Schedule
Select a semester to view the schedule. Important information on pre-requisites listed below. For questions regarding the schedule please contact the Arts Administration department at artsad@bu.edu
Spring 2025 COURSE OFFERINGS
| Spring 2025 (January 21 -May 1) |
| AR550 A1 |
Raising Funds and Grant Writing for Nonprofit Organizations |
Wednesday
6-8:45 pm |
Group B |
| AR577 A1 |
Comparative Cultural Policy: Thailand |
Friday
6-8:45 pm |
Group B |
| AR690 A2 |
The Art World |
Wednesday
6-8:45 pm |
Group A |
| AR711 O2 |
Capital Campaigns |
*** |
Group B |
| AR720 O1 |
Marketing and Audience Development for the Arts |
*** |
Group B |
| AR 721 O2 |
Adv Arts Marketing Analytics |
*** |
Group B |
| AR722 A1 |
Educational Programming in Cultural Institutions |
Monday
6-8:45 pm |
Group B |
| AR723 A1 |
Individual Fundraising |
Thursday
6-8:45 pm |
Group B |
| AR723 O1 |
Individual Fundraising |
*** |
Group B |
| AR749 A1 |
Research and Program Evaluation in Arts Administration |
Monday
6-8:45 pm |
Group B |
| AR750 A1 |
Financial Management for Nonprofits |
Monday
6-8:45 pm |
Group A |
| AR753 A1 |
Current Trends in the Performing Arts Industry |
Tuesday
6-8:45 pm |
Group B |
| AR753 O1 |
Current Trends in the Performing Arts Industry |
*** |
Group B |
| AR754 A1 |
Global Performing Arts Presenting and Producing |
Wednesday
6-8:45 pm |
Group B |
| AR754 O2 |
Global Performing Arts Presenting and Producing |
*** |
Group B |
| AR771 A1 |
Managing Performing Arts Organizations |
Wednesday
6-8:45 pm |
Group B |
| AR774 A1 |
Managing Visual Arts Organizations |
Tuesday
6-8:45 pm |
Group B |
| AR778 A1 |
Legal Issues |
Tuesday
6-8:45 pm |
Group A |
| AR781 A1 |
Special Topics: Arts & Healing: The Role of Arts and Culture in Health, Medicine, and Wellness |
Tuesday
6-8:45 pm |
Group B |
| AR781 A2 |
Special Topics: The Art Market and its Dynamics. Emergence, Structuring and Evolution |
Friday
6-8:45 pm |
Group B |
| AR789 A1 |
Creative Startups: From Idea to Impact |
Thursday
6-8:45 pm |
Group B |
| AR802 A1 |
Internship 1 |
Friday
2:30-5:15 pm |
Group A |
| AR803 A1 |
Internship 2 |
Friday
2:30-5:15 pm |
Group A |
| AR804 A1 |
Advanced Management and Consulting |
Thursday
6-8:45 pm |
Group B |
*A1 and A2 are in-person classes
*O1 and O2 are online classes. For online course information, please click the link here.
