Arts Management and Cultural Policy PhD

You will be part of a growing doctoral research environment and will study alongside students from Northern Ireland and abroad. We supervise students undertaking research in: • The design and delivery of cultural policy and the interpretation of these processes by arts managers and policy makers • The attachment of social policy areas to cultural policy • The social processes of cultural production within institutional settings • Access, participation and audience development in the arts • Issues of equality and diversity • Internationalisation and transnational exchange • Reception of art and culture • Institutional, historical and social frameworks for the making and displaying of art and heritage • Impact of arts and cultural work We are also interested in projects developed through interdisciplinary approaches and supervision teams: • The management and governance of cultural sectors and institutions • Sustainability and relevance of business models for arts management • Evolving theories of cultural economy and cultural ecology • The impact of new technologies on arts and cultural industries management and cultural policymaking

IELTS* score of 6.5, with not less than 5.5 in any component, or an equivalent qualification acceptable to the University, is requir

International students: £22,500

UK students: £5,238

UK/Home: £5,238

International: £22,500

• Belfast, United Kingdom