MA in Arts Administration & Cultural Policy: Music Pathway
This programme builds on London's position as one of the most important musical centres in the world, with a diverse range of concert halls, theatres, cultural institutions and arts events that reflect its cosmopolitan and multicultural society. Although professional management practice is a major element of the programme, the 'creative arts event' is the starting point for all teaching.
Nahum, MA in Arts Administration & Cultural Policy: Music Pathway
1 year full-time or 2 years part-time.
You should normally have, or expect to gain, an undergraduate degree of at least upper second class standard in a subject concerned with arts and culture or another appropriate subject, or be qualified by previous experience and be able to demonstrate the ability to work at Master's level. If your first language is not English, please check our English Language requirements.
Cultural policy: researching, developing, writing, analysing and evaluating policy for government agencies at national, regional and local level and for ‘think tanks’ concerned with culture and society. Management in building-based and touring theatre, dance, music and visual arts organisations. Arts education, arts regeneration and arts for social and community purposes. Audience development, fundraising, programming and planning. Independent producing in theatre, music or gallery-based organisations. Many students from this programme now have careers in major arts organisations worldwide or have progressed to MPhil/PhD degrees.
This pathway allows you to pursue your interests in music, acting as a supplementary course to the main body of the Arts Administration programme.
Please see Tuition fees.
Please see Staff research interests.
A music pathway has been added to the MA in Arts Administration and Cultural Policy, which is run by the Institute for Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship at Goldsmiths. Instead of specialist theatre courses you take one 30 credit module from the MA Music or MMus programmes, and your dissertation/placement/business-plan will be directed towards musical organisations.
The MA introduces the key issues that concern the management of culture and in particular those within the performing arts. Through both analysis of contemporary and recent practice, and practical work in a range of areas, you will develop a critical approach to the discipline. The pathway provides an overview of the following areas:
- arts funding structures in the UK (with reference to EU countries and the USA)
- marketing for the arts
- audience development
- sponsorship
- education programmes within the arts
- programming
- culture and tourism
- cultural policy (including the role of the arts in national and cultural identity) and principles and structures of management
The aim of taught classes, projects and placements is to introduce you to new models of practice. These will be investigated and evaluated as a way of developing an understanding of management principles. Through this process, you will also be equipped with the necessary practical skills to enhance your potential as arts administrators.
What you study
Music Pathway
On the Music Pathway, you will take one module from a wide range of MA Music and MMus options. This will give you the opportunity to explore musical issues that especially interest you, and which you can develop as part of your portfolio of professional skills as an arts administrator. Most of the modules offered by the Department are available to you, although in some cases you may have to demonstrate prior experience and/or familiarity with the topic under consideration in order to be admitted to the module. You will receive guidance on this at the beginning of your programme. Two modules, 'Practice as Research' and 'Strategies for Performance' are not offered on this pathway.
You can find out more about the Music pathway on our Frequently Asked Questions page.
Assessment
Music Pathway: the assessment for the specialist music component will be as given in the individual module descriptions above. For details of the other MA assessment requirements, please see the Postgraduate Theatre and Performance booklet; available here.
Register your interest
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