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MA Arts Administration & Cultural Policy: Music Pathway
at Goldsmiths University of London

London, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 20,250
Country Rank-
Duration12 Months
Score IELTS: 6.5

Program Overview

Although professional management practice is a major element of the programme, the 'creative arts event' is the starting point for all teaching.

A music pathway has been added to the MA Arts Administration and Cultural Policy, which is run by the Institute for Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship at Goldsmiths.

Instead of specialist theatre modules, you take one 30 credit module from the MA Music programme, and your dissertation/placement/business-plan will be directed towards musical organisations.

The MA introduces the key issues that concern the management of culture and in particular those within the performing arts.

Through both analysis of contemporary and recent practice, and practical work in a range of areas, you will develop a critical approach to the discipline.

Course Content
There are many ways of doing this degree part-time. We recommend having a conversation with the programme convenor about how to proceed, and to determine time commitments.

Please see the MA Arts Administration & Cultural Policy term breakdown for full-time and part-time modules.

Modules within ICCE

Module title
- Cultural Policy and Practice
- Introduction to Audience Development
- Introduction to Fundraising
- Seminar Series & Guest Speakers
- Management and Professional Practice 1: Work Placement
- Management and Professional Practice 2: Business Planning for Arts Organisations
- MA Arts Administration & Cultural Policy: Dissertation
Music Pathway option modules

It is advisable that you have studied a degree in Music, and covered some music theory prior to studying these modules.

Most ICCE students take the Music Management module listed below.

The modules currently available include:

Module title
- Contemporary Ethnomusicology
- Critical Musicology and Popular Music
- Material, Form and Structure
- New Directions in Popular Music Research
- Philosophies of Music
- Popular Music: Listening, Analysis and Interpretation
- Music Management
- Sound Agendas
- Sources and Resources in the Digital Age
- Soviet and Post-Soviet Music and Politics
- Strategies for Performance
- Working with Original Musical Documents
- Philosophies of Music
Entry Requirement
You should have (or expect to be awarded) an undergraduate degree of at least upper second class standard in a subject concerned with arts and culture or another relevant/related subject.

You might also be considered for some programmes if you aren’t a graduate or your degree is in an unrelated field, but have relevant experience and can show that you have the ability to work at postgraduate level.

Students who have completed up to 90 credits (not including final 60-credit projects or dissertations) of a comparable degree at another university can apply for recognition of prior learning status as part of their application for a place on the programme, where such credits are carried forward into your study at Goldsmiths.

International qualifications
We accept a wide range of international qualifications. Find out more about the qualifications we accept from around the world.

If English isn’t your first language, you will need an IELTS score (or equivalent English language qualification) of 6.5 with a 6.5 in writing and no element lower than 6.0 to study this programme. If you need assistance with your English language, we offer a range of courses that can help prepare you for postgraduate-level study.
Fees & Scholarships
Annual tuition fees
These are the fees for students starting their programme in the 2022/2023 academic year.
- Home - full-time: £11200
- International - full-time: £20250
If your fees are not listed here, please check our postgraduate fees guidance or contact the Fees Office, who can also advise you about how to pay your fees.

It’s not currently possible for international students to study part-time if you require a Student Visa, however this is currently being reviewed and will be confirmed in the new year. Please read our visa guidance in the interim for more information. If you think you might be eligible to study part-time while being on another visa type, please contact our Admissions Team for more information.
Career Prospect
This pathway allows you to pursue your interests in music, acting as a supplementary course to the main body of the Arts Administration programme.

Graduates typically go on to careers in the following areas:
- Cultural policy: researching, developing, writing, analysing and evaluating policy for government agencies at national, regional and local level and for ‘think tanks’ concerned with culture and society
- Management in building-based and touring theatre, festivals, dance, music, and visual arts organisations
- Arts education, arts regeneration and arts for social and community purposes, all of which may be music-based
- Audience development, fundraising, programming and planning
- Independent producing in music, theatre, or gallery-based organisations

Cost Of Studying At Goldsmiths University of London

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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MA Arts Administration & Cultural Policy: Music Pathway at Goldsmiths University of London