Sjællands Erhvervsakademi
Tidligere årgange
DK / EN

Management of Art, Culture and Creativity

2025/2026
Danish title
Management of Art, Culture and Creativity
Study programme
Event Management and Economics
Level of education
Bachelor Programme
Semester location
4. Semester
6. Semester
Subjects duration
1 semester
ECTS
5
Programme element
Elective
Language of instruction
English
Start time of / lesson
Spring
Location
Roskilde
Subject code
40089001
Subject responsible
Mini Jensen ‏
Celeste Brandt Holmbye ‏
  • Content and learning outcomes
    Art and culture play a central role in Danish event life, were concerts, art exhibitions, theatre, dance and other artistic expressions are key to the experience economy.
    The course focuses on tendencies in management and organization. The aim is to provide an updated and thorough understanding of current challenges and opportunities in relation to management of creative business processes within art and culture.
    We study current trends within studies of artistic and creative processes (technology, sustainability etc.) and e.g., psychological perspectives on collaboration with, management of and the well-being of creative people, at individual, organization and cultural levels.
    Join the class, if you want to share and develop your ideas, interest, knowledge with co-students, teachers and external experts from the Danish creative industry.

    The course gives you the opportunity to concentrate on an artistic area of your own choice, in an inspiring, academic exploration. In the class, we explore relevant cases and organizations, and invite inspiring guests from the Danish cultural and creative industries.
    If you see yourself working with music, art or another aesthetic field in the future, this is the elective course to join.
  • Learning objectives
    Knowledge
    The student will have:
    • Knowledge about management of artistic and creative processes
    • Knowledge of challenges related to creative processes of planning artistic events and experiences
    • Knowledge of current trends within the field related to management and organization
    Skills
    The student will be able to:
    • Apply knowledge of management and organisation to the planning of events and experiences within art and culture
    • Base planning of events on knowledge of current tendencies within art and culture
    • Identify, describe and explain differences between management and organisation within artistic and other fields
    Competences
    The student will be able to:
    • Analyze and assess specific organisational challenges and opportunities in relation to creative processes within art and culture
    • Present and discuss relevant solutions to challenges related to management within the field
    • Draw on specific experiences from cases and personal experiences in the development of new initiatives
  • Exam
    The purpose of tests in the academic elements is to document to what extent the student meets the professional and academic goals set by the study programme and its elements. All tests must be passed with the minimum grade 02. The student is entitled to 3 attempts per test. Passed tests cannot be retaken. It is the student’s responsibility to acquaint and comply with Zealand´s rules for tests and exams, see also link to current rules on https://www.zealand.dk/docs/Eksamensregler.pdf.
    With the commencement of an academic element, a semester, etc., the student automatically registers for the associated tests and exams.
    For courses taught in English, the exam can be taken in either Danish or English. For courses taught in Danish, the exam must be taken in Danish.
    Management of Art, Culture and Creativity
    Requirement for access to the exam
    None
    Type of exam
    Written exam
    Formal requirements
    Number of studentsNumber of standard pages
    1 studentMaximum of 5 standard pages
    2 studentsMaximum of 7 standard pages
    3 studentsMaximum of 9 standard pages
    4 studentsMaximum of 11 standard pages

    A standard page is 2.400 characters including spaces and footnotes.
    The extent excludes the cover page, table of contents, bibliography, list of appendices, and appendices themselves. Appendices are not included in the assessment.

    If a written assignment does not meet the formal requirements, the assessors may reject the assignment. If the assignment is rejected, no grade will be given, and the student will have used an exam attempt.

    Duration
    None
    ECTS
    5
    An assignment will be handed out in connection with the exam
    No
    Process and organization
    Written individual or group paper based on a specific case from a company or organization. A group can consist of a maximum of four students. Groups of more than four students are only allowed with special permission from the Head of Study.
    Students can choose to submit the exam paper in Danish or English. All group members must take the exam in the same language.
    Individual exam or group exam
    Individual or group exam
    Max group size
    4
    Exam languages
    Danish/English
    Aid
    All aids
    Grading scale
    7-point grading scale
    Type of evaluator
    Internal censure
    Assessment criteria
    The test is assessed as a group exam and a common grade according to the 7-point grading scale is given to all group members. The assessment is based on the written performance and is evaluated according to the learning objectives of the elective course.
    Temporal location
    4. Semester
    6. Semester
    Opportunity to apply for special conditions
    Read more about special conditions on -> Moodle
    Re-examination and re-examination due to illness
    Same rules apply as for the ordinary examination
    The re-examination and exam due to illness correspond to the regular exam format. However, students who achieved a grade of 00 or -3 in the regular exam can choose to:
    a. Submit the same written assignment as in the regular exam with the necessary improvements and corrections.
    or
    b. Submit a completely new written assignment.