The Experience

COOP 5000H: Professional Foundations   

The course supports the development of professional skills, including resume, interview and presentation skills, EDI training, job search strategies and marketplace assessment, in addition to reflection required to target an appropriate co-op placement. Introduces the co-operative education process and begins preparing students for their work term. 

ARTM 5000H-IDSR 6000H: Core Issues in Contemporary Curation 

The idea of the museum is inherently modern and brings with it many of the trappings of Western modern thought. This course explores the contemporary issues in curation and the possible ways to de-colonize galleries, museums, aesthetics and other Western systems of art (both physical and ideological).  With curation as the focus, the course considers the discursive relationship between artists, theorists and curators, and the politics of contemporary curatorial spaces in a global, digital age.​ 

ARTM 5020H-IDSR 6022H: Writing for Arts Organizations 

Focusing on clear, concise and persuasive writing, this course addresses a range of written communication situations including reports, both internal and external, fund-raising letters and promotions, grant-writing, among others. Consideration will be given to individualizing written communication to the various stakeholders that constitute arts organizations.  

ARTM 5500H-IDSR 6500H: Arts Management Practice 

This course focuses on the principles of Arts Management and practice for arts organizations. Students will gain an understanding of organizational structures through examples drawn from a range of arts organizations, including performing arts, museums and galleries, heritage and cultural memory organizations and the entertainment industry. Topics will include the role of the arts manager, governance structures, planning and the arts, copyright and arts policy, philanthropy, municipal arts initiatives, and community arts organizations. Case studies and focus may vary annually depending on instructor interests.   

CSID-ENGL 5202H-CAST 6102H: Culture, Heritage & the Arts  

This course will critically explore selected theoretical, empirical, and creative constructions, contestations and celebrations of Canadian culture(s). Course content ranges from the national to the local, examining cultural communities and identities, intellectual traditions, cultural policies, museums and galleries, and cultural expression in film, theatre and literature.  

CSID 5702H-CAST 6702H: Leadership in Arts Organizations 

Arts leadership involves navigating the tensions between immediate realities and long-term goals. There is a uniquely Canadian social and political context for arts leadership which informs both the difficult institutional realities and the potential for the arts within civic society. This course will explore key issues and case studies in Canadian arts leadership. 

MSMG 5030H: Marketing Management 

In order to grow and survive in today’s changing market, companies must be able to create, deliver and capture superior customer value. Marketing is critical to achieve these strategic objectives and obtain sustainable competitive advantage in the market. This course is designed to familiarize students with core marketing concepts and develop students’ skills in contemporary marketing management. Please refer to course syllabus for topics to be covered in this course. 

MSMG 5300H: Accounting Concepts 

The course provides an overview of how managers can make use of and better understand the fundamental concepts of accounting in problem solving, planning and analysis for business. Financial and managerial accounting are discussed and include items such as financial statement analysis, budgeting, cost accounting, measurement and reporting of assets, liabilities and equity, among others. 

MSMG 5940H: Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 

In addition to requiring analytical skills to identify optimal solutions to changing external and internal business environments, managers also need a set of negotiation and conflict resolution skills to successfully implement those solutions. This course focuses on the analysis of strategic and conflict situations, the identification of others’ behaviour and motivations, and the development of strategic plans for negotiation. 

ARTM 5700Y: Co-op Work Placement   

Placement experience tailored to each student depending on previous experience, skills & learning goals. 

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ARTM 5800Y: Integrated Practicum Learning Project 

Independent research on a community arts organization or an aspect of community arts organization practice. 

One elective course

*Please note that the listed courses below are suggested electives only. Students may choose to complete any graduate-level 0.5 credit course to meet their elective requirement. Students taking non-ARTM courses will need to complete the Course Add/Drop - outside of Home Department form which can be downloaded from the Graduate Studies website under the Graduate Registration Forms section. 

CSAS 5000H: Foundations in interdisciplinary aging studies 

This interdisciplinary graduate course examines aging from a critical perspective. The course traces the evolving conceptualizations of aging, old age and life course and their role in understanding the processes, outcomes and representations of aging. 

CSID-HIST-SUST 5171H-CAST-6171H: Indigenous Settler relations 

This course explores the evolution of Indigenous settler relations in Canada, tracing how they are shaped by economic, social, cultural, religious, political and military factors, and how they differ across regions and First Nations. Themes include comparative imperial policies; treaties, land and space; law and Aboriginal-settler relations; education; religion; the state and policy development; political organization and resistance; gender, familial and sexual relations. 

CSID-HIST 5301H-CAST 6301H: Policy, economy & the state 

This course explores the political economy tradition in Canada, and specifically the complex relationship between the state, economy, society, politics, and culture. The course content will provide essential grounding in the approaches, methods, and themes that have been critical to the ongoing development of this Canadian tradition. 

EDUC 5032H: Arts-Based Research Methods 
This course investigates arts-based research methodologies, such as creative writing, visual art, film, music and theatre. These qualitative methods are increasingly important in academic investigations. Through course texts, discussion, and assignments, students consider rationale, techniques, ethics, research questions, process, product, contributions, and limitations of utilizing arts-based methodologies for scholarly inquiry.  

INDG/CAST/SUST 5101H: Indigenous Thought 

Over the last few decades, Indigenous scholarly writing has emerged in a number of fields: politics, social theory, philosophy, history. This course examines emerging literature in the areas of land and IK, Colonialism and Resistance, advocacy, and critical Indigenous Studies.  

GWST 5000H: Foundations of Feminist and Gender Studies  

This course provides the foundation for Trent’s Collaborative Specialization in Feminist & Gender Studies. Students will engage with the interdisciplinary foundations of the field and its key intellectual challenges to conventional understandings of how peoples’ lives unfold. Interdisciplinary in scope, students will explore the centrality of gender and its interaction with other hierarchical power relations including class, race, sexuality, age, and ability in the creation of knowledge, and the cultures and structures of societies. The course will offer students the knowledge to develop a feminist analytical framework and the tools to carry out their own feminist-informed primary and secondary research.