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Arts Management Program
1021 North Dartmouth Avenue
Claremont, CA 91711
United States
Main Phone: 909.607.9109
Main E-Mail: diana.luna@cgu.edu

Degree/Credential: Graduate (MA in Arts Management, Executive MA in Arts Management)
Web Site: http://www.cgu.edu/am

Program Director: DLuna [link available to AAAE members only]

Program Goals and Objectives

M.A. in Arts Management 

The Arts Management program blends the best of the renowned Drucker School of Management and the School of Arts and Humanities to balance business courses with advanced cultural studies. Cultural institutions in the profit and nonprofit sector are seeking capable managers with an understanding of the arts and business to head museums, theatre and dance companies, cultural centers, music and arts education organizations, and to advocate for the future of the arts.

Located in the creative capital of the world, the Arts Management program will provide you with valuable experience and career-launching connections for a wide range of career paths. Our ties to the vibrant and dynamic Southern California arts community offer practical research on real issues and close interaction with experienced faculty. You will have a first-hand opportunity to master the skills and knowledge to shape the future of arts organizations regionally, nationally, and globally.

At the Drucker School, you will explore the best of the best management classes with the Drucker Difference, plus get a firm grounding in finance for nonprofit organizations, organizational behavior, and marketing. Choose from many leadership courses, including Morality and Leadership, Negotiation, and Leadership in the 21st Century, and learn how to succeed at the two most difficult aspects of leadng an arts organization: managing a board and fundraising.

At the School of Arts & Humanities, you will launch into advanced study in the theory and practice of arts management, along with in-depth study of cultural policy with faculty drawn from the heads of organizations that are ahead of the curve. Courses in research technologies and methods, and supervised consulting clinics with innovative LA-based arts organizations will connect theory with practice.

Executive M.A. in Arts Management

The Executive Master of Arts in Arts Management at Claremont Graduate University provides an opportunity for mid-to-high level executives in the nonprofit and philanthropic arts and cultural sectors to immerse themselves in a learning environment with their peers in the creative capital of the world. It is the only program available of its kind in the United States.

Executive Arts Management participants bring real-world experiences and diverse backgrounds in the arts to their course of study with the ultimate goal of unlocking their full potential as leaders. Executive Arts Management is a joint program of the School of Arts and Humanities and the Executive Management Program at the Peter F. Drucker & Masatoshi Ito School of Management.

Administration of the Program

A joint program between the Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito School of Management and the School of Arts and Humanities at Claremont Graduate University, the MAAM program provides a unique understanding of non-profit management expertise within the arts arena, providing arts administrators the skills required to play multiple roles in arts organizations. Functioning as community leaders, planners, educators, facilitators, and fund-raisers, they must know how to interpret, influence, and formulate art and cultural policies. They must know how to advocate and communicate the value and missions of an organization to diverse constituencies including artists, business people, government officers, and members of local communities. The program in arts management strives to achieve the optimal balance of advanced study in arts and cultural theory, policy, management, and hands-on experience.

The program combines training in the techniques of humanities research and writing, applied research analysis, management, policy and decision making skills. The Program Director of Arts Management is Laura Zucker; she can be reached at laura.zucker@cgu.edu.  The Program Administrator is Diana Luna; she can be reached at diana.luna@cgu.edu.   

Curriculum

M.A. in Arts Management Curriculum 

The program consists of 12 courses for a total of 48 units. There are four required courses in management, four required courses in the humanities, and four elective courses.  Subject to faculty approval, a student may transfer up to 8 graduate-level semester units of credit towards the MA.

The program may be completed in two years of full-time study. A student who can demonstrate significant management training may request a waiver of one or more required courses and substitute elective courses. The student, with the help and approval of an advisor, determines the actual arrangement and sequence of courses taken.

