MA in Arts Management
Degree Requirements
- 39 credit hours of approved graduate work
- Advancement to candidacy on completing 12 to 18 credit hours with a grade point average of 3.00 or higher, removing any undergraduate deficiencies, and with the written recommendation of the student’s faculty advisor
- A four-hour comprehensive examination covering three areas: arts management, and two areas of specialization
- 6 credit hours from one of the following with grades of B or better: Non-thesis option: PERF-702 Masters Portfolio Seminar and PERF-793 Directed Research in the Arts or thesis option: PERF-797 Master's Thesis Seminar
Course Requirements
- PERF-570 Survey of Arts Management (3)
- PERF-571 Marketing in the Arts (3)
- PERF-580 Cultural Policy and the Arts (3)
- PERF-673 Fund Raising Management for the Arts (3)
- PERF-674 Financial Management in the Arts (3)
- PERF-675 Governance and Board Development (3)
- PERF-691 Performing Arts: Internship (3)
- 6 credit hours from the following:
- PERF-702 Masters Portfolio Seminar (1-6)
- PERF-793 Directed Research in the Arts (1-6)
- PERF-794 Literature and Proposal Writing (2)
- PERF-795 Research and Writing (1)
- PERF-797 Master’s Thesis Seminar (1-6)
- PERF-798 Seminar in Arts Management (2)
- 3 credit hours in approved arts-related nonmanagerial courses
- 9 credit hours in approved elective courses including business administration, communication, and public administration
