Spring 2010 course offerings
MET Evening Division registration begins Sunday, November 8, 2009.
Registration for non-degree (Certificate) students begins Monday, November 16, 2009.
All classes are offered from 6:00- 9:00 pm unless otherwise indicated.
For other Important Dates please visit the Registrar's Website.
| Monday | ||
|---|---|---|
| Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations | Group A | |
| Arts and the Internet | Group B | |
| Curatorship: Exhibition Development* | Group C | |
| Tuesday | ||
| Legal Issues in Arts Administration | Group A | |
| Art World | Group A | |
| Internship in Arts Administration I and II* | Group A | |
| Introduction to E-Commerce and Web Design | Group C | |
| Wednesday |
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|---|---|---|
| Managing Performing Arts Organizations | Group B | |
| Managing Visual Arts Organizations | Group B | |
| Project Management | Group C | |
| Thursday | ||
| Individual Fundraising | Group B | |
| Advanced Management in Consulting | Group B | |
| Friday | ||
| Arts in Barcelona (Meets 2/12, 2/26 on BU Campus; Meets in Barcelona during Spring Break). |
Group B | |
The following courses meet at irregular times:
| Internship in Arts Administration I Internship in Arts Administration II |
Meets 3 Dates: 2/1, 3/22, 5/3 4:00-6:00pm |
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| Curatorship: Exhibition Development (permission required from instructor) | Meets 10:00am - 1pm |
Notes
Costs for non-MET classes may vary.
*All courses are 4 credits each except AR 802 and AR 803 Internship in Arts Administration I and II: 2 credits each.
*Students may not register for MET AR 803, or begin their actual internship until they have completed a minimum of six of the ten required courses.
Spring 2010 Course Descriptions
MET AR 690 The Art World
An examination of the arts institutions, issues, and forces that shape the contemporary art world. Topics include government, cultural policy, National Endowment for the Arts, museums, symphonies, curators, critics, artists' rights, public art, corporate support, censorship, and feminism and multiculturalism. Usually taken as a first course. Non-Arts Administration students contact the Arts Admin Dept, 808 Commonwealth Ave.
Offered: Tuesday, 6:00-9:00pm
[ 4 cr] Richard Maloney
MET AR 723 Individual Fundraising
This course will address the full range of issues related to attracting financial support from individuals. Topics will include: raising dollars annually for operations, raising funds through special events (“fundraisers”), cultivating and soliciting major gifts, and the basics of bequests and estate planning as well as ethical issues and working effectively with donors and volunteers. Course work will include readings, case studies, and guest speakers.
Offered: Thursday, 6:00-9:00pm
[ 4 cr] Lew Karabatsos
MET AR 740 Arts and the Internet
Explores topics relating to cultural institutions, the Internet, and digital technology. Special attention is given to critical examination of the virtual museum, performing arts organizations and Web site development, strategy, design and tools.
Offered: Monday, 6:00-9:00pm
[ 4 cr] Francis Olschafskie
MET AR 750 Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations
Analyzes issues of accounting, finance, and economics in the context of the not-for-profit organization. Stresses understanding financial statements, budget planning and control, cash flow analysis, and long term planning.
Offered: Monday, 6:00-9:00pm
[ 4 cr] David Orlinoff
MET AR 771 Managing Performing Arts Organizations
A review of topics essential for successful management of performing arts organizations. Examination of both facilities management and company management. Studies include organizational structure, trustee/staff relations, marketing, audience building, fund-raising, tour management, box office management, budgeting, mailing list and membership management, human resource management and contract negotiation, performance measurement, and strategic planning.
Offered: Wednesday, 6:00-9:00pm
[ 4 cr] Richard Maloney
Prerequisite: MET AR 690
MET AR 774 Managing Visual Arts Organizations
Emphasizes museums, but also includes a review of alternative spaces, commercial galleries, and auction houses. Topics include the changing role of the museum, exhibition planning, fund-raising, crisis management, audience development, and strategic planning.
Offered: Wednesday, 6:00-9:00pm
[ 4 cr] Christine McCarthy
Prerequisite: MET AR 690
MET AR 778 Legal Issues in Arts Administration
Analysis of legal implications of managing an arts institution. Topics include nonprofits and tax-exempt structure, contracts, copyright for performing and visual artists, artists' moral rights legislation, royalties and artists' economic rights, international movement of art (duties/immigration restrictions) and artists, nonprofit incorporation, and tax-exempt status for organizations.
Offered: Tuesday, 6:00-9:00pm
[ 4 cr] Peter Caruso
MET AR 787 Arts in Barcelona
Students travel to Barcelona for one week where they have the opportunity to visit cultural institutions and meet professionals in the arts field. Discussion topics include cultural policy, museum systems, financing the arts in Barcelona, European copyright issues, and the theater and music institutional framework and support system. Meets on campus and in Barcelona.
Offered: 2/12, 2/26 on BU Campus, in Barcelona during Spring Break
[ 4 cr] Daniel Ranalli
MET AR 802 & 803 Internship in Arts Administration I and II
Two consecutive two-credit courses for planning (AR 802) and fieldwork (AR 803) phases of the internship. Prerequisite: Arts Administration degree students only. Students may not register for MET AR 803, or begin their actual internship until they have completed a minimum of six of the ten required courses.
Offered: Meets three Tuesdays, 10/6, 11/3 and 12/1, 4:00-6:00pm
[2 cr] Richard Maloney
MET AR 804 Advanced Management in Consulting
The purpose of this course is to increase students' ability to analyze and solve problems that confront arts organizations. Students will apply financial, marketing, fundraising, and legal knowledge and techniques to (1) in-class discussion of key management issues of concern to senior leadership, and (2) a semester-long consulting project which partners and team of students with a local arts organization. Permission from instructor required/arts administration students only. Students may not register for MET AR 803 until they have completed a minimum of six required courses.
Offered: Thursday, 6:00-9:00pm
[4 cr] Janet Bailey
MET AD 648 Introduction to E-Commerce and Web Design
Provides a detailed examination of how businesses can successfully use Internet and Web technology. Students are introduced to the concepts and issues of electronic commerce. Topics include comparison of e-commerce procedures, payment mechanisms, applications in different industry sectors, security, the challenges of starting and maintaining an electronic business site, as well as a comparison with traditional business practices. Students create an e-commerce Web site using such tools as MS Frontpage.
Offered: Tuesday, 6:00-9:00pm
[ 4 cr]
MET AD 642 Project Management
The course examines the concepts and applied techniques for cost effective management of both long-term development programs and projects. Project management principles and methodology are provided with special focus on planning, controlling, and coordinating individual and group efforts. Key topics of focus include overview of modern project management, organization strategy and project selection, defining a project and developing a project plan and scheduling resources, project risk analysis, work breakdown structures, and project networks. MS Project will be introduced in this course to provide hands-on practical skills with the above topics. Mastery of key tools and concepts introduced in this course provides a significant competitive advantage in the marketplace.
Offered: Monday, 6:00-9:00pm
[ 4 cr]
CAS AH 521 Curatorship: Exhibition Development
Explores the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the many career paths it offers. Meetings with a wide range of staff members and introduction to a variety of museum practices and procedures based on current exhibition and renovation projects.
Offered: Monday, 6:00-9:00pm
[ 4 cr]
