This course combines a thorough grounding in cultural policy and theory with practical management skills. With the creative economy continuing to out-perform other sectors in the UK and overseas, this course is ideal if you are: a cultural manager seeking a further qualification; a graduate from any area wanting to develop professional and vocational skills at postgraduate level; working in a different sector and seeking to change your career path to cultural management. Our experienced staff offer guided support to our small cohort of students, many of who progress to PhD study after excelling on our research methods and dissertation modules. Previous graduates have gone on to work in areas such as • museum curating • arts centre management • Arts Council England • gallery marketing • museum education • EU policy making • community arts project management • freelance events management • public art • theatre marketing and promotion • festival organisation.