management and Professional Practice 1: Work Placement 30 credits
- Management and Professional Practice 1A: Culture of Management Report 30 credits
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