{"id":2046,"date":"2020-08-07T11:31:32","date_gmt":"2020-08-07T15:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/?page_id=2046"},"modified":"2026-05-08T10:18:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T14:18:25","slug":"arts-cultural-management","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/courses\/arts-cultural-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Arts &#038; Cultural Management Graduate Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\n.page-template-default .sidebar #bu-text-2 {padding-top: 0;}\ndiv#bu-text-2 {background: transparent !important; box-shadow: none !important;}\n.widget:hover {transform: none !important;}\n.widgetHover:hover {transform: scale(1.018); transition: transform 0.2s ease-in-out 0s, -webkit-transform 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"container\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\nExplore BU MET arts &#038; cultural management graduate courses. Click on any course title below to expand the course description. <\/p>\n<h2>Search for a Course<\/h2>\n<form style=\"text-align: center; border-bottom: 2px solid #FAAC67; display: inline-flex; width: 100%; padding: 15px 15px 20px 15px;\" id=\"dataform\" class=\"course_search_form\">\n<input id=\"search\" class=\"searchbox search_trigger_reg\" name=\"search\" size=\"30\" type=\"text\" style=\"width: 100% !important; margin-right: 0px !important;\" placeholder=\"e.g., arts or art (finds arts, art, etc.)\" \/><br \/>\n<input type=\"text\" style=\"display: none;\" \/><br \/>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"course-feed\"><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" id=\"course-METAR520\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><div class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><h5><span class=\"cf-course-id\">MET AR 520<\/span> Introduction to the Art World<\/h5>\n<div class=\"fall-flag\">Fall  &#8216;26<\/div><div class=\"sprg-flag\">Sprg  &#8216;27<\/div><\/div><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><p>This course provides students with an opportunity to become familiar with the vocabulary, institutions, processes, forces, and issues that define the landscape of the contemporary art world. An examination of the institutions and actors that comprise the Art World and significant recent trends. This course utilizes a model for the art world that posits an arts ecosystem consisting of four interrelated spheres: 1) Individuals; 2) Government; 3) the Nonprofit Sector; 4) the Private Sector. We will explore how the stakeholders in the art world (critics, curators, historians, administrators, government officials, performers, and artists) connect and interact with each other while engaging with significant institutions (cultural organizations, government, foundations) and the public to affect the cultural history of our time. This is the gateway course in the Arts Administration Program, and is usually taken in the first semester. [Non-Arts Administration students contact the Arts Administration Program at artsad@bu.edu. METAR 520 is a pre-requisite for METAR 615]&nbsp;&nbsp;[ 4 cr. ]<\/p><strong>Fall 2026<\/strong><table class=\"responsive\">\n\t<thead>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<th>Section<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Type<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Instructor<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Location<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Days<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Times<\/th>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t<\/thead>\n\t<tbody>\t<tr>\n\t\t<td>A1<\/td>\n\t\t<td>IND<\/td>\n\t\t<td>O'Neal<\/td>\n\t\t<td>COM 215<\/td>\n\t\t<td>W<\/td>\n\t\t<td>6:00 pm &ndash; 8:45 pm<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\t<tr>\n\t\t<td>O1<\/td>\n\t\t<td>IND<\/td>\n\t\t<td>O'Neal<\/td>\n\t\t<td> <\/td>\n\t\t<td>ARR<\/td>\n\t\t<td>12:00 am &ndash; 12:00 am<\/td>\n\t<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" id=\"course-METAR525\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><div class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><h5><span class=\"cf-course-id\">MET AR 525<\/span> International Arts Practice and Policy<\/h5>\n<div class=\"sprg-flag\">Sprg  &#8216;27<\/div><\/div><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><p>This course is designed to help students in the MS in Arts and Cultural Management expand their awareness of global arts management practices and policies, and further develop skills in critical thinking and analysis.\u00a0The course involves on-campus reading and preparation and travel to one or more countries outside of the U.S. for an intensive 7-to-9-day visit.\u00a0The countries visited will vary from semester to semester.\u00a0Countries visited in the past have included England, Ireland, France, Belgium, Spain, Cuba, and Thailand.&nbsp;&nbsp;[ 4 cr. ]<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" id=\"course-METAR530\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><div class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><h5><span class=\"cf-course-id\">MET AR 530<\/span> Managing Performing Arts Organizations<\/h5>\n<div class=\"sprg-flag\">Sprg  &#8216;27<\/div><\/div><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><p>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, fundraising, tour management, box office management, budgeting, mailing list and membership management, human resource management and contract negotiation, performance measurement, and strategic planning.