Arts and Festivals Management BA (Hons)

Bachelor's degree

In Leicester

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Leicester

Reasons to study Arts and Festivals Management at DMU:
Arts and Festivals Management
is the longest running degree course of its kind in the UK
Excellent links with industry organisations
including Universal Music and the London South Bank Centre, provide you with top quality teaching from industry practitioners and invaluable opportunities for volunteering and internships
Glastonbury, Paul McCartney’s management company Quest
and major art organisations are all employers of our Arts and Festivals Management graduates
Links with the Leicester Comedy Festival
gives you the opportunity to organise and run your own venue
DMU's Cultural Exchanges festival
allows you to take part in and run this annual week-long event which has included guest appearances such as Dame Zandra Rhodes, poet Benjamin Zephaniah and artist Grayson Perry
European cultural city visit
includes the opportunity to take part in a week-long research project
100% of our Arts and Festivals Management 
graduates from summer 2017 are in work or further study after graduating, according to the Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) 2016-17 report
International opportunity
through #DMUglobal where you will have the opportunity for a meaningful international experience

Arts and Festivals Management is an applied subject where you develop an understanding of academic debates and demonstrate your practical skills through projects and two practical placements in your chosen arts sector. The course structure allows you to develop your interests and specialise as you progress through it.

You will develop a range of interdisciplinary skills such as teamwork, marketing and management theory, fundraising, business planning, licensing, health and safety, programming and cultural policy.

The course will equip you with the practical tools and skills to become leaders in key areas of the cultural arena, including theatres, music venues, galleries, museums and festivals.   

Scholarships:

Facilities

Location

Start date

Leicester (Leicestershire)
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The Gateway, LE1 9BH

Start date

On request

About this course

Placements

Our course has delivered a vast amount of placements ranging from Glastonbury Festival and Live Nation to the O2 Arena, The Royal Albert Hall, West Yorkshire Playhouse, The Victoria and Albert Museum, The Business Design Centre, Syco Entertainment, SBTV, Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company, The Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the BBC.

Some of the exciting placements our students were involved in this year include working on the PR for Record Store Day, producing and programming events at the Grand Theatre, Blackpool and marketing The Spark children’s arts festival in Leicester.  They also embraced international placements including producing the year-long celebrations for the European Capital of Culture in Paphos, Cyprus 2017 as well as planning the logistics for the Outlook Festival, Croatia with the NVS Music Group.  One of our joint honours dance students worked on co-ordinating events within the Lets Dance International Frontiers festival, including a performance by the legendary company Urban Bush Women from New York.   

#DMUglobal

The aims of #DMUglobal are embedded throughout the course. In year one you have the opportunity to promote a venue as part of the Leicester Comedy Festival, working with diverse artists and audiences. In year two the European research trip provides you with the opportunity to undertake an international visit to a major European city supported by #DMUglobal. In year two you also deliver an event or festival within Leicester’s culturally diverse communities.  Placements in years two and three provide further opportunities for international experience. In year three delivering the Cultural eXchanges festival provides an additional insight into interacting with artists, audiences and communities from different cultural backgrounds. 

Graduate careers
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There are many career opportunities open to our graduates from arts organisations to the events and festivals industry to even working in film and TV

Typical entry requirements 

112 points from at least 2 A'levels or
BTEC Extended Diploma DMM or
International Baccalaureate: 26+ Points

GCSEs - Five GCSEs grades A* - C  (9-4) including English Language or Literature at grade C/4 or above.

Access - Pass Access with 30 Level 3 credits at Merit (or equivalent) and GCSE  English (Language or Literature) at grade C/4 or above.

We also accept the BTEC First Diploma plus two GCSEs including English at grade C/4 or above (if required as part of our standard requirement).

Interview required: No

International students

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Subjects

  • Project
  • International
  • Teaching
  • Management
  • Leadership
  • IT
  • Marketing
  • Marketing Management
  • Planning
  • Industry
  • Programming
  • Music
  • IT Management
  • Skills and Training

Course programme

First year

  • Running and Promoting a Venue
  • Creative Arts Manager: Policy and Practice
  • Perspectives in the Arts
  • Cultural Leadership

Second year

  • International Research Project
  • Research Methods: Dissertation
  • Research Methods: Placement
  • Programming and Planning Festivals
  • Arts and Communities Project
  • Engaging Audiences


Third year

  • Creative Enterprise and Advance Placement
  • Dissertation

You will take the above modules and choose from:

  • Media Industry Management
  • Music Industry Management
  • Event and Festivals Management

Click here for more detailed module information

Note: All modules are subject to change in order to keep content current

First year

  • Running and Promoting a Venue
  • Creative Arts Manager: Policy and Practice
  • Perspectives in the Arts
  • Cultural Leadership

Second year

  • International Research Project
  • Research Methods: Dissertation
  • Research Methods: Placement
  • Programming and Planning Festivals
  • Arts and Communities Project
  • Engaging Audiences


Third year

  • Creative Enterprise and Advance Placement
  • Dissertation

You will take the above modules and choose from:

  • Media Industry Management
  • Music Industry Management
  • Event and Festivals Management

Click here for more detailed module information

Note: All modules are subject to change in order to keep content current

Structure

Practical modules are also delivered via workshops in our dedicated events office and the venues where the events are taking place. They entail group meetings and supervised sessions for planning, preparation and delivery of your events above and beyond the timetabled classroom teaching. This includes individual preparatory time for the week-long the European research trip as well as for your own individual placements.

Assessment is tailored to the module contents and learning objectives and in Arts and Festivals Management this is predominantly coursework – essays, reports, critiques; finance exercises; case study analysis; group work - practical work/reports/presentations and a final year dissertation. Two level 4 modules have exams.

Contact hours
You will be taught through a combination of lectures, tutorials, seminars, group work and self-directed study. Assessment is through coursework (presentations, essays and reports) and usually an exam. Your precise timetable will depend on the optional modules you choose to take, however, in your first year you will normally attend around 8 hours of timetabled taught sessions (lectures and tutorials) each week, and we expect you to undertake at least 20 further hours of independent study to complete project work and research.

Overview

We have a wide range of contacts with arts organisations including Festival Republic, the Leicester Comedy Festival, Curve Theatre and the London South Bank Centre.

Arts and Festivals Management BA (Hons)

Price on request