Contexts: Industry, Community, Policy

Learning Outcomes

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• critically interpret different sources and bodies of knowledge to advance ethical and sustainability responsibilities practices related to arts and cultural leadership

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• how to identify and evaluate complex arts and cultural sector issues and problems

Disciplinary Specific Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• interrogate different arts and cultural sector approaches and sources of knowledge through international perspectives on inclusive, ethical and sustainable practices

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• use self-reflection to consider inclusive, ethical and sustainable professional development opportunities

In dialogue with arts and cultural sector organisations and practitioners from the programme partnership network and a wider range of industry resources, you will identify and reflect on contemporary contexts and cultures relating to the cultural and creative industries. Indicative topics include:

• Government policy, inquiries, committees
• The role of public bodies
• International networks and collaborations
• Diversity agendas and initiatives
• Well-being and health agendas and initiatives
• Sustainability agendas and initiatives
• Civic and community agendas and initiatives
• Digital technology agendas and initiatives
• Entrepreneurship agendas and initiatives

Issues of sustainability, equity and belonging, and social justice are embedded throughout the exploration of these topics. Likewise, the critical analysis and applied practice of arts and cultural ethical leadership is integrated across the whole programme and connected to each of these topics.

Your examination of these topics will be aligned with your other semester 1 modules which focus on current ideas and debates and employing relevant resources and skills.

Teaching and learning methods

Teaching and learning methods may include:

• Lectures
• Interactive sessions with arts and cultural sector organisations and practitioners
• Seminars
• Student-led presentations
• Independent reading and research

Resources & Reading list

Internet Resources

Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre.

Migrants in Culture.

Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (Inquiry into the Civic Role of Arts Organisations).

Centre for Cultural Value.

Arts Council England (Leadership and Governance).

Creative Equity Toolkit.

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Group presentation

• Assessment Type: Formative
• Feedback: Written and verbal feedback
• Final Assessment: No
• Group Work: Yes

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.