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MA Arts Administration & Cultural Policy

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    MA 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time

Course Description

This programme offers you the chance to engage with the key issues in the formulation of arts and cultural policy and the administration of the arts.

This MA from the Institute for Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship will enable you to develop an awareness of and a critical approach to the discipline, by studying arts policy and practice in Europe, Scandinavia, and a number of global countries. You will also study audience development, fundraising, arts education, cultural tourism, regeneration through arts, arts diversity and social inclusion, copyright and the role of the arts in relations and diplomacy as well as national and cultural identity.

Through individual research and placement with an arts company or management organisation, you will develop essential practical skills to enhance your potential and your employability as an arts administrator.

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.

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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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