&nbsp;&nbsp;[ 4 cr. ]<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" id=\"course-METAR535\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><div class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><h5><span class=\"cf-course-id\">MET AR 535<\/span> Managing Visual Arts Organizations<\/h5>\n<div class=\"fall-flag\">Fall  &#8216;26<\/div><\/div><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><p>A review of topics essential for successful management of 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.&nbsp;&nbsp;[ 4 cr. ]<\/p><table class=\"responsive\">\n\t<thead>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<th>Section<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Type<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Instructor<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Location<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Days<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Times<\/th>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t<\/thead>\n\t<tbody>\t<tr>\n\t\t<td>A1<\/td>\n\t\t<td>IND<\/td>\n\t\t<td>Cramer<\/td>\n\t\t<td>SOC B63<\/td>\n\t\t<td>R<\/td>\n\t\t<td>6:00 pm &ndash; 8:45 pm<\/td>\n\t<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" id=\"course-METAR540\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><div class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><h5><span class=\"cf-course-id\">MET AR 540<\/span> Fundamentals of Arts Marketing<\/h5>\n<div class=\"fall-flag\">Fall  &#8216;26<\/div><div class=\"sprg-flag\">Sprg  &#8216;27<\/div><\/div><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><p>This course is designed to provide fundamental background in the theory and principles of marketing and audience development used by nonprofit performing and visual arts organizations. Case analysis will be employed to review strategies and practices currently used in the cultural sector. Students will be expected to develop their own marketing plans for an arts organization.&nbsp;&nbsp;[ 4 cr. ]<\/p><strong>Fall 2026<\/strong><table class=\"responsive\">\n\t<thead>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<th>Section<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Type<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Instructor<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Location<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Days<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Times<\/th>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t<\/thead>\n\t<tbody>\t<tr>\n\t\t<td>A1<\/td>\n\t\t<td>FLD<\/td>\n\t\t<td>Peterson<\/td>\n\t\t<td> <\/td>\n\t\t<td>W<\/td>\n\t\t<td>6:00 pm &ndash; 8:45 pm<\/td>\n\t<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" id=\"course-METAR550\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><div class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><h5><span class=\"cf-course-id\">MET AR 550<\/span> Raising Funds and Grant Writing for Nonprofit Organizations<\/h5>\n<div class=\"fall-flag\">Fall  &#8216;26<\/div><div class=\"sprg-flag\">Sprg  &#8216;27<\/div><\/div><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><p>An examination of ways to raise funds from government, foundation, corporate, and individual sources. The following topics will be addressed through lectures and case analysis: the history of philanthropy, the planning and research process, proposal and grant preparation, program evaluation, and the role of the board and staff in developing effective fundraising strategies.&nbsp;&nbsp;[ 4 cr. ]<\/p><strong>Fall 2026<\/strong><table class=\"responsive\">\n\t<thead>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<th>Section<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Type<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Instructor<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Location<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Days<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Times<\/th>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t<\/thead>\n\t<tbody>\t<tr>\n\t\t<td>O2<\/td>\n\t\t<td>IND<\/td>\n\t\t<td>Ibrahim<\/td>\n\t\t<td> <\/td>\n\t\t<td>ARR<\/td>\n\t\t<td>12:00 am &ndash; 12:00 am<\/td>\n\t<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" id=\"course-METAR560\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><div class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><h5><span class=\"cf-course-id\">MET AR 560<\/span> Fundamentals of Individual Fundraising<\/h5>\n<div class=\"fall-flag\">Fall  &#8216;26<\/div><div class=\"sprg-flag\">Sprg  &#8216;27<\/div><\/div><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><p>Prerequisites: MET AR 550 - 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.