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MA
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1 year full-time;
2 years part-time (Home/EU)
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2 October 2023
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University of Warwick
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Our longest established course, the MA in International Cultural Policy and Management examines the relationship between culture and policy, looking at its growing importance at local, national and international levels. Investigating current issues with expert guidance at Warwick's Centre for Cultural and Media Policy Studies will enhance your professional and managerial skills for this growing field.
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This course invites you to engage with the growing importance of culture, and of policymaking in the field of culture, in a range of contexts worldwide. You will engage with the practical realities of cultural and managerial practice and critically reflect on the real-world examples you encounter. You will examine what culture is and how it can be and is used by national, international, and local governments to benefit states and support and regulate the arts, as well as to express power and control.
Investigating current issues, themes and developments such as cultural diplomacy and cultural democracy will expand your knowledge but also improve your ability to research. Your practical skills and theoretical knowledge in the realm of culture, policy, and management will enhance your CV, and you will be able to apply them in a multitude of workplace contexts in the cultural sector, in government, or as a freelancer. On completion, you will be ready for the world of work, research, or higher study.
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Learning alongside others from different cultures and with experiences in different cultural sectors, you will study the principles of cultural policy in theory and in practice. This will be illustrated with examples from all around the world, through reading materials, case studies, and your own chosen focus on sector, artform, and country.
You are able to select from a whole suite of optional modules, and work alongside students from all of our courses, to specialise in the topics that suit your interests and aspirations. You can hone these towards the world of work, and if you choose, can practice your management skills and sharpen your knowledge on a placement with a cultural organisation. All of this can be synthesised in a research project of your choice.
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There are between 20 to 30 students on each of the four taught Master's courses.
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Typical contact hours range between 6 to 10 hours each week for core teaching – this excludes additional tutorials, workshops, and research seminars.
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- All coursework
- Written assignments come in a variety of forms: essays, case studies, evaluations, reports, proposals, portfolios and business plans
- Group presentations and tasks, team building exercises, and creative and practical projects
- A major project (written dissertation of 10,000 words) on a research topic of your choice
Additional course costs
For all MA courses, the cost of field trips or off-campus assignments are estimated to cost between £100-£200, although this will depend on which option module has been chosen or the nature of a project or placement undertaken for an applied management module.
Reading lists
Most departments have reading lists available through Warwick Library. Explore our Warwick Library web pages.Link opens in a new window
Your timetable
Your personalised timetable will be complete when you are registered for all modules, compulsory and optional, and you have been allocated to your lectures, seminars and other small group classes. Your compulsory modules will be registered for you and you will be able to choose your optional modules when you join us.
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2:i undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in a related subject.
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- Band B
- IELTS overall score of 7.0, minimum component scores of two at 6.0/6.5 and the rest at 7.0 or above.
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There are no additional entry requirements for this course. However, we may ask applicants to write a short essay, attend an interview or respond to a set of questions.
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Cultural Theory
The module will examine the historical development of the concepts and ideas that underpin the practices of the arts, culture and the creative and media industries and the ways in which these have contributed to shaping cultural policies in contemporary societies. By considering a broad range of writings, the course will examine ideas from the Renaissance, the European Enlightenment and the emergence of modernity that have proven influential in the process of institutionalizing state provision for culture and the arts that took place from the second half of the 18th century. Contemporary thinking and writing around the place of the arts and cultural industries in the world will also be explored.
International Cultural Policy
What is the relationship between Government, the subsidised cultural sector and the creative industries? What is the role of cultural policy with regard to creative, economic and social imperatives?
Through the consideration of a range of contemporary cultural policy issues, you will debate the function and limitations of cultural policy, specifically in the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. You will also have the opportunity to examine the industrial framework within which cultural artefacts are produced, distributed and consumed. From examining the interaction between arts and business, and between the state and the cultural industries, to using a variety of methods to evaluate cultural policy in different contexts, you will broaden your understanding of the cultural policy landscape and develop valuable research skills.
Placement and Case Study
The module has two parts to it and involves a period of residency in a cultural organisation in either the UK, or elsewhere in Europe or beyond. The first part of the module is entirely project based, and the second requires the production of an organisational case study. Assessment of the module is based on the organisational study alone. The placement is critical to being able to produce an insightful case study, but also has value in its own right in developing practical skills and understanding, making contacts and growing personal professional networks, helping identify and refine ideas about future career direction.
Research Design
This module aims to prepare you for your Major Project, which is a substantial piece of independent research on a topic of your choice. The module will equip you with a broad understanding of relevant research methods from which to select an appropriate approach for your own project. It will introduce you to ethical dimensions of research. It will equip you to write an effective proposal (including research questions, rationale, explanation and justification of research methods, identifying relevant literature and data sources).
By the end of the module, you should be ready to submit your proposal and be equipped with a broad understanding of research methods in the cultural, creative and media industries field.
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Major Project
The Centre for Cultural and Media Policy Studies is an interdisciplinary centre for teaching and research in the fields of cultural and media policy and the creative industries. The commitment to interdisciplinarity is reflected in our Major Projects, where you will be encouraged to draw on approaches from across the humanities and social sciences in producing your work. Successful projects can emerge from creative engagement with scholarly debates, from the design and analysis of original empirical work, or from some combination of these. This openness of approach is also reflected in how Major Project research can be represented.
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- Developing Audiences for Cultural Organisations
- Media, Policy and Markets
- Marketing and Markets
- Cultural Entrepreneurship
- Managing Creativity for Sustainable Development
All students will take one optional module. There are four core modules, which also includes a course-specific applied management module. The bespoke applied management module for this MA is ‘Placement and Case Study’ (with an option for those not wanting to undertake a placement). This module gives you the opportunity to research and/or apply your learning in practice- or industry-related contexts.
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