University of Manchester's Institute for Cultural Practices (https://www.alc.manchester.ac.uk/icp/) is looking for suitable placements with cultural and creative organisations for Postgraduate students. These placements should be twenty days in length and take place in the period of November 2025- May 2026.

The students are studying MA programmes in:

MA in Arts Management, Policy and Practice

MA in Art Gallery and Museum Studies

MA in Heritage Studies

MA in Digital Media, Culture and Society

MA in Creative and Cultural Industries

MA in Library and Archive Studies

MA in Film Studies

MuSM in Musicology

MuSM in Ethnomusicology

MuSM in Composition

MuSM in Performance Studies

The students earn credit towards their Masters degree for their placement project.

Our students have a wide variety of skills, knowledge and interests relating to cultural and creative organisations. Examples of recent placement projects and roles, include:

Digital Marketing and Social Media Campaigns

Contemporary collecting and exhibition-making

Fundraising and grant funding applications

Evaluation and audience analysis

Event management and production tasks

Placements can take place on-site at your place of work; work from; or a blended option with students working at home and at your place of work.

To host one or more MA students with your organisation, please complete this short online form by Monday 15th September 2025

https://forms.office.com/e/26MAehv5Jg

If you would like to discuss project ideas before submitting a form then please contact the academic lead for placements, Dr Ryan Humphrey ([email protected])