{"id":476,"date":"2015-08-25T10:46:37","date_gmt":"2015-08-25T14:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/artsadmin\/?page_id=476"},"modified":"2026-07-24T17:00:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T21:00:24","slug":"internships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/artsadmin\/course-information\/internships\/","title":{"rendered":"Practicum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Students adding a concentration to the MS in Arts and Cultural Management are required to demonstrate their competence through direct work experience in the sector or a practical project in collaboration with a cultural organization. This is achieved through the addition of MET AR 795 Arts and Cultural Management Practicum or MET AR 796 Advanced Management Consulting for Arts and Cultural Organizations to their curriculum.<\/p>\n<p>The requirements of MET AR 795 can be satisfied through an internship with a cultural organization, or through the realization of a concrete project undertaken in collaboration with a cultural organization. Projects must be proposed and approved prior to enrolling in the practicum. Students are required to complete a total of 200 hours of work in either an internship or a project. This can be accomplished in a single term by taking the practicum as a 4-unit course, or over the course of two terms by taking the practicum as a 2-unit course in each term.<\/p>\n<h2><strong><\/strong><strong>Collaborating Organizations <\/strong>Have Included:<\/h2>\n<div class=\"two column\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/acmefineart.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ACME Fine Art<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/actorsfund.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Entertainment Community Fund (The Actors Fund)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/arenastage.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arena Stage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artfacts.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Artfacts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artisansasylum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Artisan&#8217;s Asylum, Inc.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/afhboston.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Artists for Humanity<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artmorpheus.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ARTMORPHEUS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artsandbusinesscouncil.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arts &amp; Business Council of Greater Boston<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/artsboston.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ArtsBoston<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/atlantacontemporary.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Atlanta Contemporary Art Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.berklee.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Berklee College of Music<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bochcenter.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boch Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonballet.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boston Ballet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bostonarts.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boston Center for the Arts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bostonchambermusic.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boston Chamber Music Society<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonchildrensmuseum.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boston Children&#8217;s Museum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bostonconservatory.berklee.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boston Conservatory at Berklee<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.landmarksorchestra.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boston Landmarks Orchestra<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blo.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boston Lyric Opera<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boston.gov\/departments\/city-council\/arts-culture-and-special-events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boston Mayor&#8217;s Office of Arts, Culture, and Special Events<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bpt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boston Playwrights&#8217; Theatre<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bso.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boston Symphony Orchestra<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.btrtoday.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BreakThru Radio<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/boston.broadway.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Broadway in Boston<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayleague.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Broadway League<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/tanglewood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BU Tanglewood Institute<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgema.gov\/arts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cambridge Arts Council<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celebrityseries.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Celebrity Series of Boston<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christies.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christie&#8217;s Auction House<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarkart.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Clark Art Institute<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/commshakes.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Commonwealth Shakespeare Company<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cmcb.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Community Center Music of Boston<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/copleysociety.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Copley Society of Art<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/creativetime.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Creative Time<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/currier.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Currier Museum of Art<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thedali.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Dali Museum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/danforth.framingham.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Danforth Art Museum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ballet.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">English National Ballet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.famsf.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/glimmerglass.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Glimmerglass Opera<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/handelandhaydn.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Handel and Haydn Society<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harvardartmuseums.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Harvard University Art Museums<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huntingtontheatre.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Huntington Theater Company<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.icaboston.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacobspillow.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jacob&#8217;s Pillow Dance Festival<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ballettheatre.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<div class=\"two column\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kennedy-center.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kennedy Center\u00a0 for the Performing Arts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thekurlandagency.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Kurland Agency<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lacma.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles County Museum of Art<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/massculturalcouncil.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Massachusetts Cultural Council<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.masshist.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Massachusetts Historical Society<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mass-creative.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MASSCreative<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercecunningham.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.metopera.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Metropolitan Opera<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/listart.mit.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MIT List Visual Arts Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.louvre.fr\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mus\u00e9e du Louvre<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Museum of Fine Arts, Boston<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moma.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Museum of Modern Art<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themusichall.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Music Hall, Portsmouth\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.chncpa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Centre for the Performing Arts, China<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arts.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Endowment for the Arts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nationalmuseum.ghana-net.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Museum of Ghana<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/npg.si.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Portrait Gallery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nederlanderworld.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nederlander Worldwide Entertainment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nefa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New England Foundation for the Arts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nephilharmonic.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New England Philharmonic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pem.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peabody Essex Museum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.portlandmuseum.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Portland Museum of Art<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/qatarphilharmonicorchestra.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redlightmanagement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Red Light Management<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rolling Stone<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandeis.edu\/rose\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rose Art Museum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silkroad.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Silk Road Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skinnerinc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Skinner Auctions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Smithsonian Institution<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonymusic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sony Music Entertainment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sothebys.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sotheby&#8217;s<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.speakeasystage.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SpeakEasy Stage Company<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.strawberybanke.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Strawbery Banke Museum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thetheateroffensive.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Theater Offensive<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.transculturalexchange.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TransCultural Exchange<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ucca.org.cn\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.centralsquaretheater.org\/about\/underground-railway-theater\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Underground Railway Theater<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanitydance.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Urbanity Dance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/viaartfund.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">VIA Art Fund<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vlany.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wtfestival.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Williamstown Theatre Festival<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wolftrap.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worcesterart.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Worcester Art Museum<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students adding a concentration to the MS in Arts and Cultural Management are required to demonstrate their competence through direct work experience in the sector or a practical project in collaboration with a cultural organization. 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