Course overview
This course aims to provide students with advanced skills and knowledge in governance and leadership in the context of arts and culture and in a global setting of unethical practices necessitating better-functioning arts and cultural organisations through leadership and governance. This course contains content that uses case studies, video clips and praxis-based student centred learning, on the role and nature of governance and leadership in a dynamic, ethical and legal framework; board dynamics and processes; governance and leadership principles; director and leadership responsibilities in an environment of heightened risk; the broad impact of governance and leadership on individuals, the organisation, the community and society that require insight, oversight and foresight.
Course learning outcomes
- Critically examine mission-led organisation leadership and governance principles, practices, dynamics and processes.
- Critically examine governance and leadership at the individual, board, organisation, and societal levels.
- Explain the role and nature of arts and cultural leadership, including dual leadership.
- Interpret arts and cultural leadership and governance principles.
- Critically examine tensions in arts and cultural leadership and governance.
- Critically understand risk and its management in under-resourced arts and cultural organisations.
- Demonstrate Business Enterprise Skills in the context of the Arts and Cultural Management discipline: i) Self-Management (advanced level), ii) Problem Solving (advanced level); iii) Ethical Awareness (advanced level); iv) Written Communication (advanced level); and v) International Perspective (advanced level).