Get work-ready
Develop your skills in innovation and leadership through practical experience in the arts and cultural sector. You’ll be taught by staff with wide-reaching, practical experience in management and leadership across the industry. You’ll also have the opportunity to engage with a range of industry representatives, be exposed to the work of cutting-edge thinkers, and integrate your work and learning through an industry project or internship.
Postgraduate
Postgraduate (further study)
A postgraduate qualification can be undertaken by students who have already completed an undergraduate degree or possess significant, demonstrable work experience. Postgraduate courses include graduate certificates, graduate diplomas, masters and PhDs, as well as specialist programs for industry professionals.
Career opportunities
Many of our graduates have gone on to work in high-profile organisations including the Australian Ballet, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Museum Victoria, National Gallery of Victoria and Opera Australia. Graduates can find management roles across a range of arts and cultural sectors such as:
- art galleries and museums
- arts marketing
- community arts and cultural development
- dance, theatre and opera companies
- festivals and events
- local, state or federal arts and cultural departments
- multimedia and publishing.
Deakin staff offer innovative and engaging teaching, that draws on actual industries and workplaces.
Anne Kershaw
Lecturer, Arts and Cultural Management
Top rating for our Arts and Cultural Management program
Our arts and cultural management (ACM) research program recently received the highest possible rating in the Australian Research Council's (ARC) Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA 2018) report.
Helping arts organisations engage with diverse audiences
Our research is helping arts organisations to attract new and diverse audiences. Rather than focusing on audience development our work considers the impact of organisational practice on audiences. It identifies the changes needed within organisations if they are to shift the social profile of their audiences.
Accreditation
Deakin has been awarded the following prestigious accreditations:
- Deakin Business School (DBS) is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Only five per cent of business programs worldwide are AACSB accredited and DBS is one of only three business schools in Victoria to achieve this recognition.
- DBS has been awarded EQUIS accreditation through the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD). This global best-practice recognition places Deakin Business School in the top 1 per cent of business schools worldwide.
Catherine French on arts management at Deakin
Catherine French, Marketing and Communications Coordinator at Polyglot Theatre, talks about Deakin's arts management course and the role it played in contributing to her career progression.
Research with us
If you're ready to specialise in the arts management field, a higher degree by research could be for you. Research often leads to an academic career, but you'll find it's highly useful in any workplace. By doing research within our Department of Management, you can take on anything from branding and retailing through to innovations and entrepreneurship.
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