Modules

**First year**

Block 1: Cultural Events Design
Block 2: Running and Promoting a Venue
Block 3: Cultural Leadership
Block 4: The Creative Arts Manager: Policy and Practice

**Second year**

Block 1: Programming and Planning Festival
Block 2: Audiences and Communities Project
Block 3: Select one from the list below:
International Research Visit
Digital Arts Management and Enterprise 1: Conceptualisation
Block 4: Research Methods: Dissertation and Placement

**Third year**

Block 1: Select one from the list below:
Dissertation
Creative Enterprise and Placement
Block 2: Arts Management Studio
Block 3: Music Industry Management
Block 4: Select one from the list below:
Events and Festivals Management
Digital Arts Management and Enterprise 2: Applications

Assessment methods

We want to ensure you have the best learning experience possible and a supportive and nurturing learning community. That’s why we’re introducing a new block model for delivering the majority of our courses, known as Education 2030. This means a more simplified timetable where you will study one subject at a time instead of several at once. You will have more time to engage with your learning and get to know the teaching team and coursemates. You will receive faster feedback through more regular assessment and have a better study-life balance to enjoy other important aspects of university life.

**Structure**
In the first year you will be introduced to cultural theory and policy, designing cultural events, managing people and teams, personal management, marketing (including running and promoting a festival venue as part of Leicester Comedy Festival), finance, leadership skills and academic research. The Running and Promoting a Festival module will provide you with practical experience with a professional arts organisation. In the second year the focus is on deepening your understanding of political and economic factors in the development of cultural products and services at national, regional and local levels. You can choose to focus on digital arts management to develop your knowledge of policy and trends in the production and engagement with digital arts and festivals. You will also begin preparation for your third year placement or dissertation and take part in a research trip to a major European city through DMU Global. In your third year you will complete a dissertation or placement, with a focus on developing your entrepreneurial skills. You will also undertake more specialist studies including Arts Management Studio and Music Industry Management, as well as plan and run our Cultural eXchanges festival or deliver your own large-scale event. If you choose to specialise in digital arts management, you will apply the strategic thinking gained in your second year to develop a digital business.

You will be taught through a variety of methods including lectures, talks by visiting lecturers from the creative and cultural industries, seminars, workshops, tutorials and self directed study. Practical modules are also delivered via workshops in our dedicated events office and the venues where the events are taking place. Assessment is tailored to each module and is predominantly coursework including essays, reports, critiques, business plans, finance exercises, case study analysis, group work, presentations and an optional dissertation.

**Contact hours**
In your first year, you will normally attend around 8 hours of timetabled taught sessions (lectures and tutorials) each week, and we expect you to undertake at least 20 further hours of independent study to complete project work and research.

Tuition fees

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