Training in cultural policy and management: international ... - Encatc

Profiles: Netherlands
HKU - Utrecht school of the Arts
Centre for Arts & Media Management, Sub faculty Arts & Economics
Postbus 1520
Utrecht 3500 BM
Netherlands
Phone: + 31 30 2332256
Fax: + 31 30 2332096
E-mail: eva.vandermolen@central.hku.nl / paul.vanamerom@central.hku.nl
Web site: www.hku.nl
Background, orientation and purpose
The post-graduate training course, ‘Management of Cultural Institutes’, started 15 years ago. It aims
to educate and promote management within cultural institutions. The main target group is institutional
middle managers who require a theoretical background in management.
The MA degree, Master of Art and Media Management in a European Context (MA AMMEC), focuses on
students who want to pursue an organisational or policy-related career with a cultural and European
dimension. This course was designed within the Utrecht School of the Arts (HKU) and is validated by
the London Open University.
Programme(s) and qualification(s)
BA in Arts & Economics.
MA in Arts & Economics.
Certificate in Management of Cultural Institutes (post-graduate).
MA in AMMAC (arts and media management in a European context).
Duration
BA in Arts & Economics/4 years (full-time).
MA in Arts & Economics/1 year (full-time).
Certificate in Management of Cultural Institutes (post-graduate)/1 year (part-time).
MA in AMMAC (arts and media management in a European context)/1 year (full-time).
Content
Certificate in Management of Cultural Institutes:
Programme includes strategic management; financial management; project management; marketing;
personal management; writing short thesis.
BA/ MA in Arts & Economics:
Programme includes cultural infrastructure; management & organisation; project management;
marketing; strategic management; financial management; one national and one international work
placement.
MA in AMMAC:
European cultural projects and ICT; strategic management; management functions; European
internship; writing a thesis; research and presentation of a complex case study.
The deadline for applications is 31 January.
International/European dimension
MA in AMMAC (in English) concentrates on arts management in the European context. The institution
is a member of ENCATC and ELIA.
Special information
Students in the MA in AMMAC programme make site visits to the European Commission, cultural
capitals, etc.
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