Core Courses in Management and Humanities

Drucker  (16 units)

  • The Drucker Difference (4 units)
  • Budgeting/Finance/Accounting for Nonprofits (4 units)
  • Organizational Theory and Behavior (4 units)
  • Marketing (4 units)
Arts & Humanities (16 Units)
  • Theory and Practice of Arts & Cultural Management (4 units)
  • Arts and Cultural Policy (4 units)
  • Research Technologies & Methods (one course*- 4 units)
  • Final Research Paper or Arts Consulting Clinic (4 units)

Areas of concentration (16 units)

Research Tool

Only approved courses will satisfy this requirement. Depending on the needs and interest of the student, this may include statistics, quantitative methods, foreign language, research methods and technologies or other relevant course with approval of faculty member.

*You may fulfill the requierement by registering for the summer workshop, HUM 340 for zero units.

Master's Final Research Paper

The master's final research paper demonstrates the student's ability to integrate arts and cultural theory with techniques of applied research and analysis in the area of arts and cultural management. Students will select a topic of interest that reflects an understanding of key issues or challenges in the area of arts and cultural management, theory, and/or policy.

Arts Consulting Clinic

The Arts Consulting Clinic is a capstone experience for the second year students in the Master of Arts Management. It is a graded, 4 unit, semester-long project. 

The students are partnered with local art or cultural nonprofit organizations. The participating organizations are selected by the Arts Management department through an application process in the fall. The selected organizations provide the student with a project, a problem or challenge to be solved, and the expected goals and objectives. The student will have the responsibility to integrate his/her arts management skills to provide professional consulting with the support of a faculty advisor.

The required deliverables are status reports during the semester, a final written report plus a final presentation to the organization and faculty members from the School of Arts & Humanities and the Drucker School of Management. The deliverables will be shaped to the organization needs and will be approved by faculty before being sent to the organization.

Each student (or team) will receive a stipend award provided by the Norris Foundation and/or the organization assigned that will defray part of the cost of tuition.

Executive M.A. in Arts Management Curriculum 

The Executive MA in Arts Management is a 48 unit degree offering a special emphasis in leadership. The program can be completed in two years of full-time study or in a part-time basis in a maximum of five years. All courses are in the late afternoon, early evening, or Saturday mornings in either downtown Los Angeles or in Claremont.   

Participants have access to all executive courses, not open to regular Arts Management students.  Fees for these courses include all materials and meals.

Drucker Executive MA core requirements (16 units):

  • The Drucker Difference (4 units)
  • Budgeting/finance/accounting for non-profits or Financial Accounting (4 units)
  • Organizational Theory and Behavior (2 units)
  • Marketing (2 units)
  • Choice of Leadership Course(s) (4 units)

Arts & Humanities core requirements (16 units)

  • Theory and Practice of Arts Management (4 units)
  • Arts and Cultural Policy (4 units)
  • Research Methods or Quantitative Methods (4 units)
  • Arts Consulting Clinic/Final Research Paper (4 units)

The Arts Consulting Clinic capstone course provides participants in the program professional arts management consulting experience with a world-class arts organization.

Elective Options (16 units)


The electives may be selected from any of the academic areas listed below. You can also create an area of concentration or specialization within an elective area.

  • Leadership
  • Strategy
  • Nonprofit Management
  • Organizational Science
  • Politics and Policy
  • Human Resources
  • Information Systems and Technology
  • Archival Studies
  • Cultural Studies
  • Museum Studies
  • Educational Studies
  • Evaluation
  • Music

Admissions

The admissions committee reviews applicants for clear indications of leadership ability, and a strong background in the humanities. An applicant must submit a completed application, application fee, transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate work completed, three letters of reference, resume, personal statement, and GMAT or GRE scores to the Admissions Office at Claremont Graduate University. Non-native speakers of English also must submit TOEFL test scores.

For more information on the admissions process and links to the online application click on the link http://www.cgu.edu/pages/5870.asp.  If you have any questions about the Arts Management program at Claremont Graduate University please call 909.607.9109, or email artsmanagement@cgu.edu.  For more information please visit the Arts Management website at http://www.cgu.edu/am.

Posted by DLuna on Mon, 02/15/2010 - 13:52