*2009 Program now available in the 'Download Brochure' section.

The AIM Master of Arts Management degree presented at Sydney Opera House provides post graduate business education specially tailored for work in the arts, entertainment and music industries. It is a coursework degree providing knowledge and skills in disciplines such as marketing, entertainment law, accounting, strategy and general management. Commercial or not for profit focus can be accommodated, and students acquire the knowledge, skills and confidence to make immediate impact in the workplace. Students also have the opportunity to under take a Major Project, which can be specifically designed to create business outcomes for a sponsor organisation.

The course can be undertaken full-time over one year or part-time over two. It is possible to push this out further if your circumstances make it difficult to complete within the normal timeframe. Each subject or ‘module’ requires attendance at a two day seminar, held on a Friday and a Saturday. This structure is designed to reduce the impact on busy working lives. Unlike most postgraduate educational programs, the dates you will be required to attend are announced well in advance (in fact, they are all listed in this brochure). If you select a program of study and find that work or other commitments arise that clash with a seminar, we do permit seminar swaps, so that your progress is unaffected.

In 2009 there will be one main intake commencing in February. There will be no formal ‘July intake’, as applications will be accepted throughout 2009 subject to places being available. We anticipate that there will be fewer places available in 2009 than there were in 2008, and so to be guaranteed a place students are encouraged to apply for the February intake. Generous donations from Michael Smellie and Professor Bob Robertson have enabled us to establish a scholarship fund for an indigenous student. We are happy to enter into discussions with prospective students who would be interested in applying for this assistance. The value of the scholarship will be at least $9,000. Applicants will need to address the standard admission criteria.

Please email me at psaintilan@aim.edu.au if you have any questions. We look forward to seeing you at one or more of the 2009 seminars.

Paul Saintilan
Program Director & Head of Arts Management / Australian Institute of Music

* "The age of the generalist manager is coming to an end and there is likely to be a return to leadership by those with deep knowledge of their industry. Companies will increasingly seek executives who really 'know their stuff'." 2020 Vision, The Manager of the 21st Century. The 2007 Boston Consulting Group report for Innovation and Business Skills Australia. Reproduced with permission.