• Arts Management & Entrepreneurship

    Arts Management & Entrepreneurship (MA)

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    College of Performing Arts
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    72 Fifth Avenue
    New York, NY 10011
    212.229.5150 or 800.292.3040
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  • Develop the skills you need to thrive as an artist, adding to your talents as a musician, composer, actor, director, playwright, or multidisciplinary artist. The Master’s in Arts Management and Entrepreneurship enables you to deepen your abilities as a performer while gaining knowledge and skills that prepare you for a diverse range of career options in performing arts management, arts administration, entrepreneurship, arts education, cultural policy and advocacy, and arts philanthropy.

    • Degree Master of Arts
    • Credits 36
    • Format Full-time or part-time, on campus
    • Duration 2 years (full-time)
    • Start Term Fall

    Program Highlights

    • Career-Driven Projects

      Continue developing as an artist and execute projects designed to further your personal career goals.

    • Arts Industry Insights

      Learn about legal issues, finance, marketing, and business models in the cultural and creative industries.

    • Social Impact

      Investigate the many ways artists make a living while fostering community change and development.

    • Real-World Relevance

      Learn from pioneering artist-entrepreneurs and arts leaders, who provide real-world insights and connections.

    Career-Relevant Curriculum

    The curriculum and courses of the Arts Management and Entrepreneurship MA are tailored specifically to advance the careers of practicing performing artists. You are not just encouraged but required to maintain your artistic practice while you are developing your enterprise skills and knowledge. To facilitate this, you have the opportunity to take courses, pitch projects, and potentially perform with students and faculty from the Mannes, Jazz, and Drama schools in our College of Performing Arts. You can also receive credit for artistic work done outside of the university, like playing gigs with a band.

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    Access to New York City

    Let New York City be your inspiration, laboratory, and classroom. Studying on our campus in Greenwich Village, you are a short walk away from some of the best live venues, theaters, and music clubs in the city. And with New York home to world-class arts organizations, cultural institutions, and festivals, you can secure real-world industry experience and establish lasting professional relationships.

    Integrated Bachelor's-Master's Program

    An integrated bachelor's-master's dual degree is also available, which enables you to complete an undergraduate degree in music or theater at The New School as well as your master's in Arts Management and Entrepreneurship in a total of five years.

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Undergraduates

To apply to any of our undergraduate programs (except the Bachelor's Program for Adults and Transfer Students and Parsons Associate of Applied Science programs) complete and submit the Common App online.

Undergraduate Adult Learners

To apply to any of our Bachelor's Program for Adults and Transfer Students and Parsons Associate of Applied Science programs, complete and submit the New School Online Application.

Graduates

To apply to any of our Master's, Doctoral, Professional Studies Diploma, and Graduate Certificate programs, complete and submit the New School Online Application.