Arts Leadership and Fundraising (Taught)

The application deadline for this programme is the 31st March 2026

This MA programme will empower you to elevate your skills in leadership, management and sustainable business practices.

Join us from anywhere in the world – the programme can be completed entirely online or combined with in-person residency intensives. You also have the option to take accredited short courses to add to your learning experience and enrich your personalised journey.

The programme is delivered in modules, where you’ll be supported by RCS lecturers and industry experts to critically engage with your practice and to refine your identity as thinker, maker and leader. Core to the programme is the exploration and critical thinking around contemporary leadership and management theory, enabling you to upskill, reskill or take your career forward as a change-maker in the arts.

You will be part of a thriving and collaborative learning community with opportunities to share thinking, challenge assumptions and develop your distinctive competencies within a supported framework.

We welcome applications from a range of creative disciplines and backgrounds. You’ll have strong technical skills in your specialist practice but will work in RCS’s multidisciplinary environment, opening up the potential for cross-collaboration that reflects the nature of the creative industries.

Enjoy being part of a dynamic international community at RCS, a global leader in performing and production arts education, where you’ll build a professional network to develop your career.

Why Study Arts Leadership and Fundraising at RCS?
*Are you an entrepreneurial thinker, looking to launch your own start-up and see your innovative ideas take flight? Maybe you’re working in the arts and ready to upskill or take your career to the next level.

*If you are creative, curious and seeking a new challenge – the MA Arts Leadership and Fundraising programme is for you. The blended Master of Arts focuses on contemporary arts practice to prepare you for a sustainable career in the performing and production arts.

*You’ll position your practice in relation to emerging industry contexts, policy environments and ethical and wellbeing responsibilities as a leader, maker, manager or producer.

*Develop specialist skills and knowledge to thrive in your professional life – confident and resilient, inspired in your practice, and people-centred in your approach.

This programme is subject to validation for Academic Year 26-27