This course orients students towards professional practice in arts administration, curatorship, writing and other arts-related professions. Students will critically consider the professionalisation of the arts, and the notion of the arts and cultural industries. They will investigate the nature of employment and practice, drawing on theoretical and case study approaches. They will examine the idea of professional skills, and have the opportunity to practise some skills and knowledge-based tasks, such as developing exhibition and funding proposals, preparing budgets and reports, developing marketing and promotion strategies, preparing education and/or public programs, and seeking sponsorships. The aims of the course are to prepare students for the Industry Placement, to help clarify career goals, to give students an understanding of professional practice and to ensure that they develop the confidence in their preparation for working in the arts.