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Postgraduate degree

Arts & Cultural Management MA

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This Arts and Cultural Management master’s is designed to meet the needs of today’s arts and cultural managers and professionals across a variety of organisations. It emphasises creativity and criticality, and includes opportunities for arts-based learning, teaching you a range of core competencies that will kick-start your career in arts and cultural management. Thanks to a distinctive mix of theoretical and practical elements, you’ll graduate with developed skills in applying creative leadership and ethical principles in managing artistic excellence, cultural heritage, audience diversity, financial sustainability, and more, at local and global levels.

Key benefits

  • Kick-start your career through focused teaching that prioritises creativity and criticality and includes opportunities for arts-based learning.
  • Gain insights into management, planning, and leadership.
  • Develop knowledge of arts and culture across national and international contexts.
  • Expand your network and learn from leading arts and cultural industry professionals during guest lectures and workshops.
  • Enjoy strong links with London's cultural organisations.
  • Join a vibrant Culture, Media & Creative Industries Department that specialises in the field.

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Employability

This master’s in Arts & Cultural Management is aimed at anyone passionate about culture and arts and interested in working in cultural organisations, including museums, art galleries, festivals, theatres, performance arts venues, cultural policy bodies, and beyond.

Graduates of this Arts & Cultural Management MA have gone on to a wide range of roles in the cultural and creative industries, for example, in museums and galleries, arts funding, performing arts management, freelance research, creative business development, arts administration, publishing, art marketing, and local governance. Several of our students have gone on to do further academic research.

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Employability

This master’s in Arts & Cultural Management is aimed at anyone passionate about culture and arts and interested in working in cultural organisations, including museums, art galleries, festivals, theatres, performance arts venues, cultural policy bodies, and beyond.

Graduates of this Arts & Cultural Management MA have gone on to a wide range of roles in the cultural and creative industries, for example, in museums and galleries, arts funding, performing arts management, freelance research, creative business development, arts administration, publishing, art marketing, and local governance. Several of our students have gone on to do further academic research.

Application closing date guidance

We recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible as we may need to request further information from you to assess your application. This is particularly important if your application is successful, and you are required to meet any conditions and/or you need a Student Visa to study at King’s.

King's College London is committed to the recruitment of students with the greatest academic ability and to maintain a diverse student population. In order to ensure a balanced international student population for our most competitive programmes, we have implemented the following deadlines:

  • The final application deadline for any students who are currently residing in mainland China is 7 January 2023 (23:59 UK time). 

Please note: if you reside in mainland China and apply for this programme after the above deadline, your application may be automatically withdrawn and you will not be eligible for an application fee refund. 

  • Our first application deadline for any other applicants is on 6 March 2023 (23:59 UK time). The programme will remain open until the final application deadlines below if there are places still available:
  • Overseas (international) fee status: 24 July 2023 (23:59 UK time)
  • Home fee status: 24 August 2023 (23:59 UK time)

After the first application deadline, the programme will close at any point once it is full. Please note, you will not be eligible for an application fee refund if you apply after the first application deadline, and we are unable to process further offers because places are filled and we close the course before the final application deadline.

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