Global Arts Management (Level 6 Top Up) BA (Hons)
De Montfort University
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Global Arts Management (Level 6 Top Up) BA (Hons)
This one-year Global Arts Management Top-Up programme provides students with a global perspective to work in the quickly expanding and dynamic international markets of the cultural industries.
Are you a student of management or Business at HND level? Would you like to study for a degree in Global Arts Management in one year? Would you like to be taught by industry experts at an institution with world-class facilities?
DMU’s Global Arts Management is an applied subject where you develop an understanding of academic debates and business management skills as applied to the arts from an international perspective. The course structure allows you to develop your interests and specialise as you progress in your studies.
In addition to deepening your understanding of academic debates, our course will help equip you with the practical tools and skills needed to become a leader in key areas of the cultural arena, including theatres, music venues, galleries, museums and festivals.
You will have an opportunity to contribute to the high-profile annual Cultural eXchanges Festival. Previous events have featured inspiring, well-known guests such as Benjamin Zephaniah, Meera Syal and Dame Carol Ann Duffy.
Admission requirements
Typical entry requirements
This is a top-up programme available to students who have already completed a:
- Year two (Level 5) of a management or Business - related degree course; or
- HND course in management Business; or
We welcome applications from Mature students with non-standard qualifications, providing they have relevant experience to complement their qualifications.
International students
If English is not your first language an IELTS score of 6.0 overall with 5.5 in each band, or equivalent when you start the course is essential. English Language tuition, delivered by our British Council accredited Centre for English Language Learning, is available both before and throughout the course if you need it.
For more information about admission requirements, please visit the university website.
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Learn moreProgram content
- Arts Management Studio
- Dissertation
- Creative Enterprise in a Global Context
- International Cultural Policy
Scholarships & funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Program delivery
This course is also available in part-time study options.
More flexible ways to learn
We offer an equitable and inclusive approach to learning and teaching for all our students. Known as the Universal Design for Learning (UDL), our teaching approach has been recognised as sector leading. UDL means we offer a wide variety of support, facilities and technology to all students, including those with disabilities and specific learning differences.
Just one of the ways we do this is by using ‘DMU Replay’ – a technology providing all students with anytime access to audio and/or visual material of lectures. This means students can revise taught material in a way that suits them best, whether it's replaying a recording of a class or adapting written material shared in class using specialist software.
Tuition
2021/22 tuition fees
- UK students: £9,250 per year
- International students: £14,250 per year
- EU students: Check the website for more information
Continuing studies
Gain an honours degree in Global Arts Management in one year then go onto study Cultural Events Management MSc.
Career paths
Graduate careers
There are many career opportunities open to our graduates from arts organisations to the events and festivals industry to even working in film and TV. For example Evie Manuel is Managing Director of Full Circle Events, Saskia Collins is Artist Liaison Manager for Save the Children, Adele Robinson has won a coveted place on the graduate scheme with the prestigious Ambassador Theatre Group, Amisha Karia is Head of Collections and Paintings at Paintings in Hospitals, Charlene McManus is a Company Director for Debbie Allen Associates Management (who look after Sue Perkins and Bradley Walsh) and Dan Jones has set up his own successful company Festaxi, counting Festival Republic among his clients.
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De Montfort University
De Montfort University (DMU) in England welcome hundreds of European students every year for one of our 300 courses at foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate level. We have approx. 25,000 students studying in our 4 faculties; Business & Law; Health &...
Why study at De Montfort University
- Ranked 20th for Graduate Prospects (The Times & Sunday Times Good University Guide 2020)
- In the top 10% of institutions overall recognised by the Times Higher Education’s Impact Rankings 2020
- TEF Gold Award in the 2017 Teaching Excellence Framework – the only government-endorsed measure of teaching quality in higher education.
- Campus of the Future - DMU has invested £136m in transforming its campus, creating new green space in Leicester and using renewable energy technology. Four of the largest campus buildings generate renewable energy via more than 1,110 solar panels, and a wood biomass boiler cuts out the need to burn fossil fuels.
- 2030 Climate Action - More than 100 students and staff have taken part in carbon literacy training to understand how choices like transport, clothes, overseas travel and food impact the planet. DMU and the University of Leicester have teamed up with Leicester City Council to deliver the training in city schools. DMU has halved its carbon dioxide emissions since 2005.
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