Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2009-2010 (archived)
Module MUSI3191: ADMINISTRATION OF THE ARTS
Department: Music
MUSI3191: ADMINISTRATION OF THE ARTS
| Type | Open | Level | 3 | Credits | 20 | Availability | Available in 2009/10 | Module Cap | None. | Location | Durham |
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Prerequisites
- A-Level Music
Corequisites
- None.
Excluded Combination of Modules
- None.
Aims
- To provide an introduction to the theory and practice of administration in the performing arts, with a primary focus on the management skills required to run arts organisations in both the commercial and the subsidised sectors.
Content
- Students will study the theory and practice of the following: (1)The relationship between artist and government, in particular the role of the latter in regulating and subsidising artistic activities, both amateur and professional.
- (2) The development of arts administration as a key agency in the production and promotion of the arts.
- (3) The financial and managerial skills required of an arts administrator today in servicing the needs of arts organisations both big and small.
- (4) The role of the Arts Council, Regional Arts Boards, Local Authorities and business sponsorship in the promotion of the arts.
Learning Outcomes
Subject-specific Knowledge:
- Students will acquire a basic training in the following key areas of arts and administration.
- (i) financial budgeting and management.
- (ii) publicity and marketing.
- (iii) artistic planning and the staging of venue based events.
- (iv) the operational role of primary funding agencies.
- The acquisition of these arts and music-specific administrative skills will provide a foundation for further professional training in arts management, with the view to a possible career in this area.
Subject-specific Skills:
- Students will be able to demonstrate an awareness of the priniciples and practice of administration in the arts, including an ability to engage with the practicalities of planning and staging artistic events, taking into account appropriate artistic, legal and financial considerations.
Key Skills:
- Students will be able to demonstrate an awareness of the skills required in effective communication, teamwork, negotiation, organisation and decision-making.
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module
- The lectures provide the primary means of delivering the key concepts that theory and practice of arts administration.
- The tutorials provide an opportunity for interactive feedback on formative work and the discussion of context-specific issues.
- The fieldwork component allows students directly to engage with the promotion of arts events in a suitably critical and reflective manner.
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
| Activity | Number | Frequency | Duration | Total/Hours | |
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| Fieldwork | 2 | Term 1 | 3 hours | 6 | |
| Lectures | 19 | Weekly terms 1 & 2 | 1 hour | 19 | ■ |
| Tutorials | 5 | Two in terms 1& 2. One in term 3 | 1 hour | 5 | ■ |
| Preparation and Reading | 170 | ||||
| Total | 200 |
Summative Assessment
| Component: Critical assessment | Component Weighting: 30% | ||
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| Element | Length / duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
| Critical assessment | 2000 words | 100% | |
| Component: Project | Component Weighting: 70% | ||
| Element | Length / duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
| Project on aspects of arts management | 100% | ||
Formative Assessment:
2 written mini-projects (one in the first term, one in the second) on aspects of Arts Management
■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University