BA Arts and Festivals Management
About this course
BA (Hons) in Arts and Festivals Management is an arts and festivals management degree centred on cultural leadership, event design, and industry operations. Core topics include Programming, Research Methods, Project Management, Accounting, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Entrepreneurship, and Social & Cultural Analysis. Students gain practical experience through organizing the Cultural eXchanges Festival and completing a placement within an arts organization. The first year covers the foundations through Cultural Events Design, Running and Promoting a Venue, Cultural Leadership, and The Creative Arts Manager: Policy and Practice, introducing venue operations and leadership concepts. The second year progresses with Programming and Planning Festivals, International Research Visit, Audience and Communities Project, Digital Arts Management and Enterprise 1: Conceptualisation, and Research Methods: Dissertation and Placement, focusing on audience development and digital strategies. The final year includes Dissertation, Placement, Events and Festivals Management, Arts Management Studio, Music Industry Management, and Digital Arts Management and Enterprise 2: Applications, culminating in an independent dissertation and a professional placement.
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Entry requirements
UCAS points: 112 A Level: BBC BTEC Extended Diploma: DMM Contextual Offer: DMU operates a generous contextual offer for students from underrepresented backgrounds in Higher Education. This is a minimum of one to two grade reduction from our typical offer and full details including eligibility criteria can be found at dmu.ac.uk/contextual T Levels: Merit Access to HE: Pass with 30 Level 3 credits at Merit International Baccalaureate (IB): 26 GCSEs: 5 x GCSEs at grade 4/C or above including English and Maths If English is not your first language, an IELTS score of 6.0 overall with 5.5 in each band (or equivalent) when you start the course is essential.
Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 95%: 63 offers from 66 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 8 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 98%
- Learning opportunities: 94%
- Assessment and feedback: 90%
- Academic support: 95%
- Organisation and management: 80%
- Learning resources: 83%
- Student voice: 80%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 90%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 5 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 15%
Most common jobs
- Elementary occupations: 30%
- Skilled trades occupations: 20%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 10%
- Sports and fitness occupations: 10%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 75%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 70%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 55%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 190 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 6%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 5%
- East Midlands: 34%
- West Midlands: 14%
- East of England: 6%
- London: 17%
- South East: 10%
- South West: 4%
- Wales: 3%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 45%
- A degree: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 45%
- No formal qualifications: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Cultural Events Design
- Running and Promoting a Venue
- Cultural Leadership
- The Creative Arts Manager: Policy and Practice
- Programming and Planning Festivals
- International Research Visit
- Audience and Communities Project
- Digital Arts Management and Enterprise 1: Conceptualisation
- Research Methods: Dissertation and Placement
- Dissertation
- Placement
- Events and Festivals Management
- Arts Management Studio
- Music Industry Management
- Digital Arts Management and Enterprise 2: Applications
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Arts and Festivals Management at De Montfort University earn?
The median salary is £22,000 after 15 months, £19,500 after 3 years, £25,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £19,000 and £29,000.
What do graduates of BA Arts and Festivals Management at De Montfort University do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2022-23).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Arts and Festivals Management at De Montfort University?
98% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2024-25.
What grades do I need for BA Arts and Festivals Management at De Montfort University?
The typical offer is BBC at A level. The average entrant had 121 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA Arts and Festivals Management at De Montfort University?
95% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 63 offers from 66 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA Arts and Festivals Management at De Montfort University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Arts and Festivals Management at De Montfort University?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.