MA Arts and Cultural Management

Course summary

• Study UK and international arts funding models
• Learn the impact of heritage and regeneration policies on regional and national identity
• Discover the benefits of arts engagement in education, health and prison settings
• Investigate how issues of diversity are played out in museums

How you learn

You learn through

• short lectures
• guest speakers from the arts sector
• study visits to important cultural sites
• working on a management project in partnership with Museums Sheffield and other arts organisations
• seminar activity
• discussion of reading
• online reflective blogs

This approach allows you to build your knowledge and skills and grow in confidence, becoming a more critical and independent learner. You will be prepared for the challenge of the final dissertation and, furthermore, for the demands of further study or cultural sector employment.

Future careers

Previous graduates of this course have gone on to work for

• Hull 2017 UK City of Culture
• Yorkshire Sculpture Park
• The Royal Armouries, Leeds
• Sheffield Industrial Museums
• Birmingham BE Festival
• The Poetry Company, Sheffield
• The Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Newcastle