Summer 2025 COURSE OFFERINGS
| 2025 Summer Term I (May 20 – June 27) |
| AR 577 A1 |
Comparative Cultural Policy and Administration |
Friday
6-9:00 pm
Meets on Campus: May 30, June 6, 13; Travel Dates: June 20-29. |
Group B |
| AR 711 B1 |
Capital Campaigns |
Tuesday/Thursday
6-9:30 pm |
Group B |
| AR 700 A1 |
Leadership in the Arts |
Tuesday/Thursday
6-9:30 pm |
Group B |
| AR 751 A1 |
Commercial Production: The Broadway Model |
Sunday
10 am-12:30pm
Friday/ Saturday
1-3:30 pm; 6-8:30 pm |
Group B |
| AR 779 A1 |
Public Art Program Administration |
Monday/Wednesday
6-9:30 pm |
Group B |
| AR 803 C1 |
Internship I |
Arranged
Twelve-week course (May 20-August 8) |
Group A |
| 2025 Summer Term II (June30 – August 8) |
| AR 781 B1 |
Special Topics in Arts Administration |
Monday/Wednesday
6-9:30 pm |
Group B |
| AR 803 C1 |
Internship II |
Arranged |
Group A |
| Commercial Theater Graduate Certificate Accelerated Summer Institute |
Summer 1
MET AR 751: Commercial Production: The Broadway Model (May 30 – June 8)
MET AR 754: Global Performing Arts Presenting and Producing (June 13 – 22)Summer 2
MET AR 753: Current Trends in the Performing Arts Industry (July 11 – 20)
MET AR 752: Strategies for Performing Arts Businesses (July 25 – August 3)A field trip to New York City is planned from Monday, July 7 – Thursday, July 10. |
| AR 751 A1 |
Commercial Production: The Broadway Model |
Sunday
10 am-12:30pm
Friday/ Saturday
1-3:30 pm; 6-8:30 pm |
Group B |
| AR 752 B1 |
Strategies for Performing Arts Businesses |
Saturday
10 am-12:30pm
Friday/ Saturday
1-3:30 pm; 6-8:30 pm |
Group B |
| AR 753 B1 |
Current Trends in the Performing Arts Industry |
Saturday
10 am-12:30pm
Friday/ Saturday
1-3:30 pm; 6-8:30 pm |
Group B |
| AR 754 A1 |
Global Performing Arts Presenting and Producing |
Sunday
10 am-12:30pm
Friday/ Saturday
1-3:30 pm; 6-8:30 pm |
Group B
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Fall 2025 COURSE OFFERINGS
|
FALL 2025
|
| AR 550 A1 |
Raising Funds and Grant Writing for Nonprofits |
Tuesday
6-8:45pm |
Group B |
| AR 550 O2 |
Raising Funds and Grant Writing for Nonprofits |
ARRANGED |
Group B |
| AR 690 A1 |
The Art World †† (Performing Arts Concentration) |
Wednesday 6-8:45pm |
Group A |
|
| AR 690 A2 |
The Art World †† (Visual Arts Concentration) |
Wednesday 6-8:45pm |
Group A |
|
| AR 720 A1 |
Marketing and Audience Development |
Wednesday 6-8:45pm |
Group B |
| AR 721 A1 |
Advanced Arts Marketing Analytics “ |
Monday
6-8:45pm |
Group B |
| AR 730 A1 |
Political and Public Advocacy for the Arts |
Monday
6-8:45pm |
Group B |
| AR 740 A1 |
Technology and Arts Administration |
Thursday
6-8:45pm |
Group B |
| AR 750 A1 |
Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations |
Monday
6-8:45pm |
Group A |
| AR 750 O1 |
Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations |
ARRANGED |
Group A |
| AR 751 01 |
Commercial Production: The Broadway Model |
ARRANGED |
Group B |
| AR 752 02 |
Strategies for Performing Arts Business |
ARRANGED |
Group B |
| AR 766 A1 |
Arts & the Community |
Tuesday
6-8:45pm |
Group B |
| AR 774 A1 |
Managing Visual Arts Organizations |
Thursday
6-8:45pm |
Group B |
| AR 778 A1 |
Legal Issues in Arts Administration |
Tuesday
6-8:45pm |
Group A |
| AR 789 A1 |
Creative Startups: From Idea to Impact |
Wednesday 6-8:45pm |
Group B |
| AR 802 A1 |
Internship Arts I † ^
(2 credits each- Planning Phase) |
Friday
2:30-5:15pm |
Group A |
| Meets on campus: 9/5, 9/12, 9/26 and 10/3, 10/17 |
| AR 803 A1 |
Internship Arts II † ^
(2 credits each-Field Work) |
ARRANGED |
Group A |
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When possible, the following courses should be completed in the first two semesters: AR 690 The Art World and AR 750 Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations.
PREREQUISITES
† AR 802 is usually taken in the next-to-last semester of study and AR 803 in the final semester. Students must have completed 24 credits prior to taking AR 803. For information on course waivers, please visit the AR 802 Course Info site.
†† AR 690 The Art World is a prerequisite for AR 778 Legal Issues in Arts Administration, AR 771 Managing Performing Arts Organizations, and AR 774 Managing Visual Arts Organizations.
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# AR 751 is a pre-requisite for AR 753 and AR 754.
“ AR 720 is a pre-requisite for AR 721.
‡‡ Students must have completed 24 credits and have two years of full-time work experience in the arts prior to taking AR 804. AR 804 may be substituted for AR 802/803 with adviser’s permission.
International Travel Study courses are a requirement for all domestic students.