Arts Management Program PRINT  
 
Arts Management Program (AMP) is a one year Honours Diploma program featuring 61 courses that focus on the new music industry, from advancing technologies to transforming business models to entrepreneurial opportunities. The program is offered in 3 four month terms 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 online 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. Confidential Recordings - Class records artists with APP students as Associate Producers.
  7. International Tour Management (ITM) - Students from Harris and Scotland's UWS coordinate international tours.
Courses / Faculty
Level 1 (4 months)
  1. Advertising Arts / Roland Parliament
  2. Art of Leadership / John Harris
  3. Artist Management I / Bob Roper
  4. Artist Series / Chris France
  5. Audio Post Theory I / Bill Mather
  6. Communication Arts / Eric McLuhan & Glenn Sernyk
  7. Computer Science / Martin Pilchner
  8. Final Cut Pro / Chris McKibbin
  9. Live Sound I / Bo Cairo
  10. macLIFE / Greg Hyland
  11. Music Industry Math / Clinton Somerton
  12. Music Marketing I / Dan Broome
  13. Music Publishing & Copyright / Dave Betts
  14. Music Theory I / Dr. Mike Daley Ph. D
  15. Music Video Production / Scott Eldridge & Joe Fried
  16. The NEW Music Industry / Bob Roper
  17. Oh Canada! / Bob Roper
  18. Popular Culture / Dr. Mike Daley Ph. D
  19. Producing/Engineering I / Doug McClement
  20. Sound Synthesis / Don Garbutt
  21. Communications Lab (optional) / Dr. Eric McLuhan Ph D
  22. Math Tutorials (optional) / Karyn Ellis
    Course descriptions below

Level 2 (4 months)

  1. Applied Marketing I / 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 / Alana Ruoso Loughlin
  7. Confidential Records I / Anne Marie Smith
  8. Contemporary Issues / Bob Roper
  9. Contracts & Negotiations / Kate Henderson
  10. Financial Strategies / Paul Gagnon
  11. Graphic Design / Patrick Duffy
  12. International Tour Management / Paul Fairley
  13. Media & Perception / Dr. Eric McLuhan Ph. D
  14. Multimedia I / Greg Hyland
  15. Multimedia Lab / Greg Hyland
  16. Music & Media / Jane Harbury
  17. Music Marketing II / Dan Broome
  18. Music Merchandising / Mike Balogh
  19. PC Culture / Matt Schaefer
  20. Print Production & Packaging / Patrick Duffy
  21. Tour Management / Bob Roper
  22. Venue Management / Richard Carson
  23. Communications Lab (optional) / Dr. Eric McLuhan Ph. D
    Course descriptions below

Level 3 (4 months)

  1. Accounting Applications / Gary Hubbard
  2. Advanced Contracts / Kate Henderson
  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 / Alana Ruoso Loughlin
  8. Concert Promotions / Stephane Lecuyer
  9. Confidential Recordings / Fergus Hambleton
  10. Confidential Records II / Anne Marie Smith
  11. Guest Lecture Series / Bob Roper
  12. Indie at Retail / Jay Devonish
  13. International Marketing / Graham Stairs
  14. Multimedia II / Greg Hyland
  15. Multimedia Lab / Greg Hyland
  16. Music in Film / Yuri Gorbachow
  17. Music Marketing III / Dan Broome
  18. New Media Marketing / Janis Nixon
  19. Promotions/Sponsorships / Catharine Saxberg MA / Odette Spitzer
  20. This Business of Image / Zayna Mosom
  21. 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: $4,789.00
  • 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: $4,789.00 Level 3: $4,789.00
  • Terms of Payment: Payment is due thirty (30) days prior to Levels 2 and 3 or as determined by Registrar.
  • Total AMP Tuition: $14,367.00

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.

Music Industry Professional
Graduates completing both APP and AMP receive a $2,500 Bursary in the final term and are awarded Music Industry Professional (MIP) Certification.
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