| Field of Study: | Management Science, General
Marketing/Marketing Management, General
Public Relations/Image Management
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| Description: | The Advanced Arts and Entertainment Management Certificate program provides students with the skill-sets, job experience, and contacts necessary to gain employment in the industry. This one-year program requires two years of post-secondary training or work experience equivalent and offers students a unique blend of course work and practicum experience in the arts and entertainment industry. Students gain an overview of all aspects of arts and entertainment management, including marketing, resource development, and financial, tour, production, and artist management in both the commercial and non-profit cultural sectors. The classroom-based course work for the program commences in the first term (May – August) with the practicum placements following in successive terms.
Practicum placements are an essential part of this program. The students gain practical experience and cultivate relationships with one or more cultural organizations in the community working for professional arts and entertainment organizations. Past placements have included the PLUS Entertainment in New York, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Arts Club Theatre, 604 Records, Rumble Productions, Coastal Jazz and Blues Society, Turner Music, Vancouver Civic Theatres, Axis Theatre, Yukon Arts Centre, Nettwerk Records and many more. Our graduates have found employment with Sam Feldman and Associates, Vancouver East Cultural Centre, Arts Club Theatre, Firehall Arts Centre, Rumble Productions, Maximum Management, and Bard on the Beach, to name just a few. |
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