Managing Cultural Projects

Module description

This module will give students an introduction to managing a wide range of cultural projects. It will expose students to concept development, marketing, fundraising and logistics specific to different cultural industries. Students will use the module to develop their own cultural project, applying ideas from the lecture topics directly to their concept. The 'Cultural Project' will then be submitted for assessment.

Assessment details

Assessment 1: 500-word Cultural Project Proposal (20%)

and

Assessment 2: 2,500-word Cultural Project Strategic Plan (80%)

Educational aims & objectives

This module aims to:

• Develop students' understanding of key issues in cultural management across a number of cultural sectors;
• Introduce students to key processes in project management in the cultural and creative industries;
• Equip students with key skills including concept development, budget management and other key principles of good project management;
• Prepare students to tackle challenges in the sector across a wide range of circumstances from working inside organisations, to developing freelance projects.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this module, students will be able to demonstrate their ability to:

• Understand the complexity of project management in the cultural sector;
• Recognise and understand key challenges, and mechanisms to overcome them whilst managing cultural projects;
• Evaluate and analyse what defines the successful implementation of cultural projects;
• Develop critical, conceptual and practical skills necessary for managing cultural projects.

Teaching pattern

Ten one-hour lectures and ten one-hour seminars

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