Festivals Operational Management

Course aim

The course equips students with the financial knowledge and logistic skills necessary for festival planning and delivery while also providing them with the opportunity to engage with industry professionals in order to apply in group work the knowledge they have assimilated from the course.

Course content

The course examines all areas necessary for the successful delivery of arts festivals including the financial planning required to realise the artistic program, legal requirements especially those relating to charitable status, relationships with key stakeholders and funders, fundraising, operational management and strategic development and marketing. Successful festival delivery is dependent on rigorous and well-planned operations management as a backbone.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Preparatory	1 x 1 week
Seminar	3 hours x 10 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Presentation, Project

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4A)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.