Overview
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.
Turn your passion into your profession. Arts institutions in the profit and nonprofit sectors are seeking capable managers with an understanding of the arts, culture, and business to head museums, theatre and dance companies, music and arts education organizations, and cultural centers, and who can advocate for the future of the arts. The Arts Management program from Claremont Graduate University (CGU) blends the best of the Drucker School of Management and the School of Arts & Humanities to balance business courses with graduate-level courses in the study of culture, history, and the arts.
Program Highlights
- You can explore all options, encompassing for-profit and nonprofit organizational structures in all disciplines.
- Complete your degree in three semesters or customize the time it takes to fit your professional schedule.
- The personalized, seminar-style learning environment includes coursework in arts organization dynamics, legal foundations, cultural policy, evaluation, marketing and communications, fundraising, and strategic planning.
- Take three elective courses in any combination of your choosing, or create a concentration in one area, from a range of options.
- Fellowships and federal work-study opportunities are available.
Programme Structure
Courses included:
- Arts Management Dynamics
- Theory & Practice of Institutional Leadership
- Arts & Cultural Policy
- Arts Marketing & Communications
- Anatomy of an Arts Event
- Curatorial Practice
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Visual Arts Human Resource Management Innovation Management View 121 other Masters in Innovation Management in United StatesAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any academic requirements for this programme.
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- Application
- $80 Application fee
- Official transcripts (undergraduate/graduate)
- Resume
- English proficiency exam (international applicants only)
- Copy of Passport
- Affidavit of Financial Support
- Financial Statement or Proof
- Statement of purpose
- Two letters of recommendation
- Interview
- Writing sample
Tuition Fee
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International
79200 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1980 USD per credit during 12 months. -
National
79200 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1980 USD per credit during 12 months.
Living costs for Claremont
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Financing
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Funding
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