Courses

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Arts and cultural organization administration and management. Operations and procedures of art and humanities-based agencies. Funding and financial structures involving audience development and promotion.

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History of Arts and Culture
Philosophy of Project Management
Organizational Structure
Education and Outreach
Fundraising
Advertising/Publicity
Promotion
Nonprofit vs. Profit

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Strategic theory and approaches for arts and cultural organization administration and management. Budget development and strategy; fundraising and financial strategy. Staffing and human resource management.

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Principles, research, strategy and tactics for promotion, public relations, branding and social media in arts, cultural and museum management.

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Technical aspects of event planning, production and management. Operational procedures of presenting, producing and programming events and cultural activities. Technical and venue management procedures.

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Arts and cultural organization education and outreach. Understanding of K-12 school and community programs.

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Programming
Education Initiatives
State Education Standards
Teacher Collaborations
Teaching Artist Training
Arts Integration
Evaluation and Assessment
Community Engagement
Platform Events
Literary Outreach

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Development of leadership abilities, creative, and innovative planning in arts and cultural management through readings and practical application.

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Address the complex skills involved in the management of both private and public arts and cultural venues. Understand and develop the skills required for building operations, policies, vendor contracting, scheduling, maintenance, daily operations, event coordination, additional fundraising opportunities; and policies required for public safety and control. Internal and external relationships required for complex arts and cultural venues.

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Arts and cultural organization development and fundraising methods. Investigation of foundation, government, corporate and individual funding sources.

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Advocacy for local cultural nonprofit organizations. Local, regional, national and international policies and practices for resource development in the nonprofit sector. Strategic messaging, assessment, organizational advocacy tactics and community engagement.

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Seminar covering key topics and approaches in arts and cultural management, and the preparation of academic and professional portfolios.

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Arts advocacy
Cultural and humanities advocacy
Outreach and education strategies
Collaboration
Portfolio development
Audience development
Professional arts practices
Project management
Advanced e-Strategies

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Experience in arts and cultural management through cooperative and collaborative activities with arts and cultural professionals and organizations, investigating the creative process from project inception to audience reception.

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Internship for Arts and Cultural Management minors.

Application Only.

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Experience in museums and cultural management through cooperative and collaborative activities with museum and cultural professionals and organizations, investigating the creative process from project inception to audience reception.

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Activities, functions, and organization of museums. Changing role of museums as cultural institutions.

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History of museums
Philosophy of museums
Code of ethics
Multiculturalism in museums
Curatorship
Legal Issues
Exhibition development
Lifelong Learning
Registration
New technologies

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Theoretical and practical approaches to the ways digital technologies are changing the definitions of audiences, visitor experiences, arts and cultural professionals, and organizations.

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Digital media online
Web-based Design and Development
Social and Multimedia
Digitization and collections
Interactives, games, and simulations
Collections and databases
Event management and promotion
Visitor engagement

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Methods and practices for the development, care, and use of museum collections in research, education, and exhibition activities.

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Introduction to the organization, preventative care, and meaning of objects held in museum collections. Basic collection management, registration, and preservation skills are introduced from acquisition to deaccession. Explore the constructed meanings of museum objects by professionals and visitors to contextualize the care and organization of museum collections.

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Collections management
Preventative Conservation
Aquisition, Deaccesion, Registration
Meaning of museum obects
Museum storage
Exhibition issues in care

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Theoretical and practical approaches to the planning, design, development, installation, and evaluation of museum exhibitions.

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Supervised professional experience in learning environments such as museums, zoos, botanical gardens, and historic homes.

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Practical experience in museum studies.

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Theoretical and practical approaches to understanding and enhancing ways visitors experience museums, zoos, botanical gardens, and other informal learning environments. Educational and interpretive planning and programming with individuals, groups, and communities.

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Introduction to arts, cultural, and museum organization administration and executive management. Operations and procedures of art and humanities-based agencies and diverse kinds of museums. Funding and financial structures involving audience development and marketing.

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Processes, strategies and tactics to successfully develop targeted messages, identify key audiences, and work with stakeholders and the media to effectively communicate for arts, cultural and museum organizations.

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Exploration and development of special events and experiences for arts and cultural organizations.

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Examination of educational programming in nonprofit arts and cultural organizations, including exploration of community engagement strategies.

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Exploration and application of current research in leadership development and the leader’s role in arts, cultural and museum organizational innovation.

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Exploration and analysis of strategic and managerial skills in operations and facilities as well as internal and external relationships associated with complex art and cultural venues and their impact on local communities.

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Development and fundraising philosophy and strategies for nonprofit arts and cultural organizations.

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Legal issues pertaining to the creation and operation of cultural business entities, including nonprofit organizations. Exploration of relevant aspects of nonprofit and business law, finances and taxes, contracts, intellectual property, constitutional law, artists’ moral and economic rights, estate planning for individuals and organizations. Historical and contemporary examination of reparations of cultural property.

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Policymaking pertaining to local, regional, national and international arts and cultural organizations. History and practice of arts and cultural advocacy campaigns, budget administration, and the impact of arts, cultural organizations and museums on policymaking. Exploration of community engagement, strategic messaging, project oversight, assessment, and accessibility when creating new policy including lobbying in the legislative process.

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Experience in arts and cultural management through cooperative and collaborative activities with arts and cultural professionals and organizations, investigating the creative process from project inception to audience reception.

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Practical experience in arts and cultural management, which may involve project-oriented activities.

Application only.

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Arts, cultural management, and museum studies issues and research explored from a variety of arts and cultural management-based perspectives.

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Arts and Culture
Collaboration
Creativity
Digital Arts
Digital Humanities
Innovation
Public Engagement
Research
Technology

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Supervised internship with arts and cultural organizations associated with management and operational studies.

Application only.

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Experience in museums and cultural management through cooperative and collaborative activities with museum and cultural professionals and organizations, investigating the creative process from project inception to audience reception.

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Introduction to the history of museums and current practices, standards, issues and ethics related to education, administration, visitor studies and the development, care and use of museum collections.

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Exploration, application, and innovation of the most current uses of the digital in museums, the arts, and other cultural organizational settings.

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Research methods and practices for the development, care, and use of museum collections in research, exhibition, and interpretation.

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Organization, care and meaning of objects held in museum collections, through both theoretical and practical concepts.

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Collections management
Preventative Conservation
Aquisition, Deaccesion, Registration
Meaning of museum obects
Museum storage
Exhibition issues in care

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Concepts, methods, processes and technology used in museum exhibition communication.

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Supervised applied experience in a museum, zoo, garden or other learning environment related to a student’s area of study.

Application Only.

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Practical experience in museum studies, which may involve project-oriented activities to fulfill the Plan B requirement.

Application Only.

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Research, theory, and methodology on museum user experience, examining notions of learning, engagement, and transformative experiences of users, characteristics of users, and the social dynamics of the museum experience.

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