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

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seminars; case studies and other small group exercises; and individual support and supervision.
Assessment is by a combination of coursework and examination.
Course Contacts
Convenor: P. Barrie
Course Locations
Southlands College
Web: http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/pg/amd/
Programme(s) and qualification(s)
PGDip Arts Management
Number of Places
25
Number of Credits
Postgraduate Diploma: 60
Course Duration
Part Time: 1 year
Course Times
2 evenings per week, 7pm-9pm.
Funding Sources
Mostly Self-Funding.
General Course Information
The arts industries are an important and expanding economy currently employing more than 500,000
people. Many of these have training and development needs: internal promotion, career development,
growth and expansion can all put new stresses and strains on existing staff. With advances in IT and
the impact this is having on every arts organisation, it is important that relevant professional
development courses are on offer.
The Diploma in Arts Management offers essential training in all the necessary areas to be able to
manage and professionally run your own company, your own practice or be an efficient key member
of staff within an arts organisation. Our students gain these skills and are able to secure better
employment within the arts as a result.
Speakers & Visits:
The programme attracts a range of professional speakers from key arts organisations in the UK. These
speakers offer an opportunity to hear about their working lives and the role of their organisations.
Speakers over the last two years have included representatives from Nesta, Arts & Business, the Royal
Opera House, the Craft Council, the Millennium Commission, the Dome, Visions, Art & Entertainment,
and a range of galleries, theatres and independent arts organisations. Students are also invited on a
number of external visits organised as a supplement to the programme. These provide a unique
opportunity to engage with the real issues. Visits in the past have included Hampstead Town Hall
(before it opened as a new multimedia arts centre), Pitshanger Manor & Gallery in Ealing, the
Whitechapel, Tate Modern, Battersea Arts Centre and the Department of Culture, Media & Sport.
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