The SHSM in Arts and Culture requires students to complete:

§ six (6) sector-recognized certifications and/or training courses,

§ of these six (6), three (3) are in areas that are compulsory,

§ the remaining three (3) are to be chosen from the list in the following chart.

These requirements are summarized in the chart below.

ARTS AND CULTURE: Sector-Recognized Certifications and Training

Three (3) compulsory
Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Level A	Standard First Aid	generic (i.e., not site-specific) instruction about the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
Three (3) electives from the list below
curatorial techniques	customer service	electrical safety	elevated work platforms
fall protection	framing and matting	health and safety - basic	instructor certification
lighting and sound equipment maintenance	make-up / cosmetology	musical instrument repair	portfolio development
proper lifting and carrying techniques	pyrotechnics	recording equipment	sewing
software: animation	software: graphic arts	software: photography	stage combat
taping for dance performance	technical staging	training in an art form (e.g. mine, tap dance, improvisation)	training in a technique (e.g. figure drawing conducting)