&nbsp;&nbsp;[ 4 cr. ]<\/p><strong>Fall 2026<\/strong><table class=\"responsive\">\n\t<thead>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<th>Section<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Type<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Instructor<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Location<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Days<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Times<\/th>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t<\/thead>\n\t<tbody>\t<tr>\n\t\t<td>A1<\/td>\n\t\t<td>IND<\/td>\n\t\t<td><\/td>\n\t\t<td>COM 217<\/td>\n\t\t<td>R<\/td>\n\t\t<td>6:00 pm &ndash; 8:45 pm<\/td>\n\t<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" id=\"course-METAR565\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><div class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><h5><span class=\"cf-course-id\">MET AR 565<\/span> Capital Campaigns<\/h5>\n<div class=\"fall-flag\">Fall  &#8216;26<\/div><div class=\"sprg-flag\">Sprg  &#8216;27<\/div><\/div><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><p>This course is designed to broaden your understanding of capital campaign fundraising. Topics include feasibility studies; strategic planning and budgeting; private and public phases; ethical responsibilities; staff, donor, volunteer, board, and trustee management; major gift solicitation; campaign communications; trend analysis; and evaluation. The course curriculum includes readings, case studies, guest speakers, and analysis of current capital campaign projects.&nbsp;&nbsp;[ 4 cr. ]<\/p><strong>Fall 2026<\/strong><table class=\"responsive\">\n\t<thead>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<th>Section<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Type<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Instructor<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Location<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Days<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Times<\/th>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t<\/thead>\n\t<tbody>\t<tr>\n\t\t<td>A1<\/td>\n\t\t<td>IND<\/td>\n\t\t<td>Doorley-Simboski<\/td>\n\t\t<td>CAS 324<\/td>\n\t\t<td>M<\/td>\n\t\t<td>6:00 pm &ndash; 8:45 pm<\/td>\n\t<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" id=\"course-METAR570\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><div class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><h5><span class=\"cf-course-id\">MET AR 570<\/span> Commercial Theater Production: The Broadway Model<\/h5>\n<div class=\"fall-flag\">Fall  &#8216;26<\/div><\/div><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><p>Prerequisite: METAR 100 Lab. - This course will examine the process of developing commercial Broadway productions from \"page to stage.\" Students will examine the selection process that producers follow to identify a piece or property. We will examine the entire production process, from securing the rights and options, to legal processes including investor relations and collective bargaining, to assembling a creative and production team. Students will have the opportunity to meet with several Broadway professionals as guest speakers. Other topics covered may include securing a theater, residual, and subsidiary income as well as domestic and international touring. The leadership role of the producer will be discussed at every stage of the journey.&nbsp;&nbsp;[ 4 cr. ]<\/p><table class=\"responsive\">\n\t<thead>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<th>Section<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Type<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Instructor<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Location<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Days<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Times<\/th>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t<\/thead>\n\t<tbody>\t<tr>\n\t\t<td>O1<\/td>\n\t\t<td>IND<\/td>\n\t\t<td>Grossman<\/td>\n\t\t<td> <\/td>\n\t\t<td>ARR<\/td>\n\t\t<td>12:00 am &ndash; 12:00 am<\/td>\n\t<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" id=\"course-METAR587\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><div class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><h5><span class=\"cf-course-id\">MET AR 587<\/span> The Arts in Barcelona<\/h5>\n<\/div><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><p>Barcelona, an artistic, economic, and commercial hub, is one of the most vibrant cities in Europe and one of the main tourist destinations in the world. It is known for its art, music, and architecture, including the works of Joan Miro and mural\/graffiti artist El Pez, operas at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, and the World Heritage architecture of Antonio Gaud', among others. The course will examine how the history of Spain and the culture of Catalonia impacts the arts and culture of present-day Barcelona. Themes include cultural heritage, identity, cultural economic development, and tourism. This course addresses management and leadership in the arts within both visual and performing arts organizations. Site visits may range from the Sagrada Fam'lia to the Palau de la M'sica Catalana, and as well as other historic properties and neighborhoods. We'll also explore parallel cultural and entrepreneurial initiatives, such as culinary arts, startup ventures, and fashion. Along the way, we'll have lively and candid exchanges with area cultural producers, curators, artists, and BU arts administration alumni. [4 credits] &nbsp;&nbsp;[ 4 cr. ]<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" id=\"course-METAR600\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><div class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><h5><span class=\"cf-course-id\">MET AR 600<\/span> Special Topics in Arts and Cultural Management<\/h5>\n<\/div><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><p>This course changes from semester to semester. More than one MET AR 600 can be offered in a given semester. Course descriptions for all sections are listed below. For more information, please contact MET Arts Administration.