University of Waterloo

Cultural Management Specialization

Centre for Cultural Management
Hagley Hall 143
Waterloo, ON N2L 2G1
Canada
Main Phone: 519-888-4567 x5058
Main E-Mail: ccm@watarts.uwaterloo.ca

Degree/Credential: Undergraduate (BA)
Web Site: http://arts.uwaterloo.ca/arts/ugrad/wab_coop_entry.html

Program Director: WPoole [link available to AAAE members only]

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Program Goals and Objectives

The Honours Arts and Business Co-operative Program is an approach to education that combines traditional academic study with practical work experience. Students in the program undertake a standard honours level education in one of the 16 departmental programs in the Faculty of Arts, a second academic major in the area designated as Arts and Business plus six paid four-month work terms with a wide range of employers. The duration of the program is four and two-thirds years and students are either working or studying throughout the entire period. The Arts and Business Co-op Program includes course requirements in accounting, computer science, economics, a second language, writing skills, public speaking, management, history, political science and others chosen to meet student and employer interests. By the time students graduate they have completed a traditional honours degree, an equivalent second major in Arts and Business and have two years of work experience. Academic and employment standards in the program are extremely high.

The Cultural Management Specialization is one of several specializations available to students within the Honours Arts and Business Co-op Program. It was designed to educate and train future cultural managers for Canada. More specifically, it seeks to produce graduates who embody the unique qualities and possess the skills required to nurture and sustain creative activity in Canada=s cultural organizations. These graduates are capable of clear and precise oral and written language and communication; are familiar with Canadian economic policy and structures; are aware of the impact of science and technology and are sensitive to the fine and performing arts.

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Administration of the Program

William D. Poole is Director of both the Cultural Management Specialization and the Centre for Cultural Management at the University of Waterloo. The Specialization has an Advisory Council, made up of professional arts managers from across Canada, which meets once a year to interview candidates for admission to the Specialization.

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Curriculum

In addition to meeting their Honours Majors requirements, students in the Cultural Management Specialization complete a group of 14 courses as follows:

Cultural Management I : Introduction to Cultural Management
Cultural Management II : Current and Emerging Issues in Cultural Management
Cultural Management III : Management and Development in the Not-for-Profit Sector
Accounting Information for Managers
Management
Foreign Language Courses (two)
Computer Science
Introduction to Microeconomics
English
Public Speaking
Marketing: Principles of Marketing & Consumer Economics
Basic Human Resources Management

plus one of the following:

Canadian History: The Colonial Period or
Canadian History: The National Period or
Canadian Government and Politics

The Cultural Management courses give students an opportunity to learn about financial planning and budget development, cultural policy, marketing, board/management relations, human resources, fundraising, etc.

Each student in the Cultural Management Specialization is required to do four work-term placements in arts, heritage or cultural industries including one out-of-province placement.

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Admissions

Students apply and are considered for admission to the Cultural Management Specialization during their 2A academic term in Honours Arts and Business Co op (following completion of terms 1A and 1B, having declared an Honours major and having completed their first Honours Arts and Business work term placement). Applicants are asked to submit a résumé and written statement of interest in Cultural Management indicating not only relevant experience, but also their aptitude for and commitment to the cultural sector in Canada. Following a review of applicants' statements, academic records and work-term evaluations, candidates are interviewed by a committee which includes the Director of the Specialization and members of the National Advisory Council.

It should be stressed that only students in Honours Arts and Business Co-op are eligible for the Cultural Management Specialization.