About MA Arts Management, Pg Dip Arts Management, Pg Cert Arts Management in Bath Spa University

This flexible course adapts to the ever changing world of culture and the arts. It will expand your theoretical understanding and professional knowledge of arts and cultural management, through hands-on experience and work-based learning.

We’ll give you the unique opportunity to engage with an extensive range of regional, national and international arts and cultural organisations. These cover the full range of the creative industries including dance, theatre, music, digital creativity, fine art, fashion and heritage.

You’ll graduate as a responsive, resilient, flexible and imaginative practitioner, equally comfortable in a variety of settings, adept at working in partnership with a wide range of organisations.

Building on your own experience and background, you’ll expand your professional arts knowledge, management skills, entrepreneurial thinking and creative leadership skills.

Delivered in close collaboration with leading arts organisations, we’ll provide you with the theoretical framework, appropriate skills and practical experience to meet the challenges of working in your chosen field.

You’ll cover theory, critical thinking and skills development as well as gaining practical experience. You’ll analyse debates in and around culture and the arts, and apply them to contemporary practice, structures, funding and participation.

Prepare for a career in arts management

Culture, the arts and the creative industries are estimated to be worth over £81 billion to the UK economy.

Careers in arts management are varied and cover every cultural and artistic area. They include roles in:

• Events and venue management
• Programming events and seasons
• Marketing
• Audience development
• Fundraising
• Community engagement and social inclusion
• Education and learning
• Managing artists and performers.

Academic qualification equivalents

• Normally a Bachelor's degree with honours and a good passing grade from an internationally recognised university or Higher Education institution
• Other international qualifications to an equivalent standard will also be considered.

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS: Academic 6.5 or 7.0 This must include a minimum of 5.5 in Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing.
• TOEFL iBT: This must include a total of 75, to include a minimum 18 in Reading, 17 in Listening, 20 in Speaking, and 17 in Writing.
• PTE: This must include a minimum of 67 in Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing.

Bath Spa University Highlights

Bath Spa University Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses

International students joining the Bath Spa University are required to pay 70% of the tuition fees on or before arrival and commencement of the course. All payments should be made in £ sterling and the easiest way to make a payment is via Flywire. However, the payment can also be made through credit/debit card.

International students should open a UK bank account as soon as possible after arrival.

The estimated cost of attendance depends on several factors like the program applied for, tuition, books, fees, housing, dining, and personal items.