About Arts & Cultural Management in MacEwan University

Built on a theory-to-practice model that includes classroom discussion, individual and group projects, guest speakers, case studies and an eight-week practicum, the Arts and Cultural Management program provides you with a practical balance of academic course work and hands-on experience.

To complete program requirements, you take three types of courses: required core courses, Arts and Cultural Management option courses based on your areas of focus and elective courses that allow you to explore other interests.

As a passionate supporter of the arts, you know that creative communities are healthy communities. You also know you have what it takes to support an arts organization in achieving its potential.

In our two-year diploma program, you learn the practical skills and specialized knowledge you need to enhance an organization's creative capacity. Our instructors, who are leaders in the local arts and culture sector, will help you gain a deeper understanding of cultural policy, build your leadership potential and learn how to develop audiences and resources. Add hands-on assignments, case studies and an eight-week field placement to your academic experience and you will leave the program prepared to organize, supervise and lead in the arts and culture sector.

Creative campus 

At Allard Hall, you work alongside student-artists who are passionate about acting, singing, sculpting, painting, dancing and performing. Here you will mingle with—and be inspired by—the people you will be advocating for, managing and supporting when you enter the workplace.

Our People

Our instructors are leaders in the local arts and culture scene, actively engaged on boards and in marketing, management and advocacy across the creative sector. As a MacEwan Arts and Cultural Management student, you will learn from faculty who, like you, are passionate about creating and supporting sustainable, culturally vibrant communities.

Your Future

Whether you want to start a new career or continue in a job you love, the Arts and Cultural Management program will prepare you to lead and support the creative sector. Our instructors have their fingers on the pulse of the local, national and international creative community, which will give you an insider's edge to land the perfect job.

Take your new skills anywhere

The career paths open to arts and culture administrators are many and varied—and you are prepared to succeed in all of them. Special event coordinator, arts fundraiser, theatre manager, festival marketing coordinator, museum programmer, art gallery education coordinator. Our generalist curriculum provides you with skills and knowledge that can be applied to diverse roles and opportunities.

In this program, you learn to manage people and plan events. You gain skills in preparing contracts and writing grant proposals. You discover the challenges faced by the creative, not-for-profit sector—and how to meet those challenges head on. You learn about the importance of cultural policy development. It’s no surprise that 90 percent of our graduates find work in the creative sector.

Join our creative community

Theatre, radio, music. Museums, art galleries, cultural centres, festivals. In communities big and small. In junior and senior positions. Arts and Cultural Management alumni are there, building sustainable, creative communities. We are proud of the diverse and exciting careers they’ve achieved, locally, nationally, and globally. 

Over the years, our graduates have found work in dozens of organizations, including:

• Art Gallery of Alberta
• Banff Centre
• Citadel Theatre
• CKUA Radio
• Edmonton Folk Music Festival
• Edmonton International Fringe Festival
• Edmonton Opera
• Fort Edmonton Park (City of Edmonton)
• Harcourt House Artist Run Centre
• International Children's Festival
• Latitude 53
• Seattle Opera
• Sled Island Music & Arts Festival
• Stony Plain Records

Academic qualification equivalents

• Applicants must have a minimum overall average of 65 percent in high school courses

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS      :       overall band score of 6.5 and a minimum score of 5.5 in each band.
• TOEFL    :       86 and a minimum score of 21 in each section.
• PTE         :       overall score of 59 and a minimum score of 56 in each band.

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MacEwan University The Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses

Before deciding to study in one of the Canadian universities, one must estimate the average cost of living in Canada. Tabulated below are the expenses one needs to incur on a monthly basis to study at MacEwan University. The tuition fees for international students are based on credits. Other fees include the service fees and course specific fees which can be checked online.

Cost of transportation is covered in tuition fee as the institute provides UPass.

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