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General
Information
Admission Requirements
Required Program
Winthrop
University Graduate Studies Office
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Master
of Arts in Arts Administration |
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General
Information |
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This
low-residency two-year graduate degree program is for individuals seeking to enhance their
effectiveness and increase their career opportunities as arts
administration professionals. The class meets one
weekend a month during the academic year and one week in June for
two years.
The
emphasis of the degree is on leadership in not-for-profit arts
organizations with special focus on the visual arts, dance, music,
theatre, museum, cultural institution and performing arts
administration.
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Admission
Requirements |
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addition to meeting Winthrop University general admission
requirements for all graduate students, the applicant for admission
to this program must show high promise of success in graduate study
in arts administration as demonstrated by an essay, interview and
documentation of work experience in the field. Specifically the
applicant should: |
| 1. Hold
a baccalaureate degree in an arts or business management discipline; |
| 2. Have
an overall undergraduate grade-point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale; |
| 3. Submit an
essay describing why the applicant wishes to enter the program; and |
| 4. Submit a
current vitae and two letters of recommendation. |
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Materials and
applications for the Fall 2008 semester
were due by February 15, 2008.
Final admission decisions cannot be made until all information has
been received. Applicants not submitting all materials prior to the
deadline will be considered for the following academic year. After
credentials are reviewed the program director will contact the
applicant to schedule an interview. |
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An applicant whose native language is not English must present a
core of at least 550 on the TOEFL. Students desiring to participate
in this degree program who do not have a bachelors degree in an
arts or business management discipline may demonstrate life and work
experience as prerequisite for admission. This substitution is
applicable to less than 10% of any entering class. |
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Required
Program
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Semester
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Hours
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Fall Semester * |
7 |
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ARTA
611A. |
Principles
and Practices of Arts Administration I |
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ARTA
611B. |
Leadership
in the Arts I |
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ARTA
611C. |
Leadership
in the Arts II |
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ARTA
611D. |
Marketing
the Arts |
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Year One - Fall |
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ARTA 685 |
Field Based Practicum I |
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Spring Semester |
7 |
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ARTA
612A. |
Financial
Analysis, Planning and Management |
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ARTA
612B. |
Trusteeship
and Governance |
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ARTA
612C. |
Organizational
Behavior in the Arts |
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ARTA
612D. |
Arts
Administration and the Law |
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Year One -Spring |
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ARTA 686 |
Field Based Practicum II |
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Maymester |
1 |
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ARTA
612E. |
Principles
and Practices of Arts Administration II |
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Summer Institute |
3 |
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ARTA
613A. |
Arts
Administration Institute I: Practices in Arts Administration |
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Fall Semester * |
7 |
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ARTA
621A. |
History
and Philosophy of Arts Administration |
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ARTA
621B. |
Seminar
in Aesthetics, Theory and Criticism of the Arts |
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ARTA
621C. |
Arts,
Ethics and Community Service |
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ARTA
621D. |
Implementing
Art Administration Strategies |
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Year 2 - Fall |
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ARTA 695 |
Thesis I |
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Spring
Semester |
7 |
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ARTA
622A. |
Program
Planning and Proposal Writing |
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ARTA
622B. |
Special
Topics in Arts Administration |
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ARTA
622C. |
Special
Topics in Arts Administration |
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ARTA
622D. |
Special
Topics in Arts Administration |
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Year 2 - Spring |
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ARTA 696 |
Thesis II |
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Maymester |
1 |
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ARTA
622E. |
The
Arts and Arts Administration |
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Summer Institute |
3 |
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ARTA
623 |
Arts
Administration Institute II: The Arts and Society |
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Total
Semester Hours |
36 |
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* Courses are on a year
schedule - Fall courses alternate every other year |
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The
The emphasis of the
Master of Arts in Arts Administration Program
is on leadership in not-for-profit arts
organizations with special focus
on
visual arts, dance, music, theatre,
museum, cultural institution, and
performing arts administration.
Visual Arts
Dance
Music
Theatre
Museum
Cultural Institution
Administration
Performing Arts Administration |