&nbsp;&nbsp;[ 4 cr. ]<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" id=\"course-METAR610\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><div class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><h5><span class=\"cf-course-id\">MET AR 610<\/span> Financial Management for Arts and Cultural Organizations<\/h5>\n<div class=\"fall-flag\">Fall  &#8216;26<\/div><div class=\"sprg-flag\">Sprg  &#8216;27<\/div><\/div><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><p>Analyzes issues of accounting, finance, and economics in the context of the nonprofit organization. Stresses understanding financial statements, budget planning and control, cash flow analysis, and long term planning.&nbsp;&nbsp;[ 4 cr. ]<\/p><strong>Fall 2026<\/strong><table class=\"responsive\">\n\t<thead>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<th>Section<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Type<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Instructor<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Location<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Days<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Times<\/th>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t<\/thead>\n\t<tbody>\t<tr>\n\t\t<td>A1<\/td>\n\t\t<td>IND<\/td>\n\t\t<td>Orlinoff<\/td>\n\t\t<td>MCS B37<\/td>\n\t\t<td>M<\/td>\n\t\t<td>6:00 pm &ndash; 8:45 pm<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\t<tr>\n\t\t<td>O1<\/td>\n\t\t<td>IND<\/td>\n\t\t<td>Hartigan<\/td>\n\t\t<td> <\/td>\n\t\t<td>ARR<\/td>\n\t\t<td>12:00 am &ndash; 12:00 am<\/td>\n\t<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" id=\"course-METAR615\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><div class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><h5><span class=\"cf-course-id\">MET AR 615<\/span> Legal Issues in Arts and Cultural Management<\/h5>\n<div class=\"fall-flag\">Fall  &#8216;26<\/div><div class=\"sprg-flag\">Sprg  &#8216;27<\/div><\/div><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><p>Prerequisite: MET AR 520. \"Arts Administration Law\" is not a legal field; rather, it is a series of highly specialized legal analyses lying at the intersection of tax, intellectual property, employment, corporate law, and the law of non-profits that defines the legal status and issues of arts organizations. It is an interdisciplinary area, including all aspects of the law connected with art, artists (both performing and visual), performance and objects. Topics include: nonprofits and tax- exemption, contracts, copyright for performing and visual artists and artifacts, artists' moral rights, employment law, cultural heritage and the First Amendment. The course is taught using case studies and the case method applied to legal decisions, to which legal analytic frameworks will be applied.&nbsp;&nbsp;[ 4 cr. ]<\/p><strong>Fall 2026<\/strong><table class=\"responsive\">\n\t<thead>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<th>Section<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Type<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Instructor<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Location<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Days<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Times<\/th>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t<\/thead>\n\t<tbody>\t<tr>\n\t\t<td>O2<\/td>\n\t\t<td>IND<\/td>\n\t\t<td>Blackadar<\/td>\n\t\t<td> <\/td>\n\t\t<td>ARR<\/td>\n\t\t<td>12:00 am &ndash; 12:00 am<\/td>\n\t<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" id=\"course-METAR640\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><div class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><h5><span class=\"cf-course-id\">MET AR 640<\/span> Technology in Arts and Cultural Management<\/h5>\n<div class=\"sprg-flag\">Sprg  &#8216;27<\/div><\/div><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><p>The ever-evolving nature of digital technology presents opportunities and challenges in the work of arts administrators. In this course, you will examine a range of technologies employed by arts organizations to improve their practice and extend their reach, including customer relations management, fundraising, collaboration management, ticketing, project management, and social media management. You will also explore emerging products and trends, interact with practitioners to learn how they are using these tools, and engage in hands-on challenges to build competency in using emerging technologies such as interactive communication and Generative AI tools.&nbsp;&nbsp;[ 4 cr. ]<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" id=\"course-METAR650\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><div class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><h5><span class=\"cf-course-id\">MET AR 650<\/span> Public Art Project Management<\/h5>\n<\/div><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><p>A hands on project-based collaborative class that will conceptualize, plan, and execute a public art project during the semester. Students will develop an understanding of the various challenges administrators face in all phases of a project, especially from the creative vantage of the artist. We will explore project funding, case study analysis of public art management, artist selection, and the unforeseen.