The Graduate Diploma in Arts Management is a fee-paying, two-semester programme for both Australian and overseas students. It is a vocationally-based degree aimed at students who wish to improve their management skills and gain expertise in the arts and entertainment industries.

The course builds upon students' existing practical industry experience, providing the theoretical and conceptual knowledge and skills necessary to effectively manage the unique, idiosyncratic and diverse organisations that comprise the arts industry. 

The course addresses the training needs of management practitioners across a broad spectrum of the arts, and is constructed so that fundamental administrative, financial, marketing and management skills in the arts can be applied in a variety of artistic contexts. Knowledge accumulated during the course can be applied, for example, to performing and visual arts companies, as well as to those organisations which may require more specialised knowledge such as venues, galleries and metropolitan and regional community arts programmes. 

Specifically, upon completion of the course it is expected that graduates will:

* demonstrate a knowledge of administrative, management, marketing and financial skills as they pertain to the arts industry, and relate this understanding to their own arts environments and companies;

* demonstrate critical and analytical skills in relation to management, planning and operation of arts organisations;

* combine management skills with specific and particular industry practice;

* be better equipped to carry out their current duties and prepare them for more significant roles.

A high level of performance in the Graduate Diploma will allow students to progress to the Master of Arts Management.