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Upon completion of an MA in Arts Administration, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of Identify and analyze the political, social, technological and economic contexts and structures in the field of arts administration.
- Connect theory to practice in arts management through class projects with outside organizations, guest lectures from arts administrators, internships in national and international organizations, and a final Consultancy for either a national or international organization.
- Prepare the next generation of arts leaders to face the Understand, evaluate, and address the unique opportunities, challenges , and threats facing the arts and culture industry in the 21st century, particularly artists and cultural organizations currently, with particular focus in areas of innovative leadership, diversity, inclusion, and cultural competency.
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate clearly and compellingly Communicate clearly in written and spoken word about the business and context of the arts.
- Demonstrate a preparedness
- Demonstrate an understanding an applicability of policy for arts organizations particularly within the context of CreateNYC.
- , applying business, management, and leadership skills in regards to the field of arts administration.
- Assess government policy and its application for arts organizations within the context of current and innovative trends in the field, and appraise the modes of advocacy best applicable to different types of arts organizations and professionals.
- Support the artist’s practice and cultural organizations through relationship building, resource developmentDemonstrate, through course projects, an understanding of fundraising, marketing and audience development, cultural policy and the arts, distribution of the arts, strategic planning, leadership and management, community engagement, and research methodology.
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Courses in Specialization (36 credits) Required Courses (21 credits) | ||||||||||||||
| Arts, Culture, and the Civic Environment | 3 credits | ||||||||||||
| Managing in Arts Environments | 3 credits | ||||||||||||
| Marketing the Arts Alternative:
| 3 credits | ||||||||||||
| Professional Internship in Arts Administration | variable (1-3 credits) | ||||||||||||
| Professional Consultancy/Thesis in Arts Administration | 3 credits | ||||||||||||
| Public and Nonprofit Management I Alternative:
| 3 credits | ||||||||||||
| Budgeting and Financial Analysis I Alternative:
| 3 credits | ||||||||||||
| Fund Raising and Grants Administration in Not-for-Profit and Voluntary Organizations Alternative:
| 3 credits | ||||||||||||
Elective Courses (15 credits) Choose five courses from the following: | ||||||||||||||
| Development and Management of Arts Education Programs | 3 credits | ||||||||||||
| Advanced Practicum in Resource Development for the Arts | 3 credits | ||||||||||||
| Touring and Presentation of Arts Organizations | 3 credits | ||||||||||||
| Audiences and Member Services | 3 credits | ||||||||||||
| Cultural Policy and the Arts | 3 credits | ||||||||||||
| Special Topics in Museum and Gallery Management: Museum Administration | 3 credits | ||||||||||||
| Special Topics in Arts Administration | 3 credits | ||||||||||||
| Special Topics in Theatre Management: Current Issues in Performing Arts Leadership | 3 credits |
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