Arts Management & Creative Producing

University College Cork

Ireland, Cork

University RankQS Ranking

273

Apply Now!

Go to Official Website

Home/Ireland/Cork /University College Cork/Arts Management & Creative Producing

University College Cork

Ireland , Cork

Key Facts

Program Level

Master by Course Work

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

Main Site

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines8-Sep-2026

Apply to this program

Go to the official application for the university

Duration 1 year(s)

Tuition Fee

EUR 22,800 / year(s)

Next Intake 8-Sep-2026

Arts Management & Creative Producing

About

This Arts Management & Creative Producing MA offers a tangible link between the classroom and the professional environment offering:

Hands-on training through UCC’s unique partnership with Cork Opera House;

Access to industry-experienced teachers and active professionals led by Dr Marie Kelly (formerly of the Abbey Theatre, Board member Everyman Theatre, Cork, Vice-President of Irish Society for Theatre Research) and Eibhlín Gleeson, CEO Cork Opera House (formerly Chamber Choir Ireland, EMG Arts Management, John F Kennedy Centre for Performing Arts, Washington DC); Professor Fiona Kearney, Glucksman Gallery.

Direct engagement with industry, e.g. producing work at the Cork Opera House or mounting artistic outputs on an online platform;

Learning in a culturally engaged City with several centres of excellence in teaching in the Arts: UCC School of Film, Music & Theatre, MTU Cork School of Music, Crawford Art Gallery;

Access to international mentors and lecturers via webinar technology;

Access to UCC Ignite encouraging entrepreneurship;

Field trips, visiting lectures, symposia on producing and arts management which encourage networking and understanding of the cultural sector;

And access to the School of Film, Music and Theatre’s range of research-related activities and events including FUAIM and Perforum.

Disciplines

Arts

Celtic Studies and Social Sciences

Requirements

Entry Requirements

For full details of the non-EU application procedure visit our how to apply pages for international students.

In UCC, we use the term programme and course interchangeably to describe what a person has registered to study in UCC and its constituent colleges, schools, and departments.
Note that not all courses are open to international/non-EU applicants, please check the fact file above. For more information contact the International Office.

English Language Requirements

Applicants who are non-native speakers of the English language must meet the university-approved English language requirements. Visit our PG English Language Requirements page for more information.

English Program Requirements

English Language Requirements (for Non-Irish EU applicants)

Teaching in Irish Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) is normally through the medium of English; therefore all applicants are required to demonstrate a high level of competence in the English Language.

Applicants whose first language is not English must provide evidence of equivalent competence in English Language through their school leaving examination or matriculation examination or by achieving the minimum standard (there may be higher levels for matriculation and/or particular programmes in individual institutions) in a recognised English language test, as specified below (note applicants are assessed on the results of a single sitting only):

UCC Language Centre Pre-sessional Programmes

These programmes are available to assist students who:

Have not achieved their required level of English for acceptance onto their undergraduate or postgraduate programme
Feel they do not have the academic or general English language skills necessary to succeed at the University

Find out more about the Language Centre's Pre-Sessional Programmes.

Career

On completion of the programme students can avail themselves of a wide range of opportunities in the cultural sector and across the creative industries, including:

Performing arts management (managing arts venues and organisations);

Independent event producing and curating (theatre, performance, dance, and other arts events, festivals, exhibitions, etc.);

Audience engagement, fundraising, marketing, and PR;

Working in national/international government funding agencies and other cultural agencies);

And creative project management in corporate and creative industries.