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Postgraduate Certificate
University of Leeds
Part Time
SEP-25
10 months
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Postgraduate Certificate
University of Leeds
Part Time
SEP-25
10 months
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Course overview
Specially designed for active arts fundraising and philanthropy professionals, this hybrid course will give you a deeper understanding of your professional practice and its place within the arts and cultural sector. You'll explore topics such as the history of philanthropy, critical approaches to cultural leadership, techniques for change and crisis management, approaches to building organisational resilience, and how to navigate ethical challenges in relation to fundraising and development activity. The course also touches on questions of organisational governance, developing an internal fundraising culture, and relating to arts and cultural policy.
This course is led and coordinated by academic staff with significant industry experience, who are assisted by expert freelance tutors and senior arts consultants. Throughout, you'll reflect critically on your work-based learning and learn how to apply relevant theories to your everyday professional practice.
Careers support
We encourage you to prepare for your career from day one. That’s one of the reasons Leeds graduates are so sought after by employers.
The Careers Centre and staff in your faculty provide a range of help and advice to help you plan your career and make well-informed decisions along the way, even after you graduate. Find out more about Careers support.
A bachelor degree with a 2:1 (hons) and a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in an arts or cultural organisation. We may also consider applicants without a degree if you can demonstrate significant relevant industry experience (minimum of 5 years) in an arts or cultural organisation. Applicants must be actively working in the cultural sector during the period from September 2024-April 2025 to make possible the reflection required in module 2.
Students living in
Domestic
£3,833 per year
Students from Domestic
This is the fee you pay if the University is in the same country that you live in (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
£8,167 per year
Students from EU
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from somewhere in the EU.
£8,167 per year
Students from International
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from a country outside the EU.
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