Arts Business Management

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Arts Business Management

The African Arts Academy is a Social Enterprise created by Fotabe University to valorise and promote the African culture, especially the Cameroonian culture. It was set up to teach students the beauty of Cameroonian culture, and to stimulate them to develop the desire to sell Cameroonian and African arts worldwide.

Arts Business Management:

This is a specially designed Diploma program for people involved with or aspiring to enter the of creative arts.

Teaching and Learning Methods:

AAA’s courses are taught via an e-learning, co-creation action learning methodology. This unique approach follows a 3-step process we call ECI:

  1. E-learning live training on courses such as: Social Entrepreneurship, Creativity and innovation, New product development, branding and positioning, E-commerce, Financial planning, developing a winning attitude, 100 hours of hands on.
  2. Co-creation action learning in the following specialties: perfumery and cosmetics, fashion design, skin and hair care, interior design, fashion design, clothing and textiles.
  3. Incubation

DIPLOMA in Arts Business Management

If you love arts and dream of running an arts business, then a business management course grounded in creative arts

could be what you are looking for. Our Diploma in Arts Business Management (ABM) will equip you with the

necessary skills needed to develop and manage a successful business. Arts business Management is a

challenging career which combines creativity, and analytical and design thinking skills. Studying this program will prepare

you for a successful and rewarding career.

Who is it for:

This Diploma program has been specially designed for people who are passionate about:

 Interior Design

  • Interior Design
  • Beads and Shoe Making
  • Beauty and skin care
  • Graphic Design
  • African script writing
  • Plastic Arts
  • Perfumeries and cosmetics
  • Painting
  • Music
  • Any other art

Duration:

11 months

Study Options:

This course is taught online and on-site.

Program Structure:

The program has 12 general courses and 4 specialized courses taught over an 6-month period. After this classroom learning experience,

students undertake a 5-month hands-on.

General Courses:

•  Social Entrepreneurship

• Marketing and sales

•  Creativity and innovation

•  New product development

•  Branding and positioning

•  Leadership & Strategy

•  Design Thinking

•  IT & E-Commerce

•  Business Modelling

•  Accounting for Business

• Talent Management

• Customer service

Specialized Courses

•  Stage & Exhibition Management

•  Museum and Art Gallery Management

•  Visual communication

•  Arts Events Management

Hands on

After completing course work, you will embark on an internship, either locally or abroad, to learn how to run an arts business. 

Final Project: Community Arts Festival.

To culminate your program, you will get to organise a community

Arts event, so as to implement lessons learnt in marketing, business, and even talents management.

Fees:

·      Registration:                                    24,900XAF

·      Books fee:                                       62,300XAF

·      Hands on placement (Cameroon): 125,000XAF

·      Hand on placement (Dubai):         1,501,000XAF

·      Hands on Placement (India):         1,113,000XAF          

Eligibility:

To be eligible for this program,

·      Students must be able to read and write.

·      Have a passion for their chosen field of studies

·      Be ready to work independently

·      Be creative and innovative

·      Be ready to work in a co-creative space

·      Be willing to indulge in action learning

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