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The Arts Management Program (AMP) is an accelerated twelve month Diploma program featuring 65 courses that focus on the new music industry, from evolving technologies and business models to entrepreneurial opportunities. Those considering an education at Harris Institute should be prepared for an intensive and comprehensive learning experience: Diploma students are expected to take 20 courses per semester compared to 4 or 5 at most other post-secondary institutions. The program is offered in 3 four month semesters starting in March, July and November and features experiential learning, including the following major team projects:
  1. Confidential Records - administration and operation of an independent record label over an 8 month period.
  2. Artist Management Companies - set up and operation of artist management companies over an 8 month period.
  3. Interdisciplinary Company Projects (ICP) - proposals for music related companies presented to industry leaders.
  4. Marketing Presentation - Class writes and presents a marketing plan to an established music industry company.
  5. Music Video Production - Class selects artist, story- boards, shoots and edits a music video.
  6. International Tour Management (ITM) - Students from Harris and Scotland's UWS coordinate international tours.

Jim Lamarche updated his Report Card on Media Arts Education in Canada on November 16, 2011 with the following:

"I’m thinking that Harris Institute’s Arts Management Program is probably the best of it’s kind in Canada for 2 reasons – John Harris (founder / director) has many years of experience in artist management and knows the business inside out, upside down and backwards. Also Bob Roper who heads the AMP, is an industry veteran who has worked in A & R, publicity/promotion and has been a tour manager for major recording artists signed to major labels – these guys KNOW what they’re talking about. They are both extremely passionate/committed about what they do as well. Harris get’s top marks for their AMP program and I would recommend it hands down over any other school..."

For Lamarche's full Report Card with comments Click Here

Courses / Faculty
Level 1 (4 months)
  1. Advertising Arts / Roland Parliament
  2. Art of Leadership / John Harris
  3. Artist Management I / Bob Roper
  4. Audio Post Theory I / Bill Mather
  5. Communication Arts / Dr. Eric McLuhan, Ph. D
  6. Computer Science / Martin Pilchner
  7. Digital Culture / Kathleen Farley
  8. Final Cut Pro / Christian McKibbin
  9. Live Sound I / Bo Cairo
  10. Music Industry Math / Clinton Somerton
  11. Music Marketing I / Dan Broome
  12. Music Publishing & Copyright / Dave Betts
  13. Music Theory I / Dr. Mike Daley, Ph. D
  14. Music Video Production / Scott Eldridge & Joe Fried
  15. The NEW Music Industry / Bob Roper
  16. Oh Canada! / Bob Roper
  17. Popular Culture / Dr. Mike Daley, Ph. D
  18. Producing/Engineering I / Doug McClement
  19. Sound Synthesis / Don Garbutt
  20. U.N.I.T. Why? / Will Strickland
  21. Communications Lab (optional) / Dr. Eric McLuhan, Ph D
  22. Math Tutorials (optional) / Clinton Somerton
     Course descriptions below

Level 2 (4 months)

  1. Applied Marketing / Dan Broome
  2. Artist Management II / Bob Roper
  3. Artist & Repertoire / David Quilico
  4. Booking Agency / Nicole Rochefort
  5. Broadcasting Arts / Liz Janik
  6. Computer Graphics I / Erin Craig
  7. Confidential Records / Anne-Marie Smith
  8. Contemporary Issues / Bob Roper
  9. Contracts & Negotiations / Anne-Marie Smith
  10. Financial Strategies / Paul Gagnon
  11. Graphic Design / Patrick Duffy
  12. International Tour Management / Bob Roper
  13. Media & Perception / Dr. Eric McLuhan, Ph. D
  14. Music & Media / Jane Harbury
  15. Music Marketing II / Dan Broome
  16. Music Merchandising / Mike Balogh
  17. Print Production & Packaging / Patrick Duffy
  18. Tour Management / Bob Roper
  19. Venue Management / Richard Carson
  20. Web Development I / Kathleen Farley
  21. Communications Lab (optional) / Dr. Eric McLuhan, Ph. D
    Course descriptions below

Level 3 (4 months)

  1. Accounting Applications / Gary Hubbard
  2. Advanced Contracts / Anne-Marie Smith
  3. Applied Marketing II / Dan Broome
  4. Art of Leadership II / John Harris
  5. Artist Management III / Bob Roper
  6. Business of Writing / Brant Frayne
  7. Computer Graphics II / Erin Craig
  8. Concert Promotions / Stephane Lecuyer
  9. Confidential Recordings / Fergus Hambleton
  10. Guest Lecture Series / Bob Roper
  11. Indie at Retail / Jay Devonish
  12. International Marketing / Graham Stairs
  13. Music Supervision / Yuri Gorbachow
  14. Music Marketing III / Dan Broome
  15. Digital Marketing / Ashley Sperling / Adam Hare
  16. Radio & Video Promotions / Demetrius Nath
  17. This Business of Image / Zayna Mosam
  18. Web Development II / Kathleen Farley
  19. Internship Placement (optional) / Bob Roper
    Course descriptions below

Programs change as the industry evolves. Internships at music related companies are an option for all those successfully completing the program. Some of the companies that have previously participated are at Internship Program.

Prerequisites / Tuition / Terms of Payment

AMP Level 1

  • Prerequisites: Ontario Secondary School Diploma or its equivalent. Preference is given to those with previous post secondary education and a demonstrated longstanding interest in the area of study.
  • Tuition: Level 1: $5,389.00
  • Terms of Payment: Payment is due thirty (30) days after receiving written acceptance. Applicants accessing OSAP/Canada Student Loans are required to post a $500.00 tuition deposit twenty-one (21) days after acceptance with documentation of the loan applied for.

AMP Level 2 & 3

  • Prerequisites: The successful completion of AMP Level 1
  • Tuition: Level 2: $5,389.00 Level 3: $5,389.00
  • Terms of Payment: Payment is due thirty (30) days prior to Levels 2 and 3 or as determined by Registrar.
  • Total AMP Tuition: $16,167.00
The AMP has achieved an unprecedented five 0% Student Loan Default Rates since 2005.
 
Application Deadlines

Priority consideration is given to applications received 90 days or more before a term start. Applications received after the deadline are considered as space permits.

 
Graduates completing both APP and AMP are awarded Music Business Professional Certification and the $2,500 MBP Bursary. (Total: 20 months) Students who complete both programs are being accepted directly into the MA in Sound Production at Edinburgh Napier University and the MA Music: Innovation and Entrepreneurship at  the University of the West of Scotland (UWS).
 
3 Credentials in 20 Months, or 4 in 32!
  1. Honours Diploma, Audio Production Program (APP)           12 months
  2. Honours Diploma, Arts Management Program (AMP)            8 months
  3. Certificate, Music Business Professional (MBP) for APP + AMP
  4. Master's Degree from UWS or Napier                                 12 months
Total: 32 months 
  
See Harris International Program (HIP) for information on programs at the University of the West of Scotland and Edinburgh Napier University. 
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