&nbsp;&nbsp;[ 4 cr. ]<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" id=\"course-METAR660\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><div class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><h5><span class=\"cf-course-id\">MET AR 660<\/span> Curating in Multidisciplinary Contexts: Theory and Practice<\/h5>\n<div class=\"sprg-flag\">Sprg  &#8216;27<\/div><\/div><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><p>This course addresses the conceptual and practical aspects of curating in visual, performing, and\/or interdisciplinary arts through the development and installation of a public curatorial project at one or more locations in Boston. Students will examine current curatorial discourse through readings, guest speakers\/site visits, conversations, critical writing, research, and presentations. Students will discuss and enact ideas about concept development, venue selection and context, artist research and selection, exhibition design and layout, season or program development, audience engagement, timelines and budgets, and effective partnerships and collaborations.&nbsp;&nbsp;[ 4 cr. ]<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" id=\"course-METAR670\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><div class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><h5><span class=\"cf-course-id\">MET AR 670<\/span> Creative Startups: The Entrepreneurial Process<\/h5>\n<div class=\"fall-flag\">Fall  &#8216;26<\/div><\/div><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><p>This course explores the field of creative innovation and entrepreneurship. The first part of the course is dedicated to deepening students' understanding of creativity and ideation as building blocks to innovation, creative placemaking, the creative economy, and business models. During the second part of the course students work in teams to develop entrepreneurial projects at the intersection of Arts and Culture; Business and Technology; and Social Impact, while gaining practical entrepreneurial skills, including business models, customer identification, budgeting, pitching, personas, business plans, and delving into design, communication, marketing and networking.&nbsp;&nbsp;[ 4 cr. ]<\/p><table class=\"responsive\">\n\t<thead>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<th>Section<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Type<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Instructor<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Location<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Days<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Times<\/th>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t<\/thead>\n\t<tbody>\t<tr>\n\t\t<td>A1<\/td>\n\t\t<td>IND<\/td>\n\t\t<td>Younge<\/td>\n\t\t<td>CAS 204A<\/td>\n\t\t<td>W<\/td>\n\t\t<td>6:00 pm &ndash; 8:45 pm<\/td>\n\t<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" id=\"course-METAR675\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><div class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><h5><span class=\"cf-course-id\">MET AR 675<\/span> Strategies for Performing Arts Businesses<\/h5>\n<div class=\"fall-flag\">Fall  &#8216;26<\/div><\/div><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><p>Prerequisite: MET AR 100 Lab. This course explores the practice of producing theater as an act of entrepreneurship, and the strategic thinking necessary to take a concept for a creative business or initiative and make it a reality. You will learn leadership and management skills as they are applied in a dynamic arts environment and go behind the bright lights of Broadway to examine the variety of creative businesses that support or leverage the commercial theater industry, as well as the ways in which creative business people inside of the largest legacy institutions are creating new strategies to stay at the forefront of this highly competitive field. You will also consider the ways in which nonprofit theaters are increasingly seeking to build earned revenue strategies, and the growing number of commercial\/nonprofit partnerships that operate within the industry.&nbsp;&nbsp;[ 4 cr. ]<\/p><table class=\"responsive\">\n\t<thead>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<th>Section<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Type<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Instructor<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Location<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Days<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Times<\/th>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t<\/thead>\n\t<tbody>\t<tr>\n\t\t<td>O2<\/td>\n\t\t<td>IND<\/td>\n\t\t<td>Caolo<\/td>\n\t\t<td> <\/td>\n\t\t<td>ARR<\/td>\n\t\t<td>12:00 am &ndash; 12:00 am<\/td>\n\t<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" id=\"course-METAR680\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><div class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><h5><span class=\"cf-course-id\">MET AR 680<\/span> Marketing for Commercial Theater and the Performing Arts<\/h5>\n<div class=\"sprg-flag\">Sprg  &#8216;27<\/div><\/div><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><p>Prerequisite: MET AR 100 Lab. Promoting a theatrical property extends beyond selling tickets to performances; be it a limited or open-ended engagement. Producers and artists continually seek new opportunities and environments for their properties. This requires strategic planning with a holistic view of a goals, implementing a methodical process of analyzing, decision-making and forecasting business activity to ensure future success.