BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ARTS MANAGEMENT GENERAL INFORMATION The aim of the School of Arts Management and Humanities is to prepare students for professional careers in education and arts management in collaboration with the Schools of Visual Arts, Dance, Drama and Music and the Arts Management Department. The School is responsible for the delivery of the Bachelor of Arts in Arts Management, joint delivery of education foundation and professional studies courses as well as the delivery of the College’s Core Courses. The durations of the degree and diploma courses are as follows: • Bachelor of Arts in Arts Management – Four(4) years • Associate of Arts in Arts Management – Two (2) years Students are challenged and supported at the same time, to excel in the extremely demanding and incredibly rewarding careers as teachers and arts administrators and managers. To qualify for the BA Arts Management degree students must successfully complete 123 Credits for over four (4) years.
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Philosophical Statement The programme aims to provide training for persons who wish to work in the area of arts management or administration and for persons already involved in the management and administration of arts and culture organizations. The aim is to offer a distinctive combination of theory, studio and project based courses as well as hands on experience. The Philosophy of the BA Arts Management programme is to create an environment that places the students’ academic development within a cultural, social, religious, ethical and artistic context facilitating synergy with creative industry stakeholders both formal and informal to steer programme quality and maintain relevance The programme also aims to build a reserve of trained arts managers and administrators with the vision, foresight and creativity to move the arts forward in Jamaica and the Caribbean.