MBA Arts Management

Study for an MBA in Arts Management

Wales Millenium Stadium If you are considering a career in arts management Trinity University College’s MBA is provides the ideal progamme to help you achieve your ambition. It is offered part time or full time, and provides a wealth of networking oppportunities in the sector including work placements.

Am I eligible to apply?

You will be eligible for entry if you have a good first degree or equivalent qualification, or if you have the experience and skills to equip you for higher level study.An arts-based first degree is preferable but not essential, but you must have a strong interest in working in the arts.

What will I study?

The MBA will explore today’s arts and culture issues in depth, and develop the management skills to strengthen your performance within the wider context of arts management issues in Wales, the UK and beyond.

The course is divided into four main elements:

Arts modules exploring arts funding, client management and the creative industries
Management modules: finance, human resources, marketing, and strategy, using arts-based case studies.
Research and project work preparing you for a Dissertation or Major Project.
Work placements for all students, whether full or part-time, in an arts environment.

How and where will I learn?

Weekly attendance at Trinity University College includes lectures, seminars and group work. You can arrange your own study schedule, keeping in touch with tutors and students via email. Assignments can be tailored to your own context, but they will be designed to broaden your experiences by applying new concepts and techniques.

How much study time will I need?

Each 10 credit module equates to approximately 100 hours of study, including lectures, seminars, reading, and preparing assignments. Overall, the course will take two to three years part time for the full MBA, or up to two academic years for the full time MBA.

Who will support me?

You will always have a contact name and number to refer to, and will also be able to network with fellow students to discuss common issues, and support each other.

How much will it cost me?

You can pay in modular instalments, spreading the financial cost across the lifetime of your course.

Tuition Fees

International Students - Fees

Fees are reviewed annually

Will the course offer me the flexibility I need?

Flexibility is designed into the course to help you achieve your goals whilst meeting your work and life commitments. You also have the option to exit the course at three points, gaining a qualification for the study you have completed:

Postgraduate Certificate (6 modules, 60 credits)
Postgraduate Diploma (12 modules, 120 credits)
In addition, completing the 60 credit Dissertation will give you a full MBA, totalling 180 credits.

Why Trinity?

Our staff is committed to effective partnership working in the Arts and have wideranging
teaching and research experience
The MBA Arts Management is the only one of its kind in the UK
We offer bilingual delivery where possible
The MBA is supported by Arts organisations and professionals from all fields
An MBA increases the range of potential career choices available to Arts professionals
MBAs are increasingly sought after in public sector organisations under government pressure for improved performance at reduced costs
MBAs contribute to the success of all businesses, particularly as they scramble for niche markets in an increasingly globalised marketplace
An MBA increases the self-confidence and personal effectiveness of the manager

Programme Specification

Educational Aims

The main educational aims of the programme are:

to enhance lifelong learning skills and personal development to enable students to work with self direction, originality and to contribute to business and society at large;
to enable students to undertake advanced study of organisations, their management and the changing external context in which they operate;
to develop students’ ability to apply knowledge and understanding of business and management to complex issues, both systematically and creatively, to improve business and management practices;
to enhance students’ transferable skills of research, interpretation, critical evaluation and their ability to turn theory into practice;
to develop students’ intellectual skills, including critical reasoning, analysis, creativity and reflection;
to prepare students for a career or career development in business and management by developing professional skills;
to prepare students for research or further study in the field of business and management;
to develop master's level knowledge and skills in business and management subjects to enhance students’ employability and the utility of their first discipline;
to provide students with an integrated and critically aware understanding of Arts Management, and assist them in becoming effective Arts Managers;
to provide students with a firm academic foundation in Arts Management as it has developed in Wales and the United Kingdom;
to enable students to undertake advanced study of arts organisations, their management and the changing external context in which they operate;
to develop students’ to ability to apply knowledge and understanding of business and management in the arts to complex issues, both systematically and creatively, to improve business and management practice.

Programme Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Relevant knowledge and understanding of organisations, their diversity and the external context in which they operate and how they are managed.
The processes, procedures and practices for effective leadership and management of organisations.
Managing and responding to change and consideration of the future of organisations and the external contexts in which they operate.
Interconnections and interrelationships between management functions, decision making and the external context.
The functions, cultures, purposes, structures and behaviour of organisations.
The external environment and its effects at local, national and international levels upon the strategy, behaviour, management and sustainability of organisations.
The management of contemporary issues relevant to both internal and external contexts.
The critical application of models, frameworks, theories and techniques to the advancement of management practices.
Relevant knowledge and understanding of arts organisations, the external context in which they operate and how they are managed.
Critical awareness of key themes, debates, and methods relevant to the discipline and, where appropriate, related disciplines.
An appropriate knowledge of Arts Management and its social and cultural expressions.
Critical comprehension of cross-disciplinary issues relating to Arts Management.

Cognitive Skills

Being able to think critically and be creative: manage the creative processes in self and others; organise thoughts, analyse, synthesise and critically appraise. This includes the capability to identify assumptions, evaluate statements in terms of evidence, detect false logic or reasoning, identify implicit values, define terms adequately and generalise appropriately.
Being able to solve complex problems and make decisions: establish criteria, using appropriate decision-making techniques including identifying, formulating and solving business problems; and the ability to create, identify and evaluate options; the ability to implement and review decisions.
The ability to conduct research into business and management issues either individually or as part of a team through research design, data collection, analysis, synthesis and reporting.
Using information and knowledge effectively: scanning and organising data, synthesising and analysing in order to abstract meaning from information and to share knowledge, gained from critical analysis of research.

Practical Skills

Effective performance within team environments and the ability to recognise and utilise individuals' contributions in group processes and to negotiate and persuade or influence others; team selection, delegation, development and management.
Leadership and performance management: selecting appropriate leadership style for different situations; setting targets, motivating, monitoring performance, coaching and mentoring.
Ability to recognise and address ethical dilemmas and corporate social responsibility issues, applying ethical and organisational values to situations and choices.

Transferable Skills

Numeracy and quantitative skills including the development and use of relevant business models.
Effective use of Communication and Information Technology.
Effective two-way communication: listening, effective oral and written communication of complex ideas and arguments, using a range of media, including the preparation of business reports.
High personal effectiveness: critical self-awareness, self-reflection and self management; time management; sensitivity to diversity in people and different situations and the ability to continue to learn through reflection on practice and experience.

How can I find out more?

In the first instance, please contact the MBA Administrator

01267 676863 or 676767
mbaenquiries@trinitysaintdavid.ac.uk

Picture Credits: Wales Millennium Centre, Andrew Jeffery; Tate Modern, Tate Photography

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