&nbsp;&nbsp;[ 4 cr. ]<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" id=\"course-METAR685\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><div class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><h5><span class=\"cf-course-id\">MET AR 685<\/span> Global Commercial Theater Producing and Presenting<\/h5>\n<div class=\"sprg-flag\">Sprg  &#8216;27<\/div><\/div><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><p>Prerequisite: MET AR 100 Lab. - This course focuses on core concepts involved with offering a theatrical property to the touring market and other commercial presenting environments such as cruise ships, casinos, resorts or public\/private partnerships. Leaders of these businesses and entertainment organizations must present or produce artistically rewarding programs that align with their missions to attract, retain and grow audiences, while maintaining sustainable financial support. The course explores the assessment of a commercial artistic\/entertainment property for the purpose of placing it on Broadway, an international tour or other settings to be presented and monetized. The specific legal and licensing requirements to accomplish a variety of presenting models, such as ADA requirements, international visa requirements, content licensing, and financial models will be explored with a strong focus on international engagements and viability.&nbsp;&nbsp;[ 4 cr. ]<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" id=\"course-METAR700\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><div class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><h5><span class=\"cf-course-id\">MET AR 700<\/span> Leadership in the Arts<\/h5>\n<div class=\"fall-flag\">Fall  &#8216;26<\/div><\/div><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><p>This course provides students with an understanding of issues and practices of people in leadership positions in the arts world. Regardless of what functional area a student is aiming for - artistic, development, marketing, finance - eventually they are going to have to demonstrate leadership of a department, a team, or an entire organization. Through a combination of case analysis, class discussion, written assignments, and the insights of the two instructors and guest speakers from the arts community, we will focus on the most effective qualities of leaders. Topics include distinguishing between leadership and management; recruiting, cultivating, and evaluating leaders; specific challenges of leading highly creative people; teamwork and leadership; promoting DEI in the leadership of an organization; co-leadership, shared leadership, and other models; understanding and developing your own leadership style.&nbsp;&nbsp;[ 4 cr. ]<\/p><table class=\"responsive\">\n\t<thead>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<th>Section<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Type<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Instructor<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Location<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Days<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Times<\/th>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t<\/thead>\n\t<tbody>\t<tr>\n\t\t<td>A1<\/td>\n\t\t<td>IND<\/td>\n\t\t<td>Lynch-Mcwhite<\/td>\n\t\t<td>COM 215<\/td>\n\t\t<td>R<\/td>\n\t\t<td>6:00 pm &ndash; 8:45 pm<\/td>\n\t<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" id=\"course-METAR725\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><div class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><h5><span class=\"cf-course-id\">MET AR 725<\/span> Educational Programming in Cultural Institutions<\/h5>\n<div class=\"sprg-flag\">Sprg  &#8216;27<\/div><\/div><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><p>Review the history, theory, and practice of educational programming and audience engagement in both museums and performing arts organizations. Emphasis will be on analysis of program design, implementation, and evaluation, teacher training, and creation of youth and adult learning programs.&nbsp;&nbsp;[ 4 cr. ]<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" id=\"course-METAR730\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><div class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><h5><span class=\"cf-course-id\">MET AR 730<\/span> Political and Public Advocacy for the Arts<\/h5>\n<\/div><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><p>This course will address the politics of arts and culture through seminars with political and cultural leaders, class discussion, readings, and research. You will develop advocacy campaign plans and analyze how cultural organizations interact with all levels of government.&nbsp;&nbsp;[ 4 cr. ]<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" id=\"course-METAR735\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><div class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><h5><span class=\"cf-course-id\">MET AR 735<\/span> Arts and the Community<\/h5>\n<div class=\"fall-flag\">Fall  &#8216;26<\/div><\/div><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><p>This course explores the dynamic, complex, and sometimes contradictory work of community-based arts programs, including program development and design, relationship-building, funding and financial models, evaluation, and ethics. Sharpen your orientation as a practitioner through case studies, research, and experiential learning that will deepen your understanding of community-based arts and how they can be leveraged to drive positive change in communities.