Students enrolled in the combined degree program are required to select either the Critical Studies or Production track in Media Study before starting the Arts Leadership and Cultural Management degree.

Studio Art students gain hands-on expertise in contemporary art-making and photography, while developing critical skills to present, analyze and contextualize their work. The Arts Leadership and Cultural Management degree complements this training with leadership, policy and organizational skills.

Core theatre courses cover acting, theatre history and design, while the Arts Leadership and Cultural Management degree component develops skills in leadership, policy analysis and problem-solving, preparing graduates to thrive as both creative practitioners and administrators.

The BA/MA degree with music links critical artistic and management inquiry to create a dynamic investigation of music, its production and music environments. The positioning of students between management and artistic practice/discourse creates a new perspective and divergent set of skills designed to give students the versatility to enter and then grow in the field, as either an artist, a manager or an artist/manager.

Our faculty are nationally recognized researchers and award-winning teachers. Their expertise spans:

• Creative and institutional practices
• Cultural policy, management and politics
• Culturally sustainable entrepreneurship
• Intersections between law and the arts.