Estonian Academy of Music Name of the Department/Programme/Course: MA in Cultural Management/Course in Culture Policy Making: Levels of European, National and Municipal Policy-Making in the Arts
Duration: 2 years
CURRICULUM
Goals of the curriculum
The objective of the Cultural Management Master Programme is to educate professional managers of arts organisations with vision, entrepreneurs promoting Estonian cultural industry as well as administrators and decision-makers in the field of cultural policy who are fit to work in different arts fields, under free market economy conditions, with the cultural diversity of modern Estonia and within a cultural environment under global influences.
Requirements for graduation are: graduation thesis, exams, etc.
Compulsory courses
Cultural management special studies 40 credits
Introduction to Arts Management
Cultural Policy: European, national and municipal framework
Law and the Arts. Intellectual Property
Introduction to Culture Studies
Organisation visits
Management
Organisational Behaviour
Strategic and Business Planning
Human Resource Management
Project management
Volunteer Management
Multicultural Communication Skills
Work experience
Finance and marketing
Marketing the Arts
Fundraising and Sponsorship
Basics of Accounting
Audience Development
Media Relations
Economics in Arts Management
Leadership
Leadership theory
Leadership workshop
Thesis and support courses 30 credits
Thesis
Research Seminar
Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods
Electives 10 credits
English
German
Literature
Aesthetics
Semiotics
History of Art
History of Theatre
History of Music
Cultural Policy-Making: the levels of European, National and Municipal Policy-making in the Arts
Credits: 4
The first part of the course is dedicated to cultural policy making at the national and the municipal level: Students are introduced to:
The horizontal approach: The roles and relations of different shareholders (state, county, city, foundations) are discussed. The relevant legislation is touched upon: direct cultural legislation as well as the legislation that is not directly meant for arts but does affect cultural organisations. The State budget as one of the main tools affecting the culture landscape is discussed.
The vertical approach: why and how culture is supported, how to assess the results.
The second part of the course introduces different cultural policy models in Europe as well as to political agendas in the field of resource allocation to the arts. Another topic of discussion is the framework of policy-making at the European level, international networks and co-productions.
