Are you a musician with an interest in contracts and copyright? Do you want to explore what it might be like to manage an orchestra or opera company? Are you curious about how arts organizations and artists raise funds or market themselves to different audiences? As a graduate student at the Jacobs School of Music, there are many ways you can explore arts management, leadership, and cultural policy through the O'Neill School while pursuing your music degree.
Add management skills to your repertoire
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Master’s Programs Office
O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs
(812) 855-2840
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How to add arts administration coursework to your Jacob's Degree
The Other Required Credits requirement for a Master of Music or Master of Arts in Music degree can be fulfilled with six credits in Arts Administration. You have the option of completing all six credits in this one field (called an outside area in Arts Administration), or to take one Arts Administration class and then a different topic for the remaining three credits (in which case it is called Other Required Credits general electives). Classes should be at the 500 level or higher.
Master's minor (12 credits)
Add a minor in Arts Administration to your master's program at the Jacobs School.
Contact our Master's Program Office
Doctoral minor (12 credits)
As a Ph.D. student at the Jacobs School, you can take 12 credits of graduate level courses to pursue a minor in Arts Administration.
Certificate in Arts Administration (15 credits)
This 15-credit-hour program provides an introduction to managing and leading arts organizations and complements other courses of study within the arts.
Master of Music – Master of Arts in Arts Administration
In just three years, you can graduate with both advanced artistic training and the management skills to shape the future of the arts with a Master of Music – Master of Arts in Arts Administration.
Learn more about our MM – MAAA program
Master of Arts in Musicoloy – Master of Arts in Arts Administration
Students pursuing their MA in Musicology, including those who plan to pursue the Ph.D. program, can extend their MA by one year to complete their MA in Arts Administration degree and further expand employment options.
"These programs were the best career prep I could have imagined. We talked about career planning and interview preparation, and the faculty always drew examples from their professional life."
- Aleksandra Czerniecka, MM'23 (piano), MAAA'23