Arts Administration
Drexel's Arts Administration graduate programs, offered on campus or online, strive to provide the highest quality education for our graduate students by integrating management practice, theory, and practicum into the course of study. The on campus program is one of the oldest in the nation. Each program shares the same curriculum, drawing from regional and national expert practitioners as well as full time faculty to teach classes that address arts, commerce, research, and technology for a multi-disciplinary course of study. Students develop business skills in marketing, management and policy in preparation for careers as arts managers, and other positions in cultural organizations which link arts and community.
Students design their individual program of study in Westphal College's Arts Administration graduate program, working closely with a faculty advisor, to best address their needs and career goals. Candidates for the MS in Arts Administration degree must complete 45 credits, including courses in cultural policy, strategic management, and fund development. Upon completion of their core studies, students have the opportunity to participate in an internship within the arts and cultural community. The graduate program concludes with the completion of the students graduate theses in either a research topic of their choice or a case study related to their internship experience.
The Drexel Arts Administration Graduate Program is a proud member of various organizations, including the Association of Arts Administration Educators and the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance. The programs recently hosted the Community Arts Education Leadership Institute of the National Guild for Community Arts Education, and have partnered with area foundations in the launch of the Pennsylvania Cultural Data Project and the Philadelphia Cultural Management Initiative.
Master of Science in Arts Administration Online Program:
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Professor Undercolfer blogs on Arts Journal
State of the Art Innovations and Impediments in Not-for-profit Arts Does the traditional not-for-profit 501(c)3 organizational structure impede the effective presentation and production of the very art it was established to facilitate? Is it overly cumbersome, have the super-large ones actually become "too big to succeed?" Arts Administration professor Jim Undercolfer sets out to investigate these questions and is finding surprising results.
For additional information on scholarships, fellowships and admission requirements, visit Graduate Admissions.
