Cultural Events Management MSc

UKPASS code: N82071

Duration:  One year full-time, two years part-time

Location: Clephan Building

Start date: September 2012

You should have the equivalent of a UK bachelor’s degree (2:1 minimum). We encourage and welcome applications from applicants with a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives and all non-standard applications will be considered.

Applicants whose first language is not English should also have gained an IELTS score of 6.5 or equivalent.

You will receive one-to-one tutorial support, participate in lively workshops, seminars, lectures and have the opportunity to research individual festivals and events. The course also provides encounters with a wide range of professionals in the events field including those working for specific festivals/events, local authorities, industry organisations and practitioners (e.g. from the security, and health and safety fields), and international academics through our leading membership of the European Festivals Research project.

Designed to combine academic study with the practice of organising specific events, the course will, through the various guest lectures and study workshops, work in collaboration with partners nationally and internationally.

It offers extensive links with important initiatives and opportunities to develop a clear critique on what constitutes a ‘successful’ event, in which sustainability and legacy are as vital to the organisers as short-term impacts.

DMU is linked to festivals and events across Europe through its membership of the European Festivals Research Project. It is also linked to the annual Leicester Comedy Festival, which started as a DMU student project in 1993. The Cultural Events Management staff run our own Cultural Exchanges festival and the team are involved in research on festivals from music festivals such as Latitude and Summer Sundae Weekender to the comedy festival and carnivals and melas, and project management which creates opportunities for your own research projects and work placements.

One major feature of the MSc is that staff offer modules within their research specialisations, giving you the opportunity to be at the cutting edge of new discoveries and developments within fields of, for example arts and cultural events (e.g. music festivals), strategic planning, use of public space, communicating with/through media and advertising. Staff on the degree have recently completed a major piece of research funded by the EPSRC to explore how to promote issues of sustainability with and through festivals (see faceyourelephant.org).

“The MA has strengthened my professional and academic development across a wide range of cultural activities and has stimulated fresh thinking about cultural management skills and my future contribution to the cultural sector. The unique programme offers a supportive environment which fosters creativity and has helped me to develop confidence, forge networks and the knowledge to create opportunities within the cultural events field.”

Katie Flaherty, current student

“The course has provided me with some exciting opportunities to volunteer at a range of cultural events including music festivals, which has enabled me to put some of the learnt theory into practice. I feel that the course has expanded my horizons and scope for future professional and career development within cultural events.”

Anna Borley, current part-time student

Within the UK alone it is estimated that there may be up to 25,000 festivals and events with a strong cultural dimension. When one adds to that the increasing number of commercial events, it is clear that there is a substantial market for our graduates in the UK and globally.

Many people employed in the festivals sector travel from one festival to another on three–four month contracts. Over and above that, there are of course major sporting events such as the Olympics, or the commercial expos which all provide employment opportunities.

Fees and funding options for 2013/14 entry are still under review and are subject to change.

Full-time
UK/EU
Postgraduate courses fees	£4,200
Students Equivalent or Lower Qualification Status*	£5,000
International
Postgraduate courses fees	£11,700
Part-time
Postgraduate courses fees (per year)	£2150
Students Equivalent or Lower Qualification Status* (per year)	£2500
Continuation UK/EU Fee**	£150
Continuation International Fee**	£5000

For more information please take a look at our Funding|| section.

* ELQ Student definition - If you are a Home or EU status student and you already have a qualification at or above the level of the programme you wish to study from any country you will be considered as an Equivalent or Lower Qualification (ELQ) student. In 2008 the UK Government decided to stop funding universities for student in this situation and therefore the following fees will apply £5,000. Students from outside the EU are not affected by the policy.

** A fee that is charged on a periodic basis where Postgraduate or Research students need to extend their registration to complete the course.

 

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The Clephan Building, home to humanities courses, houses generous teaching accommodation equipped with the latest audio-visual equipment, the Student Advice Centre, Academic Guidance Centre and resources rooms with specialist facilities needed to excel. Our dedicated computer centre includes a state-of-the-art media lab with Apple Intel Mac Pro computers, cinema screens and all the latest creative software applications with full technical support. There are computing classrooms and an additional suite of computer workstations which can be pre-booked. Our computer centre reflects both our commitment to providing access to information technology and our determination to develop innovative teaching methods and web-based learning resources.

Home and EU students

You can apply online for free with UKPASS|

International Students

You can apply online for free with UKPASS|. You will need to attach qualification transcripts, references and evidence of English language with your UKPASS application. If these documents are not attached to your original application, this will delay the process of your application.

You can also apply to De Montfort University directly, and free of charge, by using the International Application Form|

The following link will, allow you to add this course to your application list on the UKPASS Website. Apply to study Cultural Events Management via UKPASS|