The two year, full-time arts management master's degree program requires course work distributed among four components. Deviations from the standard curriculum plan may prolong the student's program. Students must successfully complete a minimum of 68 quarter hours.
Students must complete all the work required for a Master of Science (M.S.) or Master of Arts (M.A.) degree within seven years. The M.A. degree requires competence in a second language.
Study in the master's degree program has four components: (1) core courses, (2) a concentration area, (3) research and practice, which includes a summer internship, and (4) a technology component.
Students learn the techniques needed to analyze and develop arts policy as well as skills in grant and research report writing and review. In addition to course work and an internship, students are required to complete a master's degree project or thesis that demonstrates in-depth knowledge of practical or theoretical issues of importance to professionals in public and private arts organizations from diverse social and cultural settings. Projects focus on issues that were explored during the student's internship.
