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  Arts Policy and Management (MA/PGCert)


Online Birkbeck, University of London    School of Creative Arts, Culture and Communication

Full time & Part time October MA, PGCert 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time
Business & Management (5) Creative Arts & Design (9) Information Services (20) Politics & Government (30)

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Are you passionate about the arts and interested in exploring the world of arts policy and management? Look no further than our Arts Policy and Management (MA/PGCert) programme. This comprehensive course offers a balanced blend of theory and practice, giving you a deep understanding of the sector within the context of today's social, political, economic, and technological environments. With a focus on sustainable and strategic arts policy, you will analyze leadership contexts, evaluate art productions and audiences, and delve into current trends and issues. Whether you have a background in the arts or relevant work experience, this programme welcomes you to expand your critical-thinking skills and offers exciting placement opportunities. Join us and unlock a world of career opportunities in the cultural and creative industries.

About the course

Our arts policy and management course gives you a chance to explore the requirements and benefits of sustainable and strategic arts policy and management. You will analyse leadership contexts and power relations in bringing together policy and managerial approaches related to current trends and issues. Examples of this include work to address gender imbalances through art activism, diversity and equity through intersectional applications and the interpretation of cultural values as cultural policy rationales. You will evaluate art productions and audiences as seen through an art policy and management lens.

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Entry Requirements

You should have a second-class honours degree (2:2) or above in an arts subject, or in any subject together with experience of administration/management in an arts/cultural organisation, or three years’ relevant experience, for example in a senior management role in an arts/cultural organisation.

On the basis of prior learning and achievement, exemption may be possible for up to 50% of Year 1 elements of the MA.




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