| Module Code: MUS2033 |
Module Title: ARTS POLICY AND PRACTICE |
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Module Provider: Music and Sound Recording
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Short Name: MUS2033
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Level: HE2
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Module Co-ordinator: JOHNSON PB Mrs (Music Record)
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Number of credits: 15
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Number of ECTS credits: 7.5
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| Module Availability |
| Semester 1 |
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| Assessment Pattern |
Coursework 1: written submission of no more than 2000 words - 50%
Coursework 2: group presentation - 50%
If this module is core for your programme, you will need to achieve a minimum of 40% for each Unit of Assessment. If the module is not core, you will need a weighted aggregate mark of 40% |
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| Module Overview |
| The module provides an overview of the structures that support and shape the arts and creative industries in the UK and introduces current issues and debates in cultural provision. It introduces the arts funding system in the UK, government policies for the arts, and the support infrastructure for music in the UK. It alos provides the opportunity for discussion of the issues that shape and influence the arts professions and impact upon arts workers and audiences. |
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| Prerequisites/Co-requisites |
| HE1 The Business of Music. |
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| Module Aims |
| The module introduces you to the main issues in arts policy and practice in the UK. It aims to engage students with critical thinking and debate around the main issues that influence arts policy and affect arts practitioners and audiences. |
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| Learning Outcomes |
Upon completion of this module you should be able to:
• Describe and explain the infrastructure, key policies and institutions governing the arts in the UK, with particular reference to Music.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the issues facing arts providers and policy makers.
• Articulate current debates in the arts.
• Present research and information clearly and concisely.
Transferable skills:
• Critical thinking and dialogue.
• Researching and evaluating the relevance of information.
• Presenting research clearly and concisely.
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| Module Content |
| The module introduces key areas of cultural policy: topics such as funding, access, education, equal opportunities, leadership, disability issues and cultural diversity will be investigated with particular reference to government policies and documentation. You will be expected to undertake preparatory background reading for lectures, as advised. |
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| Methods of Teaching/Learning |
• Lectures.
• Discussion.
• Independent preparation and research.
• Group work.
• Group presentation.
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| Selected Texts/Journals |
You are expected to be proactive in keeping informed of current issues in the arts by reading the daily ‘broadsheet’ newspapers and weekend cultural sections of newspapers, listening to the radio and investigating relevant online sources of cultural information.
Compulsory Reading:
Abercrombie, N., 1982: Cultural Policy in the United Kingdom 9 (Paris: UNESCO).
Arts Council of Great Britain, 1984: The Glory of the Garden: The Development of the Arts in Britain (London: Arts Council of Great Britain).
DCMS 1997 and 2001: Creative Industries Mapping Documents.
DCMS 1999: Arts and Sport Policy Action Team 10: A Report to the Social Inclusion Unit.
Jermyn, H., 2001: The Arts and Social Inclusion: A Review Prepared for the Arts Council of England.
Matarasso, F., 1997: Use or Ornament? The Social Impact of Participation in the Arts (Stroud: Comedia)
Websites:
You need to visit these websites regularly to look at new publications, policies and issues as they are posted and read relevant policy and discussion documents:
Arts Council England www.artscouncil.org.uk
Department of Culture, Media and Sport http://www.culture.gov.uk
Journal:
Arts Professional
Recommended Reading:
Gray, C., 2001: The Politics of the Arts in Britain (London: Palgrave Macmillan).
Hesmondhalgh, D., 2002: The Creative Industries (London: Sage Publications).
Holden, J., 2004: Capturing Cultural Value: How Culture has become a Tool of Government Policy (London: Demos).
Smith, C., 1998: Creative Britain (London: Faber and Faber).
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| Last Updated |
| 11.04.11 |
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