MA Arts, Festival and Cultural Management at Queen Margaret University

The MA Arts, Festival and Cultural Management prepares graduates and current practitioners for management roles in arts and festival organisations, combining theory with industry-based learning in Edinburgh. It is taught on campus at QMU on Thursdays and Fridays, full time or part time, with around 20 to 25 students a year.

Faculty: School of Arts, Social Sciences and Management  |  Department: MCPA (Arts, Culture and the Creative Industries)  |  Duration: 1 year full time (18 months full time with January start) or 2-7 years part time  |  Intake: September 2027, January 2028  |  Study mode: full-time / part-time  |  Location: Musselburgh (Edinburgh), Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Six 20-credit modules: Strategy and Sustainability within Cultural Organisations, Contemporary Debates in Cultural Policy, Designing Qualitative Research, Fundraising, Finance and Development, Managing Relationships in the Arts and Cultural Sector, and The Principles of Producing Cultural Projects, plus a 60-credit dissertation project. Awards are the MA (180 credits), PgDip (120) or PgCert (60).

Career pathways

Management roles in theatres, performing arts organisations, galleries, local government, cultural agencies and festivals in the UK and internationally, including producing, fundraising, marketing, programming and audience development.

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