Arts Management

· Trimester 1
We’ll introduce key developments in arts management. You’ll explore the varied skills and knowledge required in managing the arts, and consider arts management’s wider economic, political and social contexts.
You’ll also gain a grounding in management in general, providing a springboard to management topics which are studied throughout the course.

· Trimester 2
In your second trimester you’ll complete a short placement. This should enable you to produce a meaningful piece of work for your host; your placement portfolio should reflect your experience of working with your host organisation and the wider context in which that work takes place.
In addition, you’ll consider approaches to research and complete a short piece of independent research. We’ll ask you to look beneath the surface of a specific performance, historic house interior, a restored garden, a new gallery, a website, a temporary exhibition, or a combination of these, and to consider: why this?

· Trimester 3
You may extend your placement into your third trimester, as the basis for your final project, or take a second placement at a different organisation. Alternatively, you can choose to do a more traditional dissertation in the third trimester: this might be particularly attractive if you’re considering doing further research.

Course assessment

On this course you are assessed by a variety of assessment methods that may include some or all of the following across the various modules on the course:

· Reports on work-based assignments

· Research project reports

· Portfolios

· Reflective logs of evidence

· Reviews

· Proposal papers for projects, funding or events, business plans, or strategy documents

· Project progress reports

· Project evaluations

· Presentations