&nbsp;&nbsp;[ 4 cr. ]<\/p><table class=\"responsive\">\n\t<thead>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<th>Section<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Type<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Instructor<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Location<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Days<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Times<\/th>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t<\/thead>\n\t<tbody>\t<tr>\n\t\t<td>A1<\/td>\n\t\t<td>IND<\/td>\n\t\t<td>Weeks<\/td>\n\t\t<td>CAS 324<\/td>\n\t\t<td>T<\/td>\n\t\t<td>6:00 pm &ndash; 8:45 pm<\/td>\n\t<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" id=\"course-METAR745\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><div class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><h5><span class=\"cf-course-id\">MET AR 745<\/span> Data Analytics for Arts Marketing<\/h5>\n<div class=\"fall-flag\">Fall  &#8216;26<\/div><div class=\"sprg-flag\">Sprg  &#8216;27<\/div><\/div><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><p>Prerequisite: MET AR 540 - This course provides you with advanced training in the methods and best practices of data analytics for arts marketing. Through course exercises and assignments, you will gain detailed knowledge of approaches to employing data analytics techniques for marketing and expanding audiences. Topics covered include use of customer surveys and demographics, working with CRMs and databases, building a data-driven organizational mindset, email marketing, social media analytics, attribution models, new-to-file audiences, customer retention, and data visualization.&nbsp;&nbsp;[ 4 cr. ]<\/p><strong>Fall 2026<\/strong><table class=\"responsive\">\n\t<thead>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<th>Section<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Type<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Instructor<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Location<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Days<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Times<\/th>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t<\/thead>\n\t<tbody>\t<tr>\n\t\t<td>A1<\/td>\n\t\t<td>IND<\/td>\n\t\t<td>Barker<\/td>\n\t\t<td>CAS 426<\/td>\n\t\t<td>M<\/td>\n\t\t<td>6:00 pm &ndash; 8:45 pm<\/td>\n\t<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" id=\"course-METAR753S\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><div class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><h5><span class=\"cf-course-id\">MET AR 753S<\/span> Current Trends in the Performing Arts Industry<\/h5>\n<\/div><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><p>Graduate Prerequisite: Online Lab MET AR 100. Promoting a theatrical property extends beyond selling tickets to performances, regardless of whether it is for a limited or open-ended engagement. Producers and artists must continually seek new opportunities and environments for their properties. Producers must follow a methodical process of analyzing current business activities and forecasting potential trends to inform decision-making that will ensure future success. [Required for Commercial Theater Graduate Certificate]&nbsp;&nbsp;[ 4 cr. ]<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" id=\"course-METAR754S\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><div class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><h5><span class=\"cf-course-id\">MET AR 754S<\/span> Global Performing Arts Presenting and Producing<\/h5>\n<\/div><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><p>Graduate Prerequisite: Online Lab MET AR 100. This course focuses on core concepts involved with offering a theatrical property to the touring market and other commercial presenting environments such as cruise ships, casinos, resorts or public\/private partnerships. Leaders of these businesses and entertainment organizations must present or produce artistically rewarding programs that align with their missions to attract, retain and grow audiences, while maintaining sustainable financial support. The course explores the assessment of a commercial artistic\/entertainment property for the purpose of placing it on Broadway, an international tour or other settings to be presented and monetized. The specific legal and licensing requirements to accomplish a variety of presenting models, such as ADA requirements, international visa requirements, content licensing, and financial models will be explored with a strong focus on international engagements and viability. [Required for Commercial Theater Graduate Certificate]&nbsp;&nbsp;[ 4 cr. ]<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" id=\"course-METAR755\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><div class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><h5><span class=\"cf-course-id\">MET AR 755<\/span> Arts and Cultural Research<\/h5>\n<\/div><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><p>This course is designed to equip students with the tools and critical thinking skills to identify and apply appropriate methodologies to support the work of their organizations as practitioners and consumers of research. We will review the major approaches to social science research, including a range of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methodologies, and consider the relevance of each research framework to specific questions in the arts. The course will consider the role of arts research in domains such as audience development and marketing; program evaluation and assessment; social and economic impact; decision-making and reflective practice; collaboration and creation; case making and communication with the public.&nbsp;&nbsp;[ 4 cr. ]<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" id=\"course-METAR795\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><div class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><h5><span class=\"cf-course-id\">MET AR 795<\/span> Arts and Cultural Management Practicum<\/h5>\n<div class=\"fall-flag\">Fall  &#8216;26<\/div><div class=\"sprg-flag\">Sprg  &#8216;27<\/div><\/div><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><p>This course is the capstone experience for students pursuing a concentration in the MS in Arts and Cultural Management or seeking an Advanced Graduate Certificate within the Arts and Cultural Management Program. Students may elect to complete the work for the practicum in a single semester as a 4-credit course, or in two semesters as two 2-credit courses. The practicum experience can consist of one of the two following options: 1) A formal internship with an arts and cultural management organization in the nonprofit or commercial sectors; 2) A formal project developed and executed by the student. The practicum project requires a minimum of 200 hours of work. In each case, the practicum must involve an external partner who will have a direct supervisory role over the student\u2019s work and must be approved by the program prior to the semester in which the practicum is undertaken.&nbsp;&nbsp;[ Var cr. ]<\/p><strong>Fall 2026<\/strong><table class=\"responsive\">\n\t<thead>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<th>Section<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Type<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Instructor<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Location<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Days<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Times<\/th>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t<\/thead>\n\t<tbody>\t<tr>\n\t\t<td>A1<\/td>\n\t\t<td>IND<\/td>\n\t\t<td>O'Neal<\/td>\n\t\t<td> <\/td>\n\t\t<td>ARR<\/td>\n\t\t<td>12:00 am &ndash; 12:00 am<\/td>\n\t<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" id=\"course-METAR796\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><div class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><h5><span class=\"cf-course-id\">MET AR 796<\/span> Advanced Management and Consulting for Arts and Cultural Organizations<\/h5>\n<div class=\"sprg-flag\">Sprg  &#8216;27<\/div><\/div><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><p>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 796 until they have completed a minimum of six required courses.&nbsp;&nbsp;[ 4 cr. ]<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" id=\"course-METAR803\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><div class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><h5><span class=\"cf-course-id\">MET AR 803<\/span> Internship in Arts Administration 2<\/h5>\n<div class=\"fall-flag\">Fall  &#8216;26<\/div><\/div><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><p>This course has two goals: to provide guidance and practical resources to help students identify, secure, and complete a successful arts internship and to enhance the understanding of working in the field. Topics include the internship search, tailoring application materials, interviewing strategies, networking, negotiating job and salary offers, understanding organizational culture, the impact of remote and hybrid work, career advancement, diversity, equity, and inclusion, and supervision. Internship I is an interactive, seminar-style course where students lead discussions, share their work, and provide feedback to peers. MET AR 802 must be taken before MET AR 803. Arts Administration M.S. degree students only. [2 credits] &nbsp;&nbsp;[ 2 cr. ]<\/p><table class=\"responsive\">\n\t<thead>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<th>Section<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Type<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Instructor<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Location<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Days<\/th>\n\t\t\t<th>Times<\/th>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t<\/thead>\n\t<tbody>\t<tr>\n\t\t<td>A1<\/td>\n\t\t<td>EXP<\/td>\n\t\t<td>O'Neal<\/td>\n\t\t<td> <\/td>\n\t\t<td>ARR<\/td>\n\t\t<td>12:00 am &ndash; 12:00 am<\/td>\n\t<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" id=\"course-METAR810\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><div class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><h5><span class=\"cf-course-id\">MET AR 810<\/span> Master&#039;s Thesis 1<\/h5>\n<div class=\"hub-flag\">HUB<\/div><\/div><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><p>Two consecutive two-credit courses (MET AR 810 Masters Thesis 1 and MET AR 810 Masters Thesis 2) will give students the tools they need to be informed consumers and producers of arts administration research. The Actual Units2.00*Enrollment Unit Load Calc TypeMaximum Units2.00thesis must be completed within 12 months. Only students who have completed six courses in the Arts Administration master's degree program and have a GPA of 3.7 or higher may enroll in MET AR 810 and MET AR 811. Students are responsible for finding a thesis advisor and a principal reader within the department. 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