MA Arts Management and Creative Producing

at University College Cork

This Arts Management & Creative Producing MA is a full-time programme running for 12 months or a part-time programme running for 24 months.
 

The emphasis is on learning through a combination of professional practice in collaboration with the Cork Opera House as well as more traditional learning in a classroom setting. Students take core modules on arts management and creative producing together with an end-of-year arts placement. As a final project, and with mentorship and guidance from the teaching team, students can tailor their own professional programme of work either on an online platform or in live presentation (depending on prevailing conditions) in collaboration with Cork Opera House.
 

Modules (90 credits total)

Part I (45 credits)

• DR6043 Creative Producing & Curating - Portfolio Development (10 credits)

• DR6045 Artistic Leadership and Strategies in Artistic Leadership (5 credits)

• DR6049 Creative Producing and Curating (Part I) (10 credits)

• DR6051 Dialogues on Culture (5 credits)

• DR6052 Arts Project Management (5 credits)

• MG4036 Strategic Management (5 credits)

• MG4048 Digital Marketing (5 credits)
   

Part II (45 credits)

• DR6047 Arts Placement (5 credits)

• DR6048 Final Project: Arts Management & Creative Producing (40 credits)
   

Part-time option: the part-time option is taken over two years. In Year 1 part-time students must take a minimum of 25 credits of taught modules. In Year 2 part-time students take a minimum of 60 credits. For part-time students, the 40-credit Final Project dissertation module (DR6048) is only available in Year 2. 

Applicants will normally have a minimum Second Class Honours Grade II in a primary honours degree (NFQ, Level 8) in the humanities or business and demonstrate an interest in working in the arts. 
 

Examples of demonstrated interest include membership of youth arts groups; previous involvement in art projects either at school, university, or in the community; previous internships/placements, volunteering, or full/part-time work in arts-related organisations. Applicants with significant professional-level experience in the arts will also be considered under Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).
 

In addressing the criteria, applicants will be required to answer supplementary questions in addition to the standard questions on the online Postgraduate Studies Application form for Taught masters programmes.
 

Applicants will be required to attend an interview (in person or via Skype in the case of students living at a distance) with staff from the Department of Theatre (UCC) and Cork Opera House.
 

Minimum Requirements and Accepted English Language Tests & Examinations

The minimum English language entry requirements for admission onto a postgraduate programme at UCC are outlined below. These requirements are for postgraduate applicants whose first language is not English. If Gaeilge (Irish) is your first language these requirements do not apply to you.
 

There are a small number of programmes with a higher minimum English language entry requirement and we list these below under Programmes with a Higher Minimum English Language Requirement.

IELTS*    

• 6.5 Overall

• 6.0 Individual Skills (academic version)
   

TOEFL iBT    
 

• 90 Overall

• Listening 20

• Reading 19

• Speaking 21

• Writing 20

The EU fee for this course is €7,130; €4,130 (Year 1 part-time); €4,130 (Year 2 part-time).
 

The Non-EU fee for this course is €18,400.

On completion of the programme students can avail themselves of a wide range of opportunities in the cultural sector and across the creative industries, including:
 

• Performing arts management (managing arts venues and organisations);

• Independent event producing and curating (theatre, performance, dance, and other arts events, festivals, exhibitions, etc.);

• Audience engagement, fundraising, marketing, and PR;

• Working in national/international government funding agencies and other cultural agencies);

• And creative project management in corporate and creative industries.