Arts, Festival and Cultural Management (MA)
Entry requirements
A UK honours degree or equivalent OR significant work experience in cultural organisations or festivals.
International: You will be required to provide evidence of English language competence at no less than IELTS 6.5 with no individual component score less than 6.0.
Months of entry
January, September
Course content
Are you interested in shaping the future of the arts and cultural sector? This long established and forward-thinking MA in Arts, Festival and Cultural Management will allow you to gain a better understanding of the management of cultural organisations and the individual factors that influence the environment in which they function.
The course will appeal to a range of individuals and will qualify you for a broad range of management positions within a wide spectrum of cultural organisations and festivals.
It may interest those already working in the sector who want to gain a formal qualification as well as those with undergraduate degrees, perhaps in arts and humanities subjects, who have not studied management previously and who are looking for a career change.
By encouraging you to become critically reflective, the course will develop your knowledge of the contemporary issues affecting the management of arts organisations and festivals and equip you with the practical management skills that are essential for developing a career in the field. Mindful of the need for students to develop vocational skills, a number of assignments are orientated towards developing the knowledge and skills required to become an effective practitioner in the field. In addition, students are required to arrange and undertake practical experience within cultural organisations to complement their studies. Our networks to industry are very strong, and resourceful students can utilise these links to develop their own career within the cultural sector.
Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- MA
- part time24-84 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- full time12 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
Course contact details
- Name
- Admissions
- admissions@qmu.ac.uk
- Phone
- 0131 474 0000