Arts and Cultural Management, MPS
THE PROGRAM’S STRUCTURE
The ACM program is one of the Creative Enterprise Leadership international graduate programs. It is designed for those who intend to design and manage cultural experience and engagement. It is a two-year, cohort-based program. Participants are required to take 42 credits to complete the program and receive a master of professional studies (MPS) in Arts and Cultural Management. The program has five required semesters—fall, spring, summer, fall, spring. Each semester is divided into two terms and participants enroll in two courses per term, with the exception of semesters three and five. Courses are taken in order as listed in the program curriculum. Two five-day intensives—at the beginning and in the middle of the program—provide the opportunity for several brief, intensive courses, including behavioral simulation and negotiating modules. All course work is done in teams.
Coursework is focused on real world strategic challenges for all enterprise activity including the inequity and climate challenges identified in the Global Goals. Particular focus is on the role of cultural leaders on shaping enterprise strategies which connect the aims of culture, community and commerce and create economic value by advancing the well being of human communities and biosystems.
Class attendance in every session is critical, since each alternating weekend of classes is one-tenth of the entire course. Students are required to complete the 42-credits of the program in sequence to graduate.
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Semester 1 | Credits | |
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ACM-625 | Leadership and Team Building | 2 |
ACM-627 | Management Communications | 2 |
ACM-631 | Behavioral Simulation | 1 |
ACM-641 | Management of Arts & Cultural Organizations | 2 |
ACM-645 | Art in the Urban Environment | 2 |
Credits | 9 | |
Semester 2 | ||
ACM-623 | Financial Planning & Budget Management the 21st Century | 2 |
ACM-624 | Arts & Cultural Education | 2 |
ACM-632 | Organizational Behavior | 2 |
ACM-642 | Nonprofit Law & Governance | 2 |
Credits | 8 | |
Semester 3 | ||
ACM-626 | Managing Innovation and Change | 2 |
ACM-633 | Negotiating | 1 |
ACM-646 | External Relations for Nonprofit Managers | 2 |
ACM-652 | Directed Research | 1 |
ACM-664A | Integrative Capstone: Planning and Advisement | 1 |
Credits | 7 | |
Semester 4 | ||
ACM-621 | Strategic Marketing for Arts & Culture | 2 |
ACM-622 | Fundraising for Arts & Culture | 2 |
ACM-643 | Art, Culture, and Social Policy | 2 |
ACM-654 | Strategic Technology | 2 |
ACM-674 | Shaping the 21st Century: Integrative Captone-Discover and Define | 1 |
Credits | 9 | |
Semester 5 | ||
ACM-628 | Advertising & Promotion | 2 |
ACM-644 | Cultural Pluralism: Designing Cultures Of Inclusion | 2 |
ACM-651 | Finances and Financial Reporting For Nonprofit Managers | 2 |
ACM-671 | Managerial Decision Making | 1 |
DM-643 | Intellectual Property Law | 1 |
ACM-675 | Shaping the 21st Century: Integrative Capstone-Design and Deliver | 1 |
Credits | 9 | |
Total Credits | 42 |
- Apply theory to practice to develop and sustain thriving cultures and create prosperity.
- Demonstrate the power of collaborative practice to foster creative expression, build creative community and shape a commerce of ideas, artifacts, images, and experiences.
- Evidence the value of cultural leadership and the importance of cultural capital in shaping the 21st century.