MA Cultural Policy & Arts Management
The MA Cultural Policy and Arts Management at University College Dublin is aimed at graduate students and experienced cultural sector practitioners seeking the skills to be effective managers and leaders in the arts and heritage fields.
Quick Facts
| Duration | 1 year full-time |
| Start Date | September |
| Tuition Fee | €22,600 per year full-time (The fees are subject to change) |
| Location | Dublin, Ireland |
The critical and practical content of the Cultural Policy and Arts Management programme at University College Dublin challenges students to analyse the conceptual frameworks and cultural contexts that generate cultural policies, while acquiring the skills to be effective leaders and managers in the cultural field. The competencies acquired provide graduates with an excellent multi-disciplinary qualification that is highly regarded among sectoral employers, in Ireland and internationally.
Courses include:
- Business (Management)
- Research Methods/Seminar
- Dissertation
- Cultural Policy
- Business (Strategic Plan)
- Work Experience
- Cultural Policy: Comparative Issues
- Cultural Policy: Ireland
- Finance
- Arts Marketing to Engagement
- Law of Cultural Policy &Arts Management
Testimonial
“IComing from a background in Chinese and economics, the MA provided me with the right mix of theoretical and practical skills to become a credible candidate entering the arts and cultural sector. Its structure appealed to me as it provided ample opportunities to network with industry professionals. Students of the MA come from a variety of backgrounds, which enhances the learning experience and makes for a very interesting and challenging year. Before I submitted my thesis, I secured a managerial role in one of Dublin’s most vibrant cultural institutions, the founders of which I was introduced to when they guest lectured on the course. For me, the MA was both a wise choice and a launch pad for my career.“
Muireann O’Sullivan, Operations Manager at The Little Museum of Dublin, MA 2018
Career Opportunities
The programme’s emphasis on vocational skills, practitioner input, and networking (through work placements), provides those coming from arts and humanities backgrounds with the kind of transferable business skills that will enhance their employability.
Graduates will have the capacity to negotiate, research and think strategically about policy issues, and to apply practical management skills (acquired primarily through modules in marketing, management, finance, law and strategic planning), in running arts or heritage organisations on both a strategic and day-to-day basis.
Why study with us?
UCD is consistently ranked in the top 1% of higher education institutions worldwide. In the 2022 QS World University Rankings, UCD was again named as one of the best universities globally, and was placed 173rd in the world.
UCD is the most international and diverse university in Ireland with 8,500 international students from 130 different countries. Our network of 288,000 successful and influential alumni can be found in 169 different countries around the world.
The UCD campus is one of the largest urban campuses in Europe and is situated just 5 kilometres from Ireland’s capital city of Dublin. Our students enjoy world-class teaching and learning facilities, modern and comfortable student accommodation, state-of-the art sports and fitness amenities, an Olympic sized swimming pool, a cinema, cafes and student centre all on our beautiful, nature-filled campus.