PgCert Arts Management at Queen Margaret University

The PgCert in Arts Management is a 60-credit postgraduate certificate for professionals working in arts and cultural organisations, and for graduates with a relevant degree who want to move into arts management. It is delivered on campus at QMU, full time or part time, with some industry-based learning, and counts as credit towards the MA Arts, Festival and Cultural Management.

Faculty: School of Arts, Social Sciences and Management  |  Department: MCPA  |  Duration: 1 semester full time or up to 2 years part time (60 credits, SCQF level 11)  |  Intake: September 2027; January 2028  |  Study mode: full-time / part-time  |  Location: Musselburgh (Edinburgh), Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Three 20-credit block-taught modules: Strategy and Sustainability within Cultural Organisations; Fundraising, Finance and Development; and Managing Relationships in the Arts and Cultural Sector, which includes the industry-based learning element. Teaching is by lectures, seminars, tutorials, case studies and projects, assessed by essays, reports, exams and presentations.

Career pathways

Management positions across cultural organisations and festivals, including producing, fundraising, marketing, programming and audience development. Graduates have worked in theatres, performing arts organisations, galleries, local government, cultural agencies and festivals in the UK, Europe and internationally.

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