
Arts & Cultural Management MA

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, programming 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.

“By studying this course, I feel more prepared and excited to work in the creative industries. It allows me to combine my passion for history and interest in business to ultimately pursue my goal of working in a major museum.”
Employability
This Arts & Cultural Management MA 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.
Employability
This Arts & Cultural